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Tens of thousands of people gather in Saint Peter's Square to hear Pope Francis give the Easter mass and the traditional blessing. The Easter holy week, which commemorates the death and the resurrection of Christ, is the high point of the Catholic calendar. IMAGES
Pope Francis gives the Holy Chrism Mass in St Peter's Basilica on Holy Thursday. The pontiff left hospital last week after a bout of bronchitis, ready to kick off the holiest week in the Christian calendar. IMAGES
Pope Francis leads mass at St Peter's Basilica in the Vatican to celebrate Epiphany, the Christian holiday marking the Three Kings' visit to Jesus. Francis leads prayers, hymns and blesses an incense thurible during the early part of the service. IMAGES
Pope Francis arrives in Vanimo, a remote town in Papua New Guinea near the border with Indonesia, where he's set to meet the faithful at the esplanade in front of Holy Cross Cathedral. IMAGES
Pope Francis leaves Indonesia after delivering a message of religious unity in the world's most populous Muslim-majority nation, heading to Papua New Guinea for the second leg of an arduous 12-day tour of the Asia-Pacific. IMAGES
Portugal gatecrashed France's Euro 2016 party to win the European Championship for the first time in its history and all this without leading star Cristiano Ronaldo. A super strike by substitute Edér was the difference between the two teams, who both hit the hit woodwork during the match. "They managed to achieve without Cristiano Ronaldo, proving to other teams that one or two great players do not win a trophy, but that a proud, inspired team, with a nation behind it, is what it takes to win the most coveted trophy in European football."