PHOTO COLLECTION: Holy Week Around the World
PHOTO COLLECTION: Holy Week Around the World
Devotees burn incense for the Virgin of Solitude during a procession in commemoration of the mourning for the death of her son, Jesus Christ at Calvary, in Antigua, Guatemala, on Holy Saturday, April 19, 2025. (AP Photo/Moises Castillo)
Devotees carry a religious float with a statue of the Virgin of Solitude, in background, right center, commemorating the death of Jesus Christ at Calvary, during a Holy Week procession in Antigua, Guatemala, on Holy Saturday, April 19, 2025. (AP Photo/Moises Castillo)
Residents from the Mendrisio region carry illuminated lanterns with the story of Christ’s Passion through the old town center of Mendrisio during the Good Friday Procession in Mendrisio, Switzerland, Friday, April 18, 2025. (Pablo Gianinazzi/Keystone via AP)
A child kisses a holy book after the Good Friday religious service at the Armenian Cathedral in Bucharest, Romania, Friday, April 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Andreea Alexandru)
A penitent depicting the role of Jesus Christ is whipped by a fellow devotee playing the role of a Roman soldier, during a Way of the Cross reenactment, as part of Holy Week celebrations in the Petare neighborhood of Caracas, Venezuela, on Good Friday, April 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)
Christians attend an Easter Mass at the Cathedral Church of the Resurrection, in Lahore, Pakistan, Sunday, April 20, 2025. (AP Photo/K.M. Chaudary)
A Christian Orthodox worshipper attends the Easter Sunday Resurrection liturgy, marking the end of the Holy Week at the Patriarchal Church of St. George in Istanbul, Turkey, Sunday, April 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Emrah Gurel)
Christian pilgrims carry crosses during Good Friday procession in the Old City of Jerusalem on Friday, April 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Mahmoud Illean)
A person holding a statue of the Virgin Mary walks in a Good Friday procession during Holy Week in La Paz, Bolivia, Friday, April 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Juan Karita)
Christians reenact the crucifixion of Jesus Christ in a Way of the Cross procession on Good Friday during Holy Week in the informal settlement of Kibera in Nairobi, Kenya, Friday, April 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Brian Inganga)
A Greek Orthodox priest holds a statue of Christ during a Good Friday reenactment of the Deposition of Jesus Christ at Agios Antonios church in the northern suburb of Chalandri during Holy Week in Athens, Greece, Friday, April 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis)
Worshippers hold a cross during a Way of the Cross procession in downtown Warsaw, Poland, Friday, April 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Czarek Sokolowski)
Actors playing the role of Roman soldiers reenact the crucifixion of Jesus with a Way of The Cross procession on Good Friday during Holy Week in Atyra, Paraguay, Friday, April 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Jorge Saenz)
A Catholic nun attends a Good Friday ceremony reenacting the funeral of Jesus Christ at the Church of the Holy Sepulcher, the site where according to tradition Jesus was crucified and buried, in the Old City of Jerusalem on Friday, April 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)
A Christian woman takes a selfie as she attends a prayer services at St. Anthony Church, marking Good Friday, in Lahore, Pakistan, Friday, April 18, 2025. (AP Photo/K.M. Chaudary)
Penitents knows as “cucuruchos” carry a statue of Jesus Christ bearing a cross, during a Holy Week procession in Antigua, Guatemala on Good Friday, April 18, 2025. The “Volcan de Agua,” or Water Volcano, stands behind. (AP Photo/Moises Castillo)
Members of the Danza Señor San Jose dance group perform behind El Santuario De Chimayo in Northern New Mexico during Holy Week on Good Friday, April 18, 2025. Chimayo, N.M. (AP Photo/Roberto E. Rosales)
Altar boys and girls walk in a procession through an alley beside Saint Teresa’s home, marking Good Friday, in Kolkata, India, Friday, April 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Bikas Das)
Cristopher Martinez plays the role of Jesus during the reenactment of his crucifixion on Good Friday during Holy Week at the Zocalo, Mexico City’s main square, Friday, April 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Marco Ugarte)
Penitents wash their bloodied backs after flagellating themselves on Good Friday in Kalayaan town, Laguna province, Philippines, April 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)
Penitents take part in the Procession of Souls during Holy Week in Goias, Brazil, Friday, April 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres)
Ethiopian Orthodox Christian worshippers visit the Church of the Holy Sepulcher, the place where Christians believe Jesus Christ was crucified, buried and resurrected, in the Old City of Jerusalem on Holy Thursday, April 17, 2025. (AP Photo/Mahmoud Illean)
Catholic worshippers hold candles as they take part in a procession following a path believed to be taken when Jesus was arrested and brought to trial, during the Holy Week, outside the Old City of Jerusalem, Thursday, April 17, 2025. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)
Penitents perform final prayers in front of a chapel during the Procession of Souls during Holy Week in Goias, Brazil, Friday, April 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres)
A penitent carries a lit candle and bundle of thorny branches during a Holy Week procession in Taxco, Mexico, Thursday, April 17, 2025. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)
Cardinal Mauro Gambetti presides over a mass inside St. Peter’s Basilica at The Vatican on Holy Thursday to commemorate Christ¥s Last Supper before his crucifixion, Thursday, April 17, 2025. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)
Cardinals attend the Chrism Mass presided over by Delegate of the Holy Father Cardinal Domenico Calcagno inside St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican, Thursday, April 17, 2022. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)
An Orthodox chanter sings at Bachkovo Monastery during Holy Thursday liturgy and preparations for Easter in Bachkovo, Bulgaria, Thursday, April 17, 2025. (AP Photo/Valentina Petrova)
Eggs dyed red are polished in the kitchen at Bachkovo Monastery during preparations for Easter in Bachkovo, Bulgaria, Thursday, April 17, 2025. (AP Photo/Valentina Petrova)
Pope Francis leaves in a car at the end of his visit on Holy Thursday to the Regina Coeli penitentiary in Rome, Thursday, April 17, 2025. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)
Performers dressed as Roman soldiers push a man playing as Barabbas as they reenact the passion and sufferings of Jesus Christ as part of their lenten practice to mark Maundy Thursday April 17, 2025 in Paete town, Laguna province, Philippines. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)
Divers Rayane Bastos, left, and Amanda Souza, prepare to swim inside a tank at the AquaRio Marine Aquarium with a sign that reads in Portuguese, “Happy Easter at AquaRio” and large Easter eggs, as part of Easter celebrations in Rio de Janeiro, Thursday, April 17, 2025. (AP Photo/Bruna Prado)
Nazarenes carry incense burners during a Holy Week procession in Tunja, Colombia, Wednesday, April 16, 2025. (AP Photo/Ivan Valencia)
Youths dressed as penitents take part in a children’s torch procession during Holy Week in Goias, Brazil, Wednesday, April 16, 2025. (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres)
A woman carries a child dressed as a Roman soldier during a Holy Week procession in Antigua, Guatemala, Wednesday, April 16, 2025. (Moises Castillo)
Nazarenes participate in a Holy Week procession in Tunja, Colombia, Wednesday, April 16, 2025. (AP Photo/Ivan Valencia)
Youths dressed as penitents take part in a children’s torch procession during Holy Week in Goias, Brazil, Wednesday, April 16, 2025. (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres)
Nazarenes carry floats during a Holy Week procession in Tunja, Colombia, Wednesday, April 16, 2025. (AP Photo/Ivan Valencia)
People attend Mass celebrating the Nazarene of Saint Paul icon during Holy Week in Caracas, Venezuela, Wednesday, April 16, 2025. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)
Musicians dressed as Roman soldiers play during a Lenten season procession in Antigua, Guatemala, Sunday, April 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Santiago Billy)
Children carry an image of Jesus Christ at a Holy Week procession in Antigua, Guatemala, Wednesday, April 16, 2025. (Moises Castillo)
Catholics attend a Holy Week procession in Panama City’s Casco Viejo, Tuesday, April 15, 2025. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)
Worshipers react in tears while looking at the Christ of ‘El Cerro’ brotherhood as they process through the streets of Seville, during Holy Week in Spain, Tuesday, April 15, 2025. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)
Worshipers throw flower petals at the figure of the Virgin Mary being carried through the streets of Seville, during Holy Week in Spain, Tuesday, April 15, 2025. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)
Ethiopian Orthodox Christian worshippers pray during the Holy Week, at the Ethiopian monks’ quarters on the rooftop of the Church of the Holy Sepulcher, the place where Christians believe Jesus Christ was crucified, buried and resurrected, in Jerusalem, Monday, April 14, 2025. (AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg)
Ethiopian Orthodox Christian worshippers pray during the Holy Week, at the Ethiopian monks’ quarters on the rooftop of the Church of the Holy Sepulcher, the place where Christians believe Jesus Christ was crucified, buried and resurrected, in Jerusalem, Monday, April 14, 2025. (AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg)
Penitents of ‘San Gonzalo’ brotherhood process through the streets of Seville during Holy Week in Spain, Monday, April 14, 2025. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)
Penitents of ‘San Gonzalo’ brotherhood process through the streets of Seville during Holy Week in Spain, Monday, April 14, 2025. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)
A woman holds a cross calling for freedom for political prisoners during a performance of the Way of the Cross during Holy Week in Caracas, Venezuela, Monday, April 14, 2025. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)
A relative of a prisoner wipes away tears with a Venezuelan flag during a performance of the Way of the Cross, calling for the freedom of political prisoners, during Holy Week in Caracas, Venezuela, Monday, April 14, 2025. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)
Ethiopian Orthodox Christian worshipper prays during the Holy Week, at the Ethiopian monks’ quarters on the rooftop of the Church of the Holy Sepulcher, the place where Christians believe Jesus Christ was crucified, buried and resurrected, in Jerusalem, Monday, April 14, 2025. (AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg)
A gaucho, or South American cowboy, rides a horse during the Criolla Week rodeo festival in Montevideo, Uruguay, Monday, April 14, 2025. (AP Photo/Matilde Campodonico)
Juan Pedro Gutierrez, a folksy singer and guitar player called a payador, poses for a photo during the Criolla Week rodeo festival in Montevideo, Uruguay, Monday, April 14, 2025. (AP Photo/Matilde Campodonico)
A boy imitates a horse-riding gaucho, or South American cowboy, during the Criolla Week rodeo festival in Montevideo, Uruguay, Monday, April 14, 2025. (AP Photo/Matilde Campodonico)
Worshipers react while looking at the christ of the ‘Santa Genoveva’ brotherhood as they process through the streets of Seville during Holy Week in Spain, Monday, April 14, 2025. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)
Penitents of ‘San Gonzalo’ brotherhood process through the streets of Seville during Holy Week in Spain, Monday, April 14, 2025. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)
Penitents of ‘San Gonzalo’ brotherhood process through the streets of Seville during Holy Week in Spain, Monday, April 14, 2025. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)
“Costaleros”, who carry over their back the portable dais platform which supports a statue of Jesus Christ, prepare before taking part in a procession in Seville, during Holy Week in Spain, Monday, April 14, 2025. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)
Penitents of ‘San Gonzalo’ brotherhood walk in procession across the so-called Triana bridge during Holy Week in Seville, Spain, Monday, April 14, 2025. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)
Devotees burn incense for the Virgin of Solitude during a procession in commemoration of the mourning for the death of her son, Jesus Christ at Calvary, in Antigua, Guatemala, on Holy Saturday, April 19, 2025. (AP Photo/Moises Castillo)
Devotees burn incense for the Virgin of Solitude during a procession in commemoration of the mourning for the death of her son, Jesus Christ at Calvary, in Antigua, Guatemala, on Holy Saturday, April 19, 2025. (AP Photo/Moises Castillo)
Devotees carry a religious float with a statue of the Virgin of Solitude, in background, right center, commemorating the death of Jesus Christ at Calvary, during a Holy Week procession in Antigua, Guatemala, on Holy Saturday, April 19, 2025. (AP Photo/Moises Castillo)
Devotees carry a religious float with a statue of the Virgin of Solitude, in background, right center, commemorating the death of Jesus Christ at Calvary, during a Holy Week procession in Antigua, Guatemala, on Holy Saturday, April 19, 2025. (AP Photo/Moises Castillo)
Residents from the Mendrisio region carry illuminated lanterns with the story of Christ’s Passion through the old town center of Mendrisio during the Good Friday Procession in Mendrisio, Switzerland, Friday, April 18, 2025. (Pablo Gianinazzi/Keystone via AP)
Residents from the Mendrisio region carry illuminated lanterns with the story of Christ’s Passion through the old town center of Mendrisio during the Good Friday Procession in Mendrisio, Switzerland, Friday, April 18, 2025. (Pablo Gianinazzi/Keystone via AP)
A child kisses a holy book after the Good Friday religious service at the Armenian Cathedral in Bucharest, Romania, Friday, April 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Andreea Alexandru)
A child kisses a holy book after the Good Friday religious service at the Armenian Cathedral in Bucharest, Romania, Friday, April 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Andreea Alexandru)
A penitent depicting the role of Jesus Christ is whipped by a fellow devotee playing the role of a Roman soldier, during a Way of the Cross reenactment, as part of Holy Week celebrations in the Petare neighborhood of Caracas, Venezuela, on Good Friday, April 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)
A penitent depicting the role of Jesus Christ is whipped by a fellow devotee playing the role of a Roman soldier, during a Way of the Cross reenactment, as part of Holy Week celebrations in the Petare neighborhood of Caracas, Venezuela, on Good Friday, April 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)
Christians attend an Easter Mass at the Cathedral Church of the Resurrection, in Lahore, Pakistan, Sunday, April 20, 2025. (AP Photo/K.M. Chaudary)
Christians attend an Easter Mass at the Cathedral Church of the Resurrection, in Lahore, Pakistan, Sunday, April 20, 2025. (AP Photo/K.M. Chaudary)
A Christian Orthodox worshipper attends the Easter Sunday Resurrection liturgy, marking the end of the Holy Week at the Patriarchal Church of St. George in Istanbul, Turkey, Sunday, April 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Emrah Gurel)
A Christian Orthodox worshipper attends the Easter Sunday Resurrection liturgy, marking the end of the Holy Week at the Patriarchal Church of St. George in Istanbul, Turkey, Sunday, April 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Emrah Gurel)
Christian pilgrims carry crosses during Good Friday procession in the Old City of Jerusalem on Friday, April 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Mahmoud Illean)
Christian pilgrims carry crosses during Good Friday procession in the Old City of Jerusalem on Friday, April 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Mahmoud Illean)
A person holding a statue of the Virgin Mary walks in a Good Friday procession during Holy Week in La Paz, Bolivia, Friday, April 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Juan Karita)
A person holding a statue of the Virgin Mary walks in a Good Friday procession during Holy Week in La Paz, Bolivia, Friday, April 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Juan Karita)
Christians reenact the crucifixion of Jesus Christ in a Way of the Cross procession on Good Friday during Holy Week in the informal settlement of Kibera in Nairobi, Kenya, Friday, April 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Brian Inganga)
Christians reenact the crucifixion of Jesus Christ in a Way of the Cross procession on Good Friday during Holy Week in the informal settlement of Kibera in Nairobi, Kenya, Friday, April 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Brian Inganga)
A Greek Orthodox priest holds a statue of Christ during a Good Friday reenactment of the Deposition of Jesus Christ at Agios Antonios church in the northern suburb of Chalandri during Holy Week in Athens, Greece, Friday, April 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis)
A Greek Orthodox priest holds a statue of Christ during a Good Friday reenactment of the Deposition of Jesus Christ at Agios Antonios church in the northern suburb of Chalandri during Holy Week in Athens, Greece, Friday, April 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis)
Worshippers hold a cross during a Way of the Cross procession in downtown Warsaw, Poland, Friday, April 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Czarek Sokolowski)
Worshippers hold a cross during a Way of the Cross procession in downtown Warsaw, Poland, Friday, April 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Czarek Sokolowski)
Actors playing the role of Roman soldiers reenact the crucifixion of Jesus with a Way of The Cross procession on Good Friday during Holy Week in Atyra, Paraguay, Friday, April 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Jorge Saenz)
Actors playing the role of Roman soldiers reenact the crucifixion of Jesus with a Way of The Cross procession on Good Friday during Holy Week in Atyra, Paraguay, Friday, April 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Jorge Saenz)
A Catholic nun attends a Good Friday ceremony reenacting the funeral of Jesus Christ at the Church of the Holy Sepulcher, the site where according to tradition Jesus was crucified and buried, in the Old City of Jerusalem on Friday, April 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)
A Catholic nun attends a Good Friday ceremony reenacting the funeral of Jesus Christ at the Church of the Holy Sepulcher, the site where according to tradition Jesus was crucified and buried, in the Old City of Jerusalem on Friday, April 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)
A Christian woman takes a selfie as she attends a prayer services at St. Anthony Church, marking Good Friday, in Lahore, Pakistan, Friday, April 18, 2025. (AP Photo/K.M. Chaudary)
A Christian woman takes a selfie as she attends a prayer services at St. Anthony Church, marking Good Friday, in Lahore, Pakistan, Friday, April 18, 2025. (AP Photo/K.M. Chaudary)
Penitents knows as “cucuruchos” carry a statue of Jesus Christ bearing a cross, during a Holy Week procession in Antigua, Guatemala on Good Friday, April 18, 2025. The “Volcan de Agua,” or Water Volcano, stands behind. (AP Photo/Moises Castillo)
Penitents knows as “cucuruchos” carry a statue of Jesus Christ bearing a cross, during a Holy Week procession in Antigua, Guatemala on Good Friday, April 18, 2025. The “Volcan de Agua,” or Water Volcano, stands behind. (AP Photo/Moises Castillo)
Members of the Danza Señor San Jose dance group perform behind El Santuario De Chimayo in Northern New Mexico during Holy Week on Good Friday, April 18, 2025. Chimayo, N.M. (AP Photo/Roberto E. Rosales)
Members of the Danza Señor San Jose dance group perform behind El Santuario De Chimayo in Northern New Mexico during Holy Week on Good Friday, April 18, 2025. Chimayo, N.M. (AP Photo/Roberto E. Rosales)
Altar boys and girls walk in a procession through an alley beside Saint Teresa’s home, marking Good Friday, in Kolkata, India, Friday, April 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Bikas Das)
Altar boys and girls walk in a procession through an alley beside Saint Teresa’s home, marking Good Friday, in Kolkata, India, Friday, April 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Bikas Das)
Cristopher Martinez plays the role of Jesus during the reenactment of his crucifixion on Good Friday during Holy Week at the Zocalo, Mexico City’s main square, Friday, April 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Marco Ugarte)
Cristopher Martinez plays the role of Jesus during the reenactment of his crucifixion on Good Friday during Holy Week at the Zocalo, Mexico City’s main square, Friday, April 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Marco Ugarte)
Penitents wash their bloodied backs after flagellating themselves on Good Friday in Kalayaan town, Laguna province, Philippines, April 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)
Penitents wash their bloodied backs after flagellating themselves on Good Friday in Kalayaan town, Laguna province, Philippines, April 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)
Penitents take part in the Procession of Souls during Holy Week in Goias, Brazil, Friday, April 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres)
Penitents take part in the Procession of Souls during Holy Week in Goias, Brazil, Friday, April 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres)
Ethiopian Orthodox Christian worshippers visit the Church of the Holy Sepulcher, the place where Christians believe Jesus Christ was crucified, buried and resurrected, in the Old City of Jerusalem on Holy Thursday, April 17, 2025. (AP Photo/Mahmoud Illean)
Ethiopian Orthodox Christian worshippers visit the Church of the Holy Sepulcher, the place where Christians believe Jesus Christ was crucified, buried and resurrected, in the Old City of Jerusalem on Holy Thursday, April 17, 2025. (AP Photo/Mahmoud Illean)
Catholic worshippers hold candles as they take part in a procession following a path believed to be taken when Jesus was arrested and brought to trial, during the Holy Week, outside the Old City of Jerusalem, Thursday, April 17, 2025. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)
Catholic worshippers hold candles as they take part in a procession following a path believed to be taken when Jesus was arrested and brought to trial, during the Holy Week, outside the Old City of Jerusalem, Thursday, April 17, 2025. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)
Penitents perform final prayers in front of a chapel during the Procession of Souls during Holy Week in Goias, Brazil, Friday, April 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres)
Penitents perform final prayers in front of a chapel during the Procession of Souls during Holy Week in Goias, Brazil, Friday, April 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres)
A penitent carries a lit candle and bundle of thorny branches during a Holy Week procession in Taxco, Mexico, Thursday, April 17, 2025. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)
A penitent carries a lit candle and bundle of thorny branches during a Holy Week procession in Taxco, Mexico, Thursday, April 17, 2025. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)
Cardinal Mauro Gambetti presides over a mass inside St. Peter’s Basilica at The Vatican on Holy Thursday to commemorate Christ¥s Last Supper before his crucifixion, Thursday, April 17, 2025. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)
Cardinal Mauro Gambetti presides over a mass inside St. Peter’s Basilica at The Vatican on Holy Thursday to commemorate Christ¥s Last Supper before his crucifixion, Thursday, April 17, 2025. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)
Cardinals attend the Chrism Mass presided over by Delegate of the Holy Father Cardinal Domenico Calcagno inside St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican, Thursday, April 17, 2022. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)
Cardinals attend the Chrism Mass presided over by Delegate of the Holy Father Cardinal Domenico Calcagno inside St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican, Thursday, April 17, 2022. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)
An Orthodox chanter sings at Bachkovo Monastery during Holy Thursday liturgy and preparations for Easter in Bachkovo, Bulgaria, Thursday, April 17, 2025. (AP Photo/Valentina Petrova)
An Orthodox chanter sings at Bachkovo Monastery during Holy Thursday liturgy and preparations for Easter in Bachkovo, Bulgaria, Thursday, April 17, 2025. (AP Photo/Valentina Petrova)
Eggs dyed red are polished in the kitchen at Bachkovo Monastery during preparations for Easter in Bachkovo, Bulgaria, Thursday, April 17, 2025. (AP Photo/Valentina Petrova)
Eggs dyed red are polished in the kitchen at Bachkovo Monastery during preparations for Easter in Bachkovo, Bulgaria, Thursday, April 17, 2025. (AP Photo/Valentina Petrova)
Pope Francis leaves in a car at the end of his visit on Holy Thursday to the Regina Coeli penitentiary in Rome, Thursday, April 17, 2025. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)
Pope Francis leaves in a car at the end of his visit on Holy Thursday to the Regina Coeli penitentiary in Rome, Thursday, April 17, 2025. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)
Performers dressed as Roman soldiers push a man playing as Barabbas as they reenact the passion and sufferings of Jesus Christ as part of their lenten practice to mark Maundy Thursday April 17, 2025 in Paete town, Laguna province, Philippines. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)
Performers dressed as Roman soldiers push a man playing as Barabbas as they reenact the passion and sufferings of Jesus Christ as part of their lenten practice to mark Maundy Thursday April 17, 2025 in Paete town, Laguna province, Philippines. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)
Divers Rayane Bastos, left, and Amanda Souza, prepare to swim inside a tank at the AquaRio Marine Aquarium with a sign that reads in Portuguese, “Happy Easter at AquaRio” and large Easter eggs, as part of Easter celebrations in Rio de Janeiro, Thursday, April 17, 2025. (AP Photo/Bruna Prado)
Divers Rayane Bastos, left, and Amanda Souza, prepare to swim inside a tank at the AquaRio Marine Aquarium with a sign that reads in Portuguese, “Happy Easter at AquaRio” and large Easter eggs, as part of Easter celebrations in Rio de Janeiro, Thursday, April 17, 2025. (AP Photo/Bruna Prado)
Nazarenes carry incense burners during a Holy Week procession in Tunja, Colombia, Wednesday, April 16, 2025. (AP Photo/Ivan Valencia)
Nazarenes carry incense burners during a Holy Week procession in Tunja, Colombia, Wednesday, April 16, 2025. (AP Photo/Ivan Valencia)
Youths dressed as penitents take part in a children’s torch procession during Holy Week in Goias, Brazil, Wednesday, April 16, 2025. (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres)
Youths dressed as penitents take part in a children’s torch procession during Holy Week in Goias, Brazil, Wednesday, April 16, 2025. (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres)
A woman carries a child dressed as a Roman soldier during a Holy Week procession in Antigua, Guatemala, Wednesday, April 16, 2025. (Moises Castillo)
A woman carries a child dressed as a Roman soldier during a Holy Week procession in Antigua, Guatemala, Wednesday, April 16, 2025. (Moises Castillo)
Nazarenes participate in a Holy Week procession in Tunja, Colombia, Wednesday, April 16, 2025. (AP Photo/Ivan Valencia)
Nazarenes participate in a Holy Week procession in Tunja, Colombia, Wednesday, April 16, 2025. (AP Photo/Ivan Valencia)
Youths dressed as penitents take part in a children’s torch procession during Holy Week in Goias, Brazil, Wednesday, April 16, 2025. (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres)
Youths dressed as penitents take part in a children’s torch procession during Holy Week in Goias, Brazil, Wednesday, April 16, 2025. (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres)
Nazarenes carry floats during a Holy Week procession in Tunja, Colombia, Wednesday, April 16, 2025. (AP Photo/Ivan Valencia)
Nazarenes carry floats during a Holy Week procession in Tunja, Colombia, Wednesday, April 16, 2025. (AP Photo/Ivan Valencia)
People attend Mass celebrating the Nazarene of Saint Paul icon during Holy Week in Caracas, Venezuela, Wednesday, April 16, 2025. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)
People attend Mass celebrating the Nazarene of Saint Paul icon during Holy Week in Caracas, Venezuela, Wednesday, April 16, 2025. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)
Musicians dressed as Roman soldiers play during a Lenten season procession in Antigua, Guatemala, Sunday, April 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Santiago Billy)
Musicians dressed as Roman soldiers play during a Lenten season procession in Antigua, Guatemala, Sunday, April 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Santiago Billy)
Children carry an image of Jesus Christ at a Holy Week procession in Antigua, Guatemala, Wednesday, April 16, 2025. (Moises Castillo)
Children carry an image of Jesus Christ at a Holy Week procession in Antigua, Guatemala, Wednesday, April 16, 2025. (Moises Castillo)
Catholics attend a Holy Week procession in Panama City’s Casco Viejo, Tuesday, April 15, 2025. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)
Catholics attend a Holy Week procession in Panama City’s Casco Viejo, Tuesday, April 15, 2025. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)
Worshipers react in tears while looking at the Christ of ‘El Cerro’ brotherhood as they process through the streets of Seville, during Holy Week in Spain, Tuesday, April 15, 2025. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)
Worshipers react in tears while looking at the Christ of ‘El Cerro’ brotherhood as they process through the streets of Seville, during Holy Week in Spain, Tuesday, April 15, 2025. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)
Worshipers throw flower petals at the figure of the Virgin Mary being carried through the streets of Seville, during Holy Week in Spain, Tuesday, April 15, 2025. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)
Worshipers throw flower petals at the figure of the Virgin Mary being carried through the streets of Seville, during Holy Week in Spain, Tuesday, April 15, 2025. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)
Ethiopian Orthodox Christian worshippers pray during the Holy Week, at the Ethiopian monks’ quarters on the rooftop of the Church of the Holy Sepulcher, the place where Christians believe Jesus Christ was crucified, buried and resurrected, in Jerusalem, Monday, April 14, 2025. (AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg)
Ethiopian Orthodox Christian worshippers pray during the Holy Week, at the Ethiopian monks’ quarters on the rooftop of the Church of the Holy Sepulcher, the place where Christians believe Jesus Christ was crucified, buried and resurrected, in Jerusalem, Monday, April 14, 2025. (AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg)
Ethiopian Orthodox Christian worshippers pray during the Holy Week, at the Ethiopian monks’ quarters on the rooftop of the Church of the Holy Sepulcher, the place where Christians believe Jesus Christ was crucified, buried and resurrected, in Jerusalem, Monday, April 14, 2025. (AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg)
Ethiopian Orthodox Christian worshippers pray during the Holy Week, at the Ethiopian monks’ quarters on the rooftop of the Church of the Holy Sepulcher, the place where Christians believe Jesus Christ was crucified, buried and resurrected, in Jerusalem, Monday, April 14, 2025. (AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg)
Penitents of ‘San Gonzalo’ brotherhood process through the streets of Seville during Holy Week in Spain, Monday, April 14, 2025. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)
Penitents of ‘San Gonzalo’ brotherhood process through the streets of Seville during Holy Week in Spain, Monday, April 14, 2025. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)
Penitents of ‘San Gonzalo’ brotherhood process through the streets of Seville during Holy Week in Spain, Monday, April 14, 2025. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)
Penitents of ‘San Gonzalo’ brotherhood process through the streets of Seville during Holy Week in Spain, Monday, April 14, 2025. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)
A woman holds a cross calling for freedom for political prisoners during a performance of the Way of the Cross during Holy Week in Caracas, Venezuela, Monday, April 14, 2025. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)
A woman holds a cross calling for freedom for political prisoners during a performance of the Way of the Cross during Holy Week in Caracas, Venezuela, Monday, April 14, 2025. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)
A relative of a prisoner wipes away tears with a Venezuelan flag during a performance of the Way of the Cross, calling for the freedom of political prisoners, during Holy Week in Caracas, Venezuela, Monday, April 14, 2025. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)
A relative of a prisoner wipes away tears with a Venezuelan flag during a performance of the Way of the Cross, calling for the freedom of political prisoners, during Holy Week in Caracas, Venezuela, Monday, April 14, 2025. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)
Ethiopian Orthodox Christian worshipper prays during the Holy Week, at the Ethiopian monks’ quarters on the rooftop of the Church of the Holy Sepulcher, the place where Christians believe Jesus Christ was crucified, buried and resurrected, in Jerusalem, Monday, April 14, 2025. (AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg)
Ethiopian Orthodox Christian worshipper prays during the Holy Week, at the Ethiopian monks’ quarters on the rooftop of the Church of the Holy Sepulcher, the place where Christians believe Jesus Christ was crucified, buried and resurrected, in Jerusalem, Monday, April 14, 2025. (AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg)
A gaucho, or South American cowboy, rides a horse during the Criolla Week rodeo festival in Montevideo, Uruguay, Monday, April 14, 2025. (AP Photo/Matilde Campodonico)
A gaucho, or South American cowboy, rides a horse during the Criolla Week rodeo festival in Montevideo, Uruguay, Monday, April 14, 2025. (AP Photo/Matilde Campodonico)
Juan Pedro Gutierrez, a folksy singer and guitar player called a payador, poses for a photo during the Criolla Week rodeo festival in Montevideo, Uruguay, Monday, April 14, 2025. (AP Photo/Matilde Campodonico)
Juan Pedro Gutierrez, a folksy singer and guitar player called a payador, poses for a photo during the Criolla Week rodeo festival in Montevideo, Uruguay, Monday, April 14, 2025. (AP Photo/Matilde Campodonico)
A boy imitates a horse-riding gaucho, or South American cowboy, during the Criolla Week rodeo festival in Montevideo, Uruguay, Monday, April 14, 2025. (AP Photo/Matilde Campodonico)
A boy imitates a horse-riding gaucho, or South American cowboy, during the Criolla Week rodeo festival in Montevideo, Uruguay, Monday, April 14, 2025. (AP Photo/Matilde Campodonico)
Worshipers react while looking at the christ of the ‘Santa Genoveva’ brotherhood as they process through the streets of Seville during Holy Week in Spain, Monday, April 14, 2025. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)
Worshipers react while looking at the christ of the ‘Santa Genoveva’ brotherhood as they process through the streets of Seville during Holy Week in Spain, Monday, April 14, 2025. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)
Penitents of ‘San Gonzalo’ brotherhood process through the streets of Seville during Holy Week in Spain, Monday, April 14, 2025. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)
Penitents of ‘San Gonzalo’ brotherhood process through the streets of Seville during Holy Week in Spain, Monday, April 14, 2025. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)
Penitents of ‘San Gonzalo’ brotherhood process through the streets of Seville during Holy Week in Spain, Monday, April 14, 2025. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)
Penitents of ‘San Gonzalo’ brotherhood process through the streets of Seville during Holy Week in Spain, Monday, April 14, 2025. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)
“Costaleros”, who carry over their back the portable dais platform which supports a statue of Jesus Christ, prepare before taking part in a procession in Seville, during Holy Week in Spain, Monday, April 14, 2025. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)
“Costaleros”, who carry over their back the portable dais platform which supports a statue of Jesus Christ, prepare before taking part in a procession in Seville, during Holy Week in Spain, Monday, April 14, 2025. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)
Penitents of ‘San Gonzalo’ brotherhood walk in procession across the so-called Triana bridge during Holy Week in Seville, Spain, Monday, April 14, 2025. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)
Penitents of ‘San Gonzalo’ brotherhood walk in procession across the so-called Triana bridge during Holy Week in Seville, Spain, Monday, April 14, 2025. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)
This is a photo collection curated by AP photo editors.
