{"id":1098652,"date":"2026-04-03T12:17:11","date_gmt":"2026-04-03T18:17:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.reporterherald.com\/?p=1098652&preview=true&preview_id=1098652"},"modified":"2026-04-03T12:44:00","modified_gmt":"2026-04-03T18:44:00","slug":"good-friday-around-the-world-in-photos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.reporterherald.com\/2026\/04\/03\/good-friday-around-the-world-in-photos\/","title":{"rendered":"Good Friday around the world, in photos"},"content":{"rendered":"

By The Associated Press<\/strong><\/p>\n

Good Friday<\/a> is a unique \u2014 and uniquely solemn \u2014 day in the Christian calendar.<\/p>\n

It commemorates the crucifixion and death of Jesus, ahead of what\u2019s a central tenet of faith for believers \u2014 his resurrection two days later on Easter Sunday, according to the Gospels.<\/p>\n

This is a photo gallery curated by AP photo editors.<\/em><\/p>\n

\"Parishioners
Parishioners walk in a procession after a Good Friday Mass at St. Anthony Church, which was devoted to expressing solidarity with Christian villagers in southern Lebanon displaced by the war in Jdeideh, a suburb of Beirut, Lebanon, Friday, April 3, 2026. (AP Photo\/Emilio Morenatti)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"An
An amateur actor performing as Jesus carries the cross during the traditional Good Friday procession organised by the Italian community in Bensheim, Germany, Friday, April 3, 2026. (AP Photo\/Michael Probst)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"A
A nail is pierced on the feet of Arnold Manaigo during the reenactment of Jesus Christ’s sufferings as part of Good Friday rituals in the San Pedro Cutud village, Pampanga province, northern Philippines April 3, 2026. (AP Photo\/Aaron Favila)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Young
Young women and girls carry jeweled hearts representing the Virgin Mary at a Good Friday procession during Holy Week in La Paz, Bolivia, Friday, April 3, 2026. (AP Photo\/Juan Karita)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Christians
Christians take part in a Way of the Cross re-enactment of the crucifixion of Jesus Christ on Good Friday during Holy Week in Kibera informal settlement in Nairobi, Kenya, Friday, April 3, 2026. (AP Photo\/Samson Otieno)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Pope
Pope Leo XIV attends the Celebration of the Passion of the Lord in St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican on Catholic Good Friday, Friday, April 3, 2026 (AP Photo\/Andrew Medichini)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"People
People take part in a Way of the Cross procession in Montreal, Friday, April 3, 2026. (Graham Hughes\/The Canadian Press via AP)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Musicians
Musicians dressed as Roman soldiers take part in La Merced church’s Good Friday procession during Holy Week in Antigua, Guatemala, Friday, April 3, 2026. (AP Photo\/Moises Castillo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Man
An amateur actor performing as Jesus is fixed on a cross during the traditional Good Friday procession organised by the Italian community in Bensheim, Germany, Friday, April 3, 2026. (AP Photo\/Michael Probst)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"A
A reenactment of Jesus Christ’s sufferings as part of Good Friday rituals in the San Pedro Cutud village, Pampanga province, northern Philippines, Friday April 3, 2026. (AP Photo\/Aaron Favila)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Christians
Christians reenact the crucifixion of Jesus Christ in Guwahati, India, on Good Friday, April 3, 2026. (AP Photo\/Anupam Nath)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"A
A Christian pilgrim prays at the third station along the Via Dolorosa in Jerusalem’s Old City, largely empty due to restrictions linked to the Iran war, during Good Friday, April 3, 2026. (AP Photo\/Mahmoud Illean)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"An
An amateur actor performing as Jesus, right, is fixed on a cross during the traditional Good Friday procession organised by the Italian community in Bensheim, Germany, Friday, April 3, 2026. (AP Photo\/Michael Probst)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Members
Members of the St Francis Catholic Church take part in a Way of the Cross re-enactment of the crucifixion of Jesus Christ on Good Friday during Holy Week in Lagos, Nigeria, Friday, April 3, 2026. (AP Photo\/Sunday Alamba)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
A penitent holds a tray with a figure’s severed head, ears, and tongue depicting a biblical scene during a Holy Week procession of the “Hermandad de Nuestro Padre Jesus Nazareno” brotherhood in Puente Genil, southern Spain, Friday, April 3, 2026. (AP Photo\/Manu Fernandez)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"A
A Christian woman kisses a Jesus Christ cross during Good Friday service at Sacred Heart Cathedral, in Lahore, Pakistan, Friday, April 3, 2026. (AP Photo\/K.M. Chaudary)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Christians
Christians reenact the crucifixion of Jesus Christ in Guwahati, India, on Good Friday, April 3, 2026. (AP Photo\/Anupam Nath)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Paris
Paris Archbishop Laurent Ulrich, carries the cross during the Way of Cross ceremony to mark Good Friday, outside the Sacre Coeur basilica, in Paris, Friday, April 3, 2026 . (AP Photo\/Thibault Camus)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Performers
Performers bring down Heron Aquino after he was nailed to the cross during a reenactment of Jesus Christ’s sufferings as part of Good Friday rituals in the San Pedro Cutud village, Pampanga province, northern Philippines April 3, 2026. (AP Photo\/Aaron Favila)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"An
An Indian Christian devotee pray during a procession to mark Good Friday in Jammu, India, Friday, April 3, 2026.(AP Photo\/Channi Anand)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Indian
Indian Christian devotees pray during a procession to mark Good Friday in Jammu, India, Friday, April 3, 2026.(AP Photo\/Channi Anand)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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