Dave Yoder

Pope Francis and Vatican City

  • Pope Francis makes a spontaneous, unscheduled visit to the Sistine Chapel after his {quote}Urbi et Orbi{quote} address on Christmas Day.
  • Pope Francis attends a general audience in Vatican City.
  • The Pope Mobile is kept warm in the sun while Pope Francis attends a general audience in Vatican City.
  • Pope Francis blesses newlyweds during a general audience.
  • Ushers wait for their roles in an audience with Pope Francis of The President of Austria, SE Mr. Heinz Fischer at the Apostolic Palace.
  • Pilgrims rejoice at meeting Pope Francis during a general audience in Vatican City.
  • Scala Reggia in the Apostolic Palace. Now that the pope no longer lives in the palace, there is much less pedestrian traffic in the corridors.
  • Pope Francis attends a meeting with the president of Malta.
  • Children are offered up by their parents to Pope Francis for blessing at a general audience in Vatican City.
  • Clergy prepare for a mass led by Pope Francis in St. Peter's Basilica.
  • Pope Francis attends a general audience in St. Peter's Square
  • A mass led by Pope Francis in St. Peter's Basilica is concluded.
  • Michelangelo's La Pietà stands over preparations for a mass led by Pope Francis in St. Peter's Basilica.
  • An enthusiastic pilgrim takes a selfie photo with Pope Francis during a general audience in Vatican City.
  • Cardinals and bishops prepare for a holy mass on Christmas Eve in St. Peter's Basilica, in a cordoned off area of the basilica.
  • Pilgrims rejoice as Pope Francis approaches them during a general audience in Vatican City.
  • Members of the Swiss Guard in the armory put on their armor before Pope Francis' {quote}Urbi et Orbi{quote} address on Christmas Day.
  • Hyatt En-Nouri, with her daughter Lamar visit the free clinic for the poor called the Dispensario, which is on Vatican City territory. She is originally from Fes, Morocco.
  • Holy Mass for the opening of the Extraordinary Synod on the family, presided over by the Holy Father Francis
  • A Holy Mass is conducted in St. Peter's Basilica.
  • Pope Francis attends the Extraordinary Synod on the family in Vatican City.
  • A section of St. Peter's Basilica is reserved for cardinals and bishops to prepare for mass that is led by Pope Francis.
  • Pope Francis attends a holy mass celebrating the conclusion of the Extraordinary Synod on the family and the beatification of Pope Paul VI.
  • Swiss Guard go to the Apostolic Palace for an audience between Pope Francis and the President of Peru.
  • Pope Francis attends a holy mass celebrating the conclusion of the Extraordinary Synod on the family and the beatification of Pope Paul VI.
  • Pope Francis blesses newlyweds during a general audience.
  • Pope Francis attends a holy mass celebrating the conclusion of the Extraordinary Synod on the family and the beatification of Pope Paul VI.
  • Pope Francis receives the prime minister of Grenada in Vatican City.
  • Nuns iron robes to be worn by priests at Vatican City masses.
  • Items are prepared for a holy mass in the Papal Sacristy in Vatican City, next to the Sistine Chapel.
  • Boys from the Sistine Chapel Choir visit the tome of St. Peter in St. Peter's Basilica in Vatican City. The boys had been singing during a special service in the crypt held by Pope Francis the day after All Saint's Day.
  • Pope Francis holds a mass for the fallen bishops and cardinals of 2013
  • Pope Francis attends a holy mass celebrating the conclusion of the Extraordinary Synod on the family and the beatification of Pope Paul VI.
  • Vatican City dignitaries in the Apostolic Palace after a meeting with a foreign leader.
  • Pope Francis attends an outdoor mass and beatification in St. Peter's Square in Vatican City.
  • President of the Egyptian Republic Abd al-Fattah al-Sisi arrives in the Apostolic Palace to meet Pope Francis.
  • A section of St. Peter's Basilica is reserved for cardinals and bishops to prepare for mass that is led by Pope Francis.
  • Pope Francis attends a holy mass celebrating the conclusion of the Extraordinary Synod on the family and the beatification of Pope Paul VI.
  • Pope Francis arrives at the Apostolic Palace in Vatican City for an appointment with a foreign dignitary. Behind him is the small blue Ford Focus he is known to travel to appointments in.
  • Pope Francis leads a mass in St. Peter's Basilica.
  • A gate leading to the Vatican Museum frames the dome of St. Peter's Basilica.
  • A mass led by Pope Francis in St. Peter's Basilica is concluded.
  • Father P. Bruno Silvestrini leads a mass at a machine shop on Vatican City grounds. Vatican City has a small industrial sector with workers devoted to keeping the city running.
  • Swiss Guard go to the Apostolic Palace for an audience between Pope Francis and the President of Peru.
  • Pope Francis attends an eucharistic celebration presided over by the Holy Father Francis in the Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe.
  • Pilgrims rejoice as Pope Francis approaches them during a general audience in Vatican City.
  • Pope Francis passes through Sala Regia after his {quote}Urbi et Orbi{quote} address on Christmas Day.
  • Pope Francis attends a general audience in St. Peter's Square.
  • Swiss Guard go to the Apostolic Palace for an audience between Pope Francis and the President of Peru.
  • Pope Francis delivers his Christmas address to the Roman Curia, making big news by lambasting the Vatican for harboring 15 {quote}illnesses{quote} such as gossip and self-eggrandisation.
  • Via della Conciliazione at night, with St. Peter's Basilica in the background.
  • Although the Vatican charity wing is very active in Rome and throughout Italy, homeless people sleep most nights within a stone's throw of St. Peter's Square. In the case of this picture, most of them found local shelters to be full and had to spend a January night on Via della Conciliazione in Rome. They did not want to give their names but the identifiable ones gave verbal consent to be photographed.
  • Mass for the inauguration of the judicial year for the court of the State of Vatican City. The mass was held at a small chapel within Vatican City walls, Chiesa di Santa Maria Regina della Famiglia.
  • The Swiss Guard march through Vatican City for a mass and a ceremony marking the change of their commander, Daniel Anrig, who was appointed commander by Pope Benedict and was removed by Pope Francis.
  • Candles light up their path during a long exposure in a the procession during a mass attended by the Holy Father called the Santa Messa per i Religiosi e Religiose.
  • Audience with the Holy Father Francis to His Most Eminent Highness the Prince and Grand Master of the Order of Malta, Fra 'Matthew Festing
  • Pope Francis attends a general audience in Vatican City.
  • Scala Reggia in the Apostolic Palace. Now that the pope no longer lives in the palace, there is much less pedestrian traffic in the corridors.
  • Holy Mass for the opening of the Extraordinary Synod on the family, presided over by the Holy Father Francis
  • Holy Mass for the opening of the Extraordinary Synod on the family, presided over by the Holy Father Francis
  • The Extraordinary Synod on the Family is attended by Pope Francis and close to two hundred bishops and cardinals.
  • Pope Francis attends the Extraordinary Synod on the family in Vatican City.
  • Pope Francis attends a holy mass celebrating the conclusion of the Extraordinary Synod on the family and the beatification of Pope Paul VI.
  • Pope Francis meets the Bayern Munchen football team.
  • Pope Francis receives the prime minister of Grenada in Vatican City.
  • Pope Francis visits St. Peter's Tomb and the crypt beneath the altar of St. Peter's Basilica, which holds the tombs of numerous popes as well, the day after All Saint's Day.
  • Pope Francis greets clergy and dignitaries during a general audience in Vatican City.
  • Pilgrims rejoice at meeting Pope Francis during a general audience in Vatican City.
  • Pope Francis visits the Spanish Steps in Rome in a convoy of blue Ford Focus cars.
  • Pope Francis is framed through the branches of the Christmas tree in St. Peter's Square during a general audience.
  • Pope Francis attends the Funeral of Cardinal Jorge Maria Mejia in St. Peter's Basilica.
  • Pope Francis attends an eucharistic celebration presided over by the Holy Father Francis in the Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe.
  • Pope Francis attends an eucharistic celebration presided over by the Holy Father Francis in the Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe.
  • Pope Francis in the Popemobile in Vatican City during a general audience.
  • Pilgrims arrive early for the canonisation of Pope John Paul II and Pope John XXIII.
  • Pilgrims spend all night waiting for the canonisation of Pope John Paul II and Pope John XXIII.
  • Children are offered up by their parents to Pope Francis for blessing at a general audience in Vatican City.
  • Pope Francis blesses newlyweds during a general audience.
  • Pilgrims rejoice at meeting Pope Francis during a general audience in Vatican City.
  • Pilgrims rejoice as Pope Francis approaches them during a general audience in Vatican City.
  • Children are offered up by their parents to Pope Francis for blessing at a general audience in Vatican City.
  • Pilgrims rejoice as Pope Francis approaches them during a general audience in Vatican City.
  • Pilgrims rejoice as Pope Francis approaches them during a general audience in Vatican City.
  • Pilgrims rejoice at meeting Pope Francis during a general audience in Vatican City.
  • Pilgrims rejoice as Pope Francis approaches them during a general audience in Vatican City.
  • Pilgrims rejoice as Pope Francis approaches them during a general audience in Vatican City.
  • Pilgrims rejoice as Pope Francis approaches them during a general audience in Vatican City.
  • Pilgrims rejoice as Pope Francis approaches them during a general audience in Vatican City.
  • Children are offered up by their parents to Pope Francis for blessing at a general audience in Vatican City.
  • Pilgrims rejoice as Pope Francis approaches them during a general audience in Vatican City.
  • Pilgrims rejoice as Pope Francis approaches them during a general audience in Vatican City.
  • Pilgrims rejoice as Pope Francis approaches them during a general audience in Vatican City.
  • Pilgrims rejoice as Pope Francis approaches them during a general audience in Vatican City.
  • Pilgrims rejoice as Pope Francis approaches them during a general audience in Vatican City.
  • Children are offered up by their parents to Pope Francis for blessing at a general audience in Vatican City.
  • Children are offered up by their parents to Pope Francis for blessing at a general audience in Vatican City.
  • Pilgrims rejoice as Pope Francis approaches them during a general audience in Vatican City.
  • Children are offered up by their parents to Pope Francis for blessing at a general audience in Vatican City.
  • Pilgrims rejoice as Pope Francis approaches them during a general audience in Vatican City.
  • Children are offered up by their parents to Pope Francis for blessing at a general audience in Vatican City.
  • Pilgrims rejoice as Pope Francis approaches them during a general audience in Vatican City.
  • Children are offered up by their parents to Pope Francis for blessing at a general audience in Vatican City.
  • Pilgrims rejoice as Pope Francis approaches them during a general audience in Vatican City.
  • Pilgrims rejoice as Pope Francis approaches them during a general audience in Vatican City.
  • Children are offered up by their parents to Pope Francis for blessing at a general audience in Vatican City.
  • Pilgrims rejoice as Pope Francis approaches them during a general audience in Vatican City.
  • Children are offered up by their parents to Pope Francis for blessing at a general audience in Vatican City.
  • Children are offered up by their parents to Pope Francis for blessing at a general audience in Vatican City.
  • Pilgrims rejoice as Pope Francis approaches them during a general audience in Vatican City.
  • Pilgrims rejoice as Pope Francis approaches them during a general audience in Vatican City.
  • Children are offered up by their parents to Pope Francis for blessing at a general audience in Vatican City.
  • Children are offered up by their parents to Pope Francis for blessing at a general audience in Vatican City.
  • Children are offered up by their parents to Pope Francis for blessing at a general audience in Vatican City.
  • Pope Francis blesses newlyweds during a general audience.
  • Pope Francis blesses newlyweds during a general audience.
  • Pilgrims rejoice as Pope Francis approaches them during a general audience in Vatican City.
  • Children are offered up by their parents to Pope Francis for blessing at a general audience in Vatican City.
  • Children are offered up by their parents to Pope Francis for blessing at a general audience in Vatican City.
  • Pope Francis blesses newlyweds during a general audience.
  • Children are offered up by their parents to Pope Francis for blessing at a general audience in Vatican City.
  • Pilgrims rejoice as Pope Francis approaches them during a general audience in Vatican City.
  • Pilgrims rejoice at meeting Pope Francis during a general audience in Vatican City.
  • Children are offered up by their parents to Pope Francis for blessing at a general audience in Vatican City.
  • Pilgrims rejoice at meeting Pope Francis during a general audience in Vatican City.
  • Pilgrims rejoice at meeting Pope Francis during a general audience in Vatican City.
  • Pilgrims rejoice at meeting Pope Francis during a general audience in Vatican City.
  • Children are offered up by their parents to Pope Francis for blessing at a general audience in Vatican City.
  • Pope Francis blesses newlyweds during a general audience.
  • Pilgrims rejoice at meeting Pope Francis during a general audience in Vatican City.
  • Pope Francis blesses newlyweds during a general audience.
  • Children are offered up by their parents to Pope Francis for blessing at a general audience in Vatican City.
  • Pilgrims rejoice at meeting Pope Francis during a general audience in Vatican City.
  • Pope Francis greets clergy beneath the Michelangelo statue Pietà before an outdoor mass and beatification in St. Peter's Square in Vatican City.
  • Pilgrims rejoice at meeting Pope Francis during a general audience in Vatican City.
  • Pope Francis blesses newlyweds during a general audience.
  • Pilgrims rejoice at meeting Pope Francis during a general audience in Vatican City.
  • Pilgrims rejoice at meeting Pope Francis during a general audience in Vatican City.
  • Pilgrims rejoice at meeting Pope Francis during a general audience in Vatican City.
  • Pope Francis blesses newlyweds during a general audience.
  • Pilgrims rejoice at meeting Pope Francis during a general audience in Vatican City.
  • Pilgrims rejoice at meeting Pope Francis during a general audience in Vatican City.
  • Pilgrims rejoice as Pope Francis nears them during a general audience in Vatican City.
  • Pope Francis blesses newlyweds during a general audience.
  • Pope Francis blesses newlyweds during a general audience.
  • Pilgrims rejoice at meeting Pope Francis during a general audience in Vatican City.
  • Pope Francis blesses newlyweds during a general audience.
  • Pilgrims rejoice at meeting Pope Francis during a general audience in Vatican City.
  • Pilgrims rejoice as Pope Francis approaches them during a general audience in Vatican City.
  • Pope Francis as he attends a general audience attended by pilgrims and tourists in Vatican City.
  • Pope Francis blesses newlyweds during a general audience.
  • Pope Francis and Vatican City
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