Kerry: Bishop Ray Browne presented Mary Lou O’Sullivan, from Reelanagane in Glenbiegh, with the Benemerenti Medal for her long and exceptional service to the Church, their families and the community. Father Kieran O’Sullivan PP is also pictures (right).

Clare: Parishioners at the Liturgical Launch of the World Meeting of Families in Ennis Cathedral.

Clare: Parishioners and Bishop Fintan Monahan at Killaloe’s Diocesan Youth Faith Fest.

Wexford: Sister Rosella, Fr James Cullen and Mrs Cassie Hayes are pictured at the annual gathering of lay Eucharistic Adorers.

Carlow: Joe Matthews received a Benemerenti medal from Bishop Denis Nulty for his outstanding service to Carlow Cathedral Parish. Mr Matthews has served for 55 years as a volunteer in the parish. Photo: Alicja Pomorska

Spain: Union supporters in Barcelona protest the government after Spanish police used force to stop a referendum for independence being held in Catalan.

Bangladesh: A girl holds an umbrella as Rohingya refugees arrive for prayer at a mosque near Cox’s Bazar.

Ethiopia: Morgan Freeman is pictured with villagers during the Ethiopian Peace Ceremony in Omo Valley in a scene from the National Geographic’s new documentary series “The Story of Us”.

US: People gather at a makeshift memorial for victims of a mass shooting that killed at least 59 people and wounded 500 others along the Las Vegas Strip.

Brazil: The Munduruku tribe protests in Itaituba as a new report from the Church-link Indigenous Missionary Council criticised the administration of Brazilian President Michel Temer for proposing to appropriate the ancestral lands of indigenous people.