Good Friday

Good Friday

Advertisement

Polish catholic devotees re-enact the "Way of the Cross" on Good Friday as part of Holy Week celebrations.

Christians around the world commemorate the Crucifixion of Christ on Good Friday. Holy Week ends on Easter Sunday when Christ is believed to have risen from the dead.

. Vatican City, Vatican City. Reuters/Osservatore Romano

Pope Francis marked the first Good Friday of his pontificate during the Celebration of the Lord's Passion in Saint Peter's Basilica.

. Cancun, Mexico. REUTERS/Victor Ruiz Garcia

An actor playing the role of Jesus Christ takes part in a re-enactment of the crucifixion.

. BENSHEIM, Germany. REUTERS/Kai Pfaffenbach

Members of the Italian community in Germany take part in a re-enactment.

. LIVINGTON, Guatemala. REUTERS/Jorge Dan Lopez

Wilson Norales, from the Garifuna ethnic people lies on the cross. Garifuna are descendants of Carib and Arawak indians and West African slaves who settled along the Atlantic coast of Guatemala, Belize, Nicaragua and Honduras after the British deported them from St. Vincent in the 18th century.

1 / 17

Slideshow

Frank Simmonds carries a cross during the 18th annual 'Way of the Cross Over the Brooklyn Bridge Ceremony'.
. NEW YORK, United States. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz

Frank Simmonds carries a cross during the 18th annual 'Way of the Cross Over the Brooklyn Bridge Ceremony'.

Girls from the Garifuna ethnic people participate in a Good Friday procession.
. LIVINGTON, Guatemala. REUTERS/Jorge Dan Lopez

Girls from the Garifuna ethnic people participate in a Good Friday procession.

A musician participates in a procession on Good Friday.
. LA PAZ, Bolivia. REUTERS/David Mercado

A musician participates in a procession on Good Friday.

A girl, dressed for the role of Saint Veronica, takes a break between ceremonies.
. TALPA, United States. REUTERS/Brian Snyder

A girl, dressed for the role of Saint Veronica, takes a break between ceremonies.

Catholic worshippers participate in a procession at the Our Lady of Aparecida Basilica.
. APARECIDA DO NORTE, Brazil. REUTERS/Roosevelt Cassio

Catholic worshippers participate in a procession at the Our Lady of Aparecida Basilica.

An actor playing the role of Jesus Christ screams as he is whipped
. Cancun, Mexico. REUTERS/Victor Ruiz Garcia

An actor playing the role of Jesus Christ screams as he is whipped

Penitents participate in the procession of the statue of "Jesus del Gran Poder" on Good Friday.
. QUITO, Ecuador. REUTERS/Guillermo Granja

Penitents participate in the procession of the statue of "Jesus del Gran Poder" on Good Friday.

Polish catholic devotees re-enact the "Way of the Cross".
. KALWARIA WEJHEROWSKA, Poland. REUTERS/Kacper Pempel

Polish catholic devotees re-enact the "Way of the Cross".

Girls, dressed for the role of Saint Veronica, fix each other's veils.
. TALPA, United States. REUTERS/Brian Snyder

Girls, dressed for the role of Saint Veronica, fix each other's veils.

Illegal immigrants from Central America, who intend to travel to the U.S. border through Mexico, take part in the re-enactment of the Passion of Christ on a railway line.
. Huehuetoca, Mexico. REUTERS/Edgard Garrido

Illegal immigrants from Central America, who intend to travel to the U.S. border through Mexico, take part in the re-enactment of the Passion of Christ on a railway line.

A boy dressed up as a Roman soldier takes part in a Good Friday procession.
. SAN JOSE, Costa Rica. REUTERS/Juan Carlos Ulate

A boy dressed up as a Roman soldier takes part in a Good Friday procession.

A member of the Italian community in Germany plays the role of Jesus in a re-enactment of the crucifixion.
. BENSHEIM, Germany. REUTERS/Kai Pfaffenbach

A member of the Italian community in Germany plays the role of Jesus in a re-enactment of the crucifixion.

Villagers re-enact the crucifixion of Jesus Christ.
. MAGELANG, Indonesia. REUTERS/Dwi Oblo

Villagers re-enact the crucifixion of Jesus Christ.

A penitent holds a miniature replica of  the holy sepulchre of Jesus Christ.
. LA PAZ, Bolivia. REUTERS/David Mercado

A penitent holds a miniature replica of the holy sepulchre of Jesus Christ.

A homeless man cries during a service in the Se Cathedral.
. SAO PAULO, Brazil. REUTERS/Nacho Doce

A homeless man cries during a service in the Se Cathedral.

A Brazilian Catholic prays next to a figure of Jesus Christ.
. SAO PAULO, Brazil. REUTERS/Nacho Doce

A Brazilian Catholic prays next to a figure of Jesus Christ.

An actor playing the role of Jesus Christ hangs on a cross.
. LIMA, Peru. REUTERS/Enrique Castro-Mendivil

An actor playing the role of Jesus Christ hangs on a cross.