Celebrating Holy Week
Catholics take part in the Procession of Silence on Good Friday during Holy Week in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico. REUTERS/Jose Luis Gonzalez
Palestinian Christians attend a service on Easter Sunday at the Saint Porfirios church in Gaza City. REUTERS/Suhaib Salem
Worshipers pray during Easter prayers at a Legio Maria African Mission Church in Kibera slum in Nairobi, Kenya. REUTERS/Goran Tomasevic
Actor James Burke-Dunsmore playing Jesus performs in The Passion of Jesus at Trafalgar Square in London. REUTERS/Hannah McKay
Pope Francis holds a candle as he leads the Easter vigil mass in Saint Peter's Basilica at the Vatican. REUTERS/Stefano Rellandini
Penitents of "Santo Entierro" brotherhood wait outside their brotherhood house before the governing body of the brotherhood decided that penance could not be carried out in the streets due to rain, during Holy Week in Ronda, near Malaga, southern...more
A Catholic priest conducts a service on Easter Eve in the village of Ragotna, Belarus. REUTERS/Vasily Fedosenko
Chinese Catholics attend the Easter Vigil at a Catholic church in Shanghai, China. REUTERS/Aly Song
Pope Francis arrives to lead the Easter Mass at St. Peter's Square at the Vatican. REUTERS/Max Rossi
Actor James Burke-Dunsmore playing Jesus performs in The Passion of Jesus at Trafalgar Square in London. REUTERS/Hannah McKay
People walk with their dog during a Seven Churches Visitation pilgrimage as part of Holy Week activities on the hill leading to Laferla Cross, the highest point on the Maltese islands, on Maundy Thursday outside the village of Siggiewi, Malta....more
A Penitent takes part in the "Nuestro Padre Jesus del Gran Poder y Maria Santisima de la Esperanza Macarena" Holy Week procession in Madrid, Spain. REUTERS/Javier Barbancho
A Catholic priest conducts a service on the eve of Easter Sunday in the village of Zhykhi, Belarus. REUTERS/Vasily Fedosenko
Penitents of "Santo Entierro" brotherhood carry floats bearing the statue of Jesus Christ (R) and the Virgin (L), inside their brotherhood house, after the governing body of the brotherhood decided that penance could not be carried out in the streets...more
Spanish legionnaires carry a statue of the Christ of Mena outside a church during a ceremony ahead of the Mena brotherhood procession during Holy Week, in Malaga, Spain. REUTERS/Jon Nazca
Archbishop Pierbattista Pizzaballa, Apostolic Administrator of the Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem, performs the Catholic Washing of the Feet ceremony in the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem's Old City during Holy Week. REUTERS/Corinna Kern
A dog named Golfa, dressed in a Spanish legionnaire costume, is seen after Spanish legionnaires carried a statue of the Christ of Mena outside a church during a ceremony ahead of the Mena brotherhood procession during Holy Week, in Malaga, southern...more
Penitents take part in the Procession del Nazareno as Easter processions take place throughout Spain during Holy Week, in Bilbao, Spain. REUTERS/Vincent West
Pope Francis kisses the foot of an inmate at the Regina Coeli prison during the Holy Thursday celebration in Rome, Italy. Osservatore Romano/Handout via REUTERS
An actor, portraying Mary, takes part in the interactive street-theatre Passion play "Il-Mixja" (The Way), one of a series of Holy Week activities in the run-up to Easter, in the grounds of Mount Carmel Mental Hospital in Attard, Malta....more
A penitent is seen before taking part in the "Procession del Prendimiento" of the students brotherhood in Oviedo, Spain. REUTERS/Eloy Alonso
Penitents line up in the yard of a school before taking part in the procession of "El Cautivo" brotherhood during Holy Week in Malaga, southern Spain. REUTERS/Jon Nazca
A man dressed as a demon whips a resident during a ceremony known as Los Talciguines, as part of religius activities to mark the start of the Holy Week in Texistepeque, El Salvador. REUTERS/Jose Cabezas
Men dressed as demons participate in a ceremony known as Los Talciguines, as part of religious activities to mark the start of the Holy Week in Texistepeque, El Salvador. REUTERS/Jose Cabezas
Costaleros of "Los Gitanos" brotherhood, (men who carry floats bearing the statue of Christ or the Virgin), traditionally known as "paso", take part in a procession during the Holy Week in Ronda, near Malaga, southern Spain. REUTERS/Jon Nazca
A man dressed as Jesus Christ participates in a ceremony known as Los Talciguines, as part of religious activities to mark the start of the Holy Week in Texistepeque, El Salvador. REUTERS/Jose Cabezas
Residents on a motorcycle ride past a penitent called "Morion" during the start of Holy Week celebrations in Pola Oriental Mindoro in Philippines. REUTERS/Erik De Castro
Penitents of "Los Estudiantes" brotherhood wait for the start of the procession during Holy Week in Madrid, Spain. REUTERS/Juan Medina
An actor, portraying Jesus Christ, takes part in the interactive street-theatre Passion play "Il-Mixja" (The Way), one of a series of Holy Week activities in the run-up to Easter, in the grounds of Mount Carmel Mental Hospital in Attard, Malta....more
A penitent called "Morion" greets residents during the start of Holy Week celebrations in Pola Oriental Mindoro in Philippines. REUTERS/Erik De Castro
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