April 26, 2025

Pope Francis, Great Wall of China: pictures of the week

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A person swims near a whale shark off the coast of St. Helena in the South Atlantic Ocean. Photo: AP

A portrait of the late Pope Francis is projected onto a water fountain at Magic Water Circuit in Lima, Peru. Photo: AP

Penitents take part in the Holy Week Procession of Souls, in Goias, Brazil. Photo: AP

The Sky Project Ultra robot crosses the finish line to win the Humanoid Robot Half-Marathon in Beijing. Photo: AP

Groomsmen shield brides from the sun as they queue for an Easter mass wedding in Heidelberg, South Africa. Photo: AP

Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, right, stands with Chile’s President Gabriel Boric during a welcoming ceremony at Planalto Palace in Brasilia, Brazil. Photo: AP

Cincinnati Reds’ Elly De La Cruz scores during the eighth inning of a baseball game against the Miami Marlins. Photo: AP

A woman dressed in a traditional costume tours the Jiayu Pass, a strategic point of the Great Wall of China. Photo: AP

A Christian pilgrim rests her head on an altar while praying during Easter Sunday Mass at the Church of the Holy Sepulcher. Photo: AP

Men gather at a Hogares de Cristo community centre in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Photo: AP

Competitors, including Jodie Ounsley, centre left, who plays Fury in the British TV show “Gladiators,” race hauling a 20kg sack of coal over a 1.1km course, during the World Coal Carrying Championships in England. Photo: AP

A nun cries as the body of Pope Francis is carried to St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican. Photo: AP

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April 26, 2025

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Pope Francis, Great Wall of China: pictures of the week

From a portrait of Pope Francis to visitors at the Great Wall of China, here are some pictures from the week.