Fri, 13 Jan 2012 14:40:02 +0100 (AP) - Shiite faithful pilgrims gather in front of the Imam Abbas Shrine in Karbala, for Arbaeen, which marks the end of the forty-day mourning period after the anniversary of the 7th century martyrdom of Imam Hussein, the Prophet Muhammad's grandson, in Karbala, 80 kilometers (50 miles) south of Baghdad, Iraq, Friday, Jan. 13, 2012. (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban)
Pope Benedict XVI greets faithful at the end of the Angelus ...
Sun, 08 Jan 2012 13:20:02 +0100 (AP) - Pope Benedict XVI greets faithful at the end of the Angelus prayer from his studio window overlooking St. Peter's Square at the Vatican, Sunday, Jan. 8, 2012. (AP Photo/Pier Paolo Cito)
Pope Benedict XVI blesses the faithful as he arrives in St. ...
Sat, 31 Dec 2011 19:40:02 +0100 (AP) - Pope Benedict XVI blesses the faithful as he arrives in St. Peter's square to bless the nativity scene at the Vatican, Saturday, Dec. 31, 2011. The Pontiff marked the end of 2011 with prayers of thanks and said humanity awaits the new year with apprehension but also with hope for a better future. 'Another year approaches its end, while we await a new one, with the trepidation, desires and expectations of always,' Benedict said at the traditional New Year's Eve vespers service, as he delivered his homily from the central altar of St. Peter's Basilica on Saturday evening. (AP Photo/Pier Paolo Cito)
Catholic faithful attend an outdoor mass honoring Cuba's patron ...
Sat, 31 Dec 2011 04:50:02 +0100 (AP) - Catholic faithful attend an outdoor mass honoring Cuba's patron saint, Virgen de la Caridad del Cobre or Our Lady of Charity, in Havana, Cuba, Friday Dec. 30, 2011. Some 3,000 people gathered Friday afternoon in the Avenida del Puerto, the final point of the patron saint̢۪s 16-month national pilgrimage that marked the 400th anniversary of the Virgin's discovery. The statue traveled an estimated 18,600 miles. (AP Photo/Franklin Reyes)
Faithful push a boat filled with flowers into the waters of ...
Fri, 30 Dec 2011 00:10:02 +0100 (AP) - Faithful push a boat filled with flowers into the waters of Copacabana beach as an offering for Yemanja, goddess of the sea, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Thursday Dec. 29, 2011. On New Year's Eve, Brazilian worshippers of Yemanja celebrate the diety, offerings flowers and launching boats, large and small, into the ocean in exchange for blessings in the new year. The belief in the goddess comes from the African Yoruban religion brought to America by West African slaves. (AP Photo/Victor R. Caivano)
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