Photos featured this week include the National Eucharistic Pilgrimage making it’s way through Kentucky and Indiana, the bombing of a children’s hospital in Kyiv and Hurricane Beryl.
Hundreds of local Catholics processed with the Blessed Sacrament carried by Archbishop Shelton J. Fabre of Louisville, Ky., July 9, 2024, on the Louisville ramp to the Big Four Bridge. The bridge for pedestrians and cyclists connects Louisville to Jeffersonville, Indiana. The procession marked the end of the National Eucharistic Pilgrimage’s July 4 to 9 route through the Archdiocese of Louisville. (OSV News photo/Marnie McAllister, The Record)
Catholics kneel in prayer July 9, 2024, with Sister Mary Fatima Pham, a Daughter of Mary Mother of Healing Love, as a Eucharistic procession passes by their home in Dearborn County in southeastern Indiana. The procession was part of the National Eucharistic Pilgrimage’s St. Elizabeth Ann Seton (east) Route. Members ofSister Mary Fatima’s religious order have accompanied the eastern route its entire way. (OSV News photo/Sean Gallagher, The Criterion)
Fireworks explode over Zócalo plaza in Mexico City June 3, 2024, as Claudia Sheinbaum appears in front of supporters after being declared the winner of the June 2 presidential election. Mexico’s Interior Ministry has requested the participation of priests in courses promoting “civic values” in the aftermath of the ruling Morena party’s massive electoral victory and disquiet from the country’s episcopal conference over social peace in the deeply divided country. (OSV News photo/Daniel Becerril, Reuters)
Rescuers work at Okhmatdyt Children’s Hospital in Kyiv, Ukraine’s capital, July 8, 2024, after it was severely damaged during Russian missile strikes amid Russia’s war on Ukraine. At least 31 were killed and over 135 injured as Russian bombers pummeled Kyiv and numerous other cities throughout the nation that day with more than 40 missiles and guided aerial bombs, with one striking the large children’s hospital, where emergency crews searched the rubble for victims. (OSV News photo/Oleksandr Ratushniak, Reuters)
Scattered debris is seen July 2, 2024, after Hurricane Beryl passed the island of Petite Martinique, Grenada. (OSV News photo/Arthur Daniel, Reuters)
Protesters march in the street during a demonstration in Nairobi June 25, 2024, against Kenya’s proposed finance bill to raise taxes. After Parliament passed the measure, it was sent to Kenyan President William Ruto for his signature or other action. In the face of chaos, Ruto rejected the bill June 26. (OSV News photo/Monicah Mwang, Reuters)
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