Pope Francis looks on as devotees of Pope John Paul I come forward to present relics during the beatification of the late pope in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican Sept. 4, 2022. (CNS photo/Paul Haring)Lina Petri, niece of Pope John Paul I, and Sister Margherita Marin, who served Pope John Paul I, hold candles as they attend a prayer vigil in advance of the beatification of Pope John Paul I, at the Basilica of St. John Lateran in Rome Sept. 3, 2022. On Sept. 4, Pope Francis beatified Pope John Paul I, who served 33 days as pontiff in 1978. (CNS photo/Paul Haring)Pakistanis reach out for food aid following heavy rains during the monsoon season in Sehwan, Pakistan, Sept. 1, 2022. Catholic Relief Services is working with partners to distribute aid for thousands affected by floods that have devastated the region. (CNS photo/Yasir Rajput, Reuters)Students visit a shelter for evacuation training on their first day of school in Bucha, Ukraine, Sept. 1, 2022. Ukrainian bishops are welcoming efforts to restart classes for a new school year and offered church basements as emergency air raid shelters for children. (CNS photo/Gleb Garanich, Reuters)Pope Francis is pictured with participants in the first summit of the Vitae Global Foundation at the Casina Pio IV at the Vatican Sept. 1, 2022. A media statement from the nonprofit organization said internationally renowned artists and entertainers were to gather to discuss how to “leverage the arts, media, and entertainment to trigger a cultural transformation that promotes the common good, universal values, and an encounter between people.” (CNS photo/Vatican Media)A bulldozer is at the edge of the Route Fire burning near Castaic, Calif., Aug. 31, 2022. (CNS photo/David Swanson, Reuters)Pope John Paul II greets Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev at the Vatican Nov. 18, 1990. Pope Francis offered his prayers and praise for Gorbachev, 91, who died in Moscow Aug. 30, 2022, after a long illness. (CNS photo/Luciano Mellace, Reuters)
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