"Holy Sunday"

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21 October 2025

Faithful carry a large candle as a sign of respect and gratitude during the procession of the Holy Doctors in Bitonto, Italy, on October 19, 2025. The feast dedicated to the Holy Doctors is celebrated in Bitonto every year on the third Sunday of October since 1733. On this occasion, the parish priest Don Gaetano Coviello welcomes the numerous pilgrims and citizens who arrive at the sanctuary to venerate Saints Cosmas and Damian. Many faithful, coming from all over southern Italy, travel to the city to ask the saints for favors or to thank them for graces received, as they are recognized as miracle workers.

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21 October 2025

Faithful carry a large candle as a sign of respect and gratitude during the procession of the Holy Doctors in Bitonto, Italy, on October 19, 2025. The feast dedicated to the Holy Doctors is celebrated in Bitonto every year on the third Sunday of October since 1733. On this occasion, the parish priest Don Gaetano Coviello welcomes the numerous pilgrims and citizens who arrive at the sanctuary to venerate Saints Cosmas and Damian. Many faithful, coming from all over southern Italy, travel to the city to ask the saints for favors or to thank them for graces received, as they are recognized as miracle workers.

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21 October 2025

Faithful throw rose petals from the balcony as the statue of the Holy Doctors passes by during the Holy Doctors procession in Bitonto, Italy, on October 19, 2025. The feast dedicated to the Holy Doctors is celebrated in Bitonto every year on the third Sunday of October since 1733. On this occasion, the parish priest Don Gaetano Coviello welcomes the numerous pilgrims and citizens who arrive at the sanctuary to venerate Saints Cosmas and Damian. Many faithful, coming from all over southern Italy, travel to the city to ask the saints for favors or to thank them for graces received, as they are recognized as miracle workers.

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21 October 2025

Faithful carry a large candle as a sign of respect and gratitude during the procession of the Holy Doctors in Bitonto, Italy, on October 19, 2025. The feast dedicated to the Holy Doctors is celebrated in Bitonto every year on the third Sunday of October since 1733. On this occasion, the parish priest Don Gaetano Coviello welcomes the numerous pilgrims and citizens who arrive at the sanctuary to venerate Saints Cosmas and Damian. Many faithful, coming from all over southern Italy, travel to the city to ask the saints for favors or to thank them for graces received, as they are recognized as miracle workers.

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21 October 2025

The town band follows the statue of Saints Cosmas and Damian during the Saints Cosmas and Damian procession in Bitonto, Italy, on October 19, 2025. The festival dedicated to Saints Cosmas and Damian is celebrated in Bitonto every year on the third Sunday of October since 1733. On this occasion, the parish priest Don Gaetano Coviello welcomes the numerous pilgrims and citizens who arrive at the sanctuary to venerate Saints Cosmas and Damian. Many faithful, coming from all over southern Italy, travel to the city to ask the saints for favors or to thank them for graces received, as they are recognized as miracle workers.

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21 October 2025

The statue of Saints Cosmas and Damian is present during the Saints' procession in Bitonto, Italy, on October 19, 2025. The feast dedicated to Saints Cosmas and Damian is celebrated in Bitonto every year on the third Sunday of October since 1733. On this occasion, the parish priest Don Gaetano Coviello welcomes the numerous pilgrims and citizens who arrive at the sanctuary to venerate Saints Cosmas and Damian. Many faithful, coming from all over southern Italy, travel to the city to ask the saints for favors or to thank them for graces received, as they are recognized as miracle workers.

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13 October 2025

A senior couple walks up the steps to enter a church in Fulda, Hesse, Germany, on October 12, 2025. The image shows elderly parishioners arriving for service or prayer.

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7 September 2025

Pope Leo XIV speaks ahead of a Holy Mass and canonization ceremony for Blessed Carlo Acutis and Pier Giorgio Frassati in St Peter's Square at the Vatican on September 7, 2025. An Italian teenager, dubbed ''God's Influencer'' for his efforts to spread the Catholic faith online, becomes the first millennial saint on Sunday at a canonization attended by thousands of pilgrims. Computer whiz Carlo Acutis, who dies of leukemia in 2006 at age 15, is raised to sainthood by Pope Leo XIV in a solemn ceremony in St Peter's Square at the Vatican. Italian Pier Giorgio Frassati, a mountaineering enthusiast who dies in 1925 and is known for his social and spiritual commitment, is also made a saint on September 7, 2025.

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7 September 2025

Pope Leo XIV speaks ahead of a Holy Mass and canonization ceremony for Blessed Carlo Acutis and Pier Giorgio Frassati in St Peter's Square at the Vatican on September 7, 2025. An Italian teenager, dubbed ''God's Influencer'' for his efforts to spread the Catholic faith online, becomes the first millennial saint on Sunday at a canonization attended by thousands of pilgrims. Computer whiz Carlo Acutis, who dies of leukemia in 2006 at age 15, is raised to sainthood by Pope Leo XIV in a solemn ceremony in St Peter's Square at the Vatican. Italian Pier Giorgio Frassati, a mountaineering enthusiast who dies in 1925 and is known for his social and spiritual commitment, is also made a saint on September 7, 2025.

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7 September 2025

Pope Leo XIV speaks ahead of a Holy Mass and canonization ceremony for Blessed Carlo Acutis and Pier Giorgio Frassati in St Peter's Square at the Vatican on September 7, 2025. An Italian teenager, dubbed ''God's Influencer'' for his efforts to spread the Catholic faith online, becomes the first millennial saint on Sunday at a canonization attended by thousands of pilgrims. Computer whiz Carlo Acutis, who dies of leukemia in 2006 at age 15, is raised to sainthood by Pope Leo XIV in a solemn ceremony in St Peter's Square at the Vatican. Italian Pier Giorgio Frassati, a mountaineering enthusiast who dies in 1925 and is known for his social and spiritual commitment, is also made a saint on September 7, 2025.

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7 September 2025

Pope Leo XIV speaks ahead of a Holy Mass and canonization ceremony for Blessed Carlo Acutis and Pier Giorgio Frassati in St Peter's Square at the Vatican on September 7, 2025. An Italian teenager, dubbed ''God's Influencer'' for his efforts to spread the Catholic faith online, becomes the first millennial saint on Sunday at a canonization attended by thousands of pilgrims. Computer whiz Carlo Acutis, who dies of leukemia in 2006 at age 15, is raised to sainthood by Pope Leo XIV in a solemn ceremony in St Peter's Square at the Vatican. Italian Pier Giorgio Frassati, a mountaineering enthusiast who dies in 1925 and is known for his social and spiritual commitment, is also made a saint on September 7, 2025.

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7 September 2025

Pope Leo XIV speaks ahead of a Holy Mass and canonization ceremony for Blessed Carlo Acutis and Pier Giorgio Frassati in St Peter's Square at the Vatican on September 7, 2025. An Italian teenager, dubbed ''God's Influencer'' for his efforts to spread the Catholic faith online, becomes the first millennial saint on Sunday at a canonization attended by thousands of pilgrims. Computer whiz Carlo Acutis, who dies of leukemia in 2006 at age 15, is raised to sainthood by Pope Leo XIV in a solemn ceremony in St Peter's Square at the Vatican. Italian Pier Giorgio Frassati, a mountaineering enthusiast who dies in 1925 and is known for his social and spiritual commitment, is also made a saint on September 7, 2025.

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7 September 2025

Pope Leo XIV presides over Holy Mass and the canonization of Blessed Carlo Acutis and Pier Giorgio Frassati in St Peter's Square at the Vatican on September 7, 2025. An Italian teenager dubbed ''God's Influencer'' for his efforts to spread the Catholic faith online becomes the first millennial saint on Sunday at a canonization attended by thousands of pilgrims. Computer whiz Carlo Acutis, who dies of leukemia in 2006 at age 15, is raised to sainthood by Pope Leo XIV in a solemn ceremony in St Peter's Square at the Vatican. Italian Pier Giorgio Frassati, a mountaineering enthusiast who dies in 1925 and is known for his social and spiritual commitment, is also made a saint on September 7, 2025.

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7 September 2025

Pope Leo XIV presides over Holy Mass and the canonization of Blessed Carlo Acutis and Pier Giorgio Frassati in St Peter's Square at the Vatican on September 7, 2025. An Italian teenager dubbed ''God's Influencer'' for his efforts to spread the Catholic faith online becomes the first millennial saint on Sunday at a canonization attended by thousands of pilgrims. Computer whiz Carlo Acutis, who dies of leukemia in 2006 at age 15, is raised to sainthood by Pope Leo XIV in a solemn ceremony in St Peter's Square at the Vatican. Italian Pier Giorgio Frassati, a mountaineering enthusiast who dies in 1925 and is known for his social and spiritual commitment, is also made a saint on September 7, 2025.

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7 September 2025

Pope Leo XIV presides over Holy Mass and the canonization of Blessed Carlo Acutis and Pier Giorgio Frassati in St Peter's Square at the Vatican on September 7, 2025. An Italian teenager dubbed ''God's Influencer'' for his efforts to spread the Catholic faith online becomes the first millennial saint on Sunday at a canonization attended by thousands of pilgrims. Computer whiz Carlo Acutis, who dies of leukemia in 2006 at age 15, is raised to sainthood by Pope Leo XIV in a solemn ceremony in St Peter's Square at the Vatican. Italian Pier Giorgio Frassati, a mountaineering enthusiast who dies in 1925 and is known for his social and spiritual commitment, is also made a saint on September 7, 2025.

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7 September 2025

Pope Leo XIV presides over Holy Mass and the canonization of Blessed Carlo Acutis and Pier Giorgio Frassati in St Peter's Square at the Vatican on September 7, 2025. An Italian teenager dubbed ''God's Influencer'' for his efforts to spread the Catholic faith online becomes the first millennial saint on Sunday at a canonization attended by thousands of pilgrims. Computer whiz Carlo Acutis, who dies of leukemia in 2006 at age 15, is raised to sainthood by Pope Leo XIV in a solemn ceremony in St Peter's Square at the Vatican. Italian Pier Giorgio Frassati, a mountaineering enthusiast who dies in 1925 and is known for his social and spiritual commitment, is also made a saint on September 7, 2025.

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