(RNS) — This week’s photo gallery includes Pope Francis being discharged from the hospital, free tattoo removals for Ramadan and more.

Photographs are an essential aspect of how The Associated Press covers religion and spirituality around the world, as evidenced by this gallery featuring some of 2024’s most compelling images.

Brightly dressed boys and girls mounted on horses and carts, accompanied by their guardians, make their way to a Buddhist ...