(RNS) — Each week RNS presents a gallery of photos of religious expression around the world. This week’s photo gallery includes vigils for the late conservative activist Charlie Kirk and more.
Carly Jenkins, left, and Alex Thomson, center, pay their respects alongside others during a vigil for Charlie Kirk on Friday, Sept. 12, 2025, in Provo, Utah. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)
Joseph Vogl stands outside Timpanogos Regional Hospital on Wednesday, Sept. 10, 2025, in Orem, Utah. (AP Photo/Alex Goodlett)
People place lit candles below a photo of Charlie Kirk, the CEO and co-founder of Turning Point USA who was shot and killed, at a vigil in his memory, Thursday, Sept. 11, 2025, in Orem, Utah. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)
Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., leads a memorial vigil to honor conservative activist Charlie Kirk, at the Capitol in Washington, Monday, Sept. 15, 2025. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
A man kneels during a vigil for Charlie Kirk, Sept. 11, 2025, in Orem, Utah. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)
People hold candles and sing during a memorial and prayer vigil for Charlie Kirk at the John F. Kennedy Memorial Center for the Performing Arts, Sept. 14, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Rod Lamkey Jr.)
A well-wisher unfurls an American flag as she attends a Catholic rosary prayer vigil Sept. 10, 2025, in Scottsdale, Ariz., after Charlie Kirk was shot and killed during a Utah college event. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)
Ushers walk down the main aisle during the National Baptist Convention U.S.A. Inc.’s annual session, Thursday, Sept. 11, 2025, in Kansas City, Mo. (RNS photo/Kit Doyle)
Tibetan exiles with ceremonial drums welcomed their spiritual leader the Dalai Lama, unseen, as he arrived to preside over an event during which devotees prayed for his longevity in Dharamshala, India, Wednesday, Sept. 10, 2025. (AP Photo/Ashwini Bhatia)
Russian Orthodox believers attend a religious procession along Nevsky Prospect, marking the anniversary of the St. Alexander Nevsky Monastery, in St. Petersburg, Russia, Friday, Sept. 12, 2025. (AP Photo/Dmitri Lovetsky)
An image of Pope Francis, made by drones, hovers over the basilica in St. Peter's Square during a concert marking the conclusion of the World Meeting on Human Fraternity, at the Vatican, Saturday, Sept. 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)
Yemenis carry the coffins of 31 local journalists reportedly killed in Israeli airstrikes last week, out of the Shaab Mosque during their funeral in Sanaa, Yemen, Tuesday, Sept. 16, 2025. (AP Photo/Osamah Abdulrahman)
Archival Photos
The day after his installation, Archbishop Philip M. Hannan of New Orleans tours by boat archdiocesan areas devastated by Hurricane Betsy in September 1965. (RNS archive photo/Newell Hilary Schindler. Photo courtesy of the Presbyterian Historical Society.)
Members of the United Council of Church Women begin the tabulation of 400,000 cards pledging signers to "Act Now — Mobilize for Peace" in New York City in 1948. The crusade for peace brought pledges from members of every Protestant denomination, as well as Catholics and Jews. Cards also promised support of United Nations and Christian movements for world order, the establishment of civil rights and brotherhood. (RNS archive photo. Photo courtesy of the Presbyterian Historical Society.)
