PRAYING FOR PEACE: Syrian women light candles before attending a prayer service at the Melkite Catholic patriarchate in Damascus, Syria, Sept. 7. People worldwide heeded Pope Francis’ call for a day of prayer and fasting for peace in Syria. For more about the day of prayer, see page 10. CNS photo/Khaled al Hariri, Reuters
SOUVENIR SNAPSHOT: Pope Francis poses with youths during a meeting with young people from the northern Italian diocese of Piacenza-Bobbio in St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican Aug. 28. CNS photo/L’Osservatore Romano