Religious Leaders in Ceremony

Images of religious figures in ceremonial settings, featuring vibrant attire and solemn expressions, often in historical or traditional context.

Pope Francis arrived in Iquique to end his visit to Chile ca. 2018.
Pope Francis arrived in Iquique to end his visit to Chile ca. 2018.
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Madrid, 12/22/2017. Interview with Iraqi priest Naim Shoshandy. Photo: Maya Balanya ARCHDC.
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Madrid, 11/07/2024. Interview with Luis Argüello, president of the Episcopal Conference. Photo: Ignacio Gil Archdc.
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U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry speaks to a Colombian television host as he arrives at Saint Peter Claver Church in the historic district of Cartagena, Colombia, on September 26, 2016, amid a Mass, working lunch, bilateral meetings, and a peace ceremony between the government and the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) that ends a five-decade conflict.
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Archdc Toledo 04-14-14 Holy Week 2014. Holy Monday. Procession of the Holy Christ of Hope Photo: Luna Revenga.
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Papal visit of Benedikt XVI., Altoetting, Bavaria, Germany, Europe
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African Catholic Archbishop Emmanuel Milingo calls for priests to be allowed to marry
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Madrid, 02/20/2016. Interview with the bishop of Mondonedo Ferrol, Luis Ángel de las Heras. Photo: Maya Balanya ARCHDC.
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Sartiglia. the Dressing of 'Su Componidori' In the Gremio Headquarters. Oristano. Sardinia. Italy
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Madrid, 5-2-2014. Press conference by Federico Lombardi, spokesperson for the Vatican. - Photo Ernesto Acute. Archdc.
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Young priest using mobile
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Madrid, 02/25/2016. Press conference by José María Gil Tamayo, at the end of the meeting of the permanent commission of bishops. Photo: Maya Balanya ARCHDC.
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Maskwacis, Canada, 25 July, 2022. In the church dedicated to Our Lady of the Seven Sorrows, Pope Francis blessed a banner with the names of children from residential schools, Maskwacis, south of Edmonton, western Canada. (Photo by Vatican Media). Credit: Vatican Media/Picciarella/Alamy Live News
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Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken visits the Ukrainian Catholic National Shrine to the Holy Family with Archbishop Borys Gudziak and Ukrainian Ambassador to the U.S. Oksana Markarova in Washington, D.C., on March 2, 2022.
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German Football Association, DFB, president Theo Zwanziger speaking in the Basilica of St. Kastor during an ecumenical service and a commemoration for the victims of war and violence on Volkstrauertages, the national day of mourning, Koblenz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, Europe
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Mother Teresa (1910-1997). Roman Catholic nun, founder of the Missionaries of Charity.
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Portrait, Bishop Zdarsa, future Bishop of Augsburg, during a press conference on his first visit to the diocese, his inauguration takes place in October 2010, Augsburg, Bavaria, Germany, Europ, Europe
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A pope by the narrow streets of the old town of Corfu Corfu island Ionian archipel Greece
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Close-up of a priest talking to a man
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President Bush toasts the Iftaar dinner for Muslim leaders
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U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry lights the traditional Diwali oil lamp, also known as the diya, at the Diwali Celebration at the U.S. Department of State in Washington, D.C., on October 23, 2014.
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Art Culture Religion Politics Monument Protection Donations 04 10 2024 Potsdam State Capital Brandenburg Prussian Palaces and Gardens Foundation Berlin Brandenburg Tower of Potsdam the restorations of the Campanile of the Friedenskirche in Sanssouci Park, Made possible by a Fundraising Campaign Friedenskirchenge
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Coronavirus epidemic (COVID-19). Lockdown. Easter 2020. Webcast of the Vatican Resurrection Mass on laptop. Pope Francis. France.
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Anefo photo collection. Pope visit Netherlands, Pope John Paul II arrival Welschap airport; Pope microphone. 11 1985
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Knight of the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem
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Vatican, Vatican. 24th July, 2022. Canada, Alberta, 2022/07/24 Pope Francis (C) and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau (L) meets members of an indigenous tribe during his welcoming ceremony at Edmonton International Airport in Alberta, western Canada Photograph by Vatican Mediia/Catholic Press Photo/Hans Lucas. RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - NO MARKETING - NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS. Credit: Independent Photo Agency/Alamy Live News
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Secretary of State Micheal R. Pompeo meets with Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I at the Patriarchal Church of St. George, in Istanbul, Turkey, on November 17, 2020.
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Ambassador Brownback welcomes participants and speakers at the Ministerial to Advance Religious Freedom held at the U.S. Department of State in Washington D.C. on July 16-18, 2019.
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Pope Leo XIV is pictured at the end of his first weekly general audience at St Peter's Square in The Vatican on May 21, 2025.
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Madrid, 03/03/2020. Press conference of the newly elected president of the Episcopal Conference, Juan José Omella, accompanied by the outgoing president, Ricardo Blázquez and José Gabriel Vera. Photo: Guillermo Navarro. ARCHDC.
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Flight Engineer Oleg Artemyev of the Russian Federal Space Agency, Roscosmos, right, receives the traditional blessing from a Russian Orthodox priest at the Cosmonaut Hotel prior to his launch on the Soyuz rocket to the International Space Station, Tuesday, March 25, 2014, in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. Artemyev, Soyuz Commander Alexander Skvortsov of the Russian Federal Space Agency, Roscosmos, and Flight Engineer Steve Swanson of NASA will spend six months living and working aboard the ISS.
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Orthodox Pope walking in a park, Tbilisi, Georgia, Caucasus, Middle East, For editorial use only, Asia
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Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken participates in a Donbas Conflict Memorial Flower Laying with Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba and Metropolitan Epiphaniy in Kyiv, Ukraine, on May 6, 2021.
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Madrid, 3/19/2012. The priest Santiago Martin Archdc.
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U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry lights a prayer candle after touring the San Francisco Church in Antigua, Guatemala, on June 4, 2013.
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Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken meets with His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew, at the U.S. Department of State in Washington, D.C, on October 25, 2021.
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Interior of the church of the Santissima Trinita dei Monti. a Roman Catholic late Renaissance titular church in Rome, central Italy. It is best known for its commanding position above the Spanish Steps which lead down to the Piazza di Spagna. The church and its surrounding area (including the Villa Medici) are the responsibility of the French State.
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A view of the honored guests and speakers as the Rev. D.G. Burgoyne delivers the invocation at the commissioning ceremony for the nuclear-powered attack submarine USS HOUSTON (SSN-713). Base: Naval Air Station, Norfolk State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)
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Secretary of State Micheal R. Pompeo meets with Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I at the Patriarchal Church of St. George, in Istanbul, Turkey, on November 17, 2020.
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Ceremony 20th anniversary of the consecration of the New Synagogue Dresden Michael Hurshell and keynote speaker Herbert Wagner, Dresden's former mayor
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Rev. Paul Hamilton Fuller IV, PhD., speaks during the christening and launching ceremony for the guided missile destroyer PAUL HAMILTON (DDG-60) at Bath Iron Works shipyard. Base: Bath State: Maine (ME) Country: United States Of America (USA)
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Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo meets with the Community of Sant'Egidio in Rome, Italy, on October 1, 2020.
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U.S. Vice President Mike Pence addresses delegates at the Ministerial to Advance Religious Freedom at the U.S. Department of State in Washington D.C. on July 18, 2019.
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Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo tours the Church of Eleftherios in Athens, Greece, on October 6, 2019.
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Mattia Villardita wearing a costume of the Spider-Man fantasy character, who performs in hospitals for sick children, hands a Spider-Man mask to Pope Francis as they meet at the end of the weekly general audience at San Damaso courtyard in The Vatican..
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Italy, Piedmont, Lake Orta, Franciscan Monks on Boat to San Giulio Island
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10/24/2018. Tres Cantos (Community of Madrid), 01/07/2020. Parish of Saint Mary Mother of God. In the image, the parish priest José Manuel Aparicio. Photo: Ernesto Agudo. ARCHDC.
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Vice President Pence delivers remarks at the Ministerial to Advance Religious Freedom on July 26, 2018 at the U.S. Department of State, in Washington, D.C.
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Madrid, 08/11/2021. Interview with Father Ángel of Messengers for Peace, in the Church of San Antón. Photo: Jaime García. ARCHDC.
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Monk during a birthday mass, Moni Mylopotamos, Mount Athos, Halkidiki, Greece, Europe
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U.S. Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo delivers remarks at the Symposium on Working with Faith-Based Organizations in Vatican City, on October 2, 2019.
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Madrid, July 9, 2024. Spanish Episcopal Conference. Closing session of the Extraordinary Plenary Assembly. Photo: De San Bernardo. ARCHDC.
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Survivors of Religious Persecution address the press at the Ministerial to Advance Religious Freedom at the U.S. Department of State in Washington D.C. on July 17, 2019.
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Nadia Murad, a prominent Yezidi human rights activist and survivor of ISIS gender-based violence, delivers remarks at the Ministerial to Advance Religious Freedom at the U.S. Department of State in Washington, D.C. on July 25, 2018.
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Secretary Michael R. Pompeo delivers remarks at the Ministerial to Advance Religious Freedom on July 26, 2018 at the U.S. Department of State, in Washington, D.C.
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A speaker addresses participants at the Ministerial to Advance Religious Freedom held at the U.S. Department of State in Washington D.C. on July 17, 2019.
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