RNS Photos of the Week: Diwali; All Saints Day

(RNS) — Each week RNS presents a gallery of photos of religious expression around the world. This week’s photo gallery includes Diwali celebrations, All Saints Day for Christians and more.     Swaminarayan saints perform rituals during Chopda Pujan, a prayer ceremony dedicated to the blessing of account books, on the occasion of Diwali, the Hindu festival of lights, at the Swaminarayan temple in Ahmedabad, India, Thursday, Oct. 31, 2024. (AP Photo/Ajit Solanki)     People watch fireworks at a Diwali celebration in Nairobi, Kenya Thursday, Oct. 31, 2024. (AP Photo/Brian Inganga)     Volunteers place earthen lamps on the banks of the Saryu River on the morning of Deepotsav celebrations, an event organized by the Uttar Pradesh state government on the eve of Diwali, in Ayodhya, India, Wednesday, Oct. 30, 2024. (AP Photo/Rajesh Kumar Singh)     Hindu devotees light oil candles during for Diwali at a temple in Yangon, Myanmar, Thursday, Oct. 31, 2024. (AP Photo/Thein Zaw)     Pope Francis, center, poses with participants of the second session of the 16th General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops in the Paul VI hall, at the Vatican, Saturday, Oct. 26, 2024. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)     Cardinals attend a Mass for the conclusion of the second session of the 16th General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops, in St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican, Sunday, Oct. 27, 2024. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)     People light candles over graves during All Saints Day, a Christian holiday to reflect on the saints and deceased relatives, in Vilnius, Lithuania, Friday, Nov. 1, 2024. (AP Photo/Mindaugas Kulbis)     A man sings and plays a guitar as others gather around a grave in the Almudena cemetery during All Saints Day, a Christian holiday to reflect on the saints and deceased relatives, in Madrid, Spain, Friday, Nov. 1, 2024. (AP Photo/Paul White)     The Rev. Paul Raushenbush speaks at an interfaith pro-voting bus tour stop near the state capitol in Madison, Wis., Wed., Oct. 30, 2024. (RNS photo/Bob Smietana)     Linda Chapman of Waterbury, Conn., left, a member of the Zeta Phi Beta Sorority Inc., talks with U.S. Rep. Jahana Hayes, at a Souls to the Polls voting rally at Grace Baptist Church, Oct. 26, 2024, in Waterbury, Conn. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill)   Archival Photos     Peggy Williams, left, helps the Rev. William Wendt, pastor of St. Stephen and Incarnation Episcopal church in Washington, don a clown costume for a special service at which Williams preached on the theme of happiness and hope, in 1974. One of Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus’ “ladies of laughter,” Williams is serious about clowning around. As a speech pathology major at the University of Wisconsin, she learned to use her hands and face to communicate with deaf children. “Their natural language is pantomime,” she explained. In the circus ring she communicates with children of all ages. (RNS archive photo. Photo courtesy of the Presbyterian Historical Society.)     Thousands of Sicilians line Palermo’s Via Liberta as Pope John Paul II and Cardinal Salvatore Pappalardo motorcade through the heart of the city on Nov. 21, 1982. The pontiff called on Sicilians to construct a society without violence or war, without unemployment or narcotics. (RNS archive photo. Photo courtesy of the Presbyterian Historical Society.)   Talk to Us We want your feedback on the RNS Photos of the Week — what you think we're doing right and what we should be doing differently. Send us an email at Comments@ReligionNews.com Subscribe to other RNS Newsletters. Forward this email to a friend. View the archive of past newsletters. RNS is free to read, but it's not free to produce. If you value our reporting, please consider making a donation today. If you prefer to mail a donation, please address to: Religion News Foundation, PO Box 1808, Columbia, MO 65205. Yes, I support the work you're doing! Forward this email to a friend