Photos of the Day: Sleeping Cats and Pope Francis

Jammu, India

A girl offers a sweet after tying a rakhi or sacred thread to a boy during Raksha Bandhan festival celebrations at an orphanage in the winter capital of Kashmir. The festival celebrates the bond between sisters and brothers

Photograph: Jaipal Singh/EPA

Knock, Ireland

Crowds greet Pope Francis on his arrival at the town’s holy shrine

Photograph: Maxwell

Tehran, Iran

MPs argue over the impeachment of the economy and finance minister, Masoud Karbasian, during a session at the parliament

Photograph: Abedin Taherkenareh/EPA