With Notre Dame cathedral in background, religious officials carry the cross during the Good Friday procession in Paris.
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Christians reenact the crucifixion of Jesus Christ in Al-Qraya village, in southern Lebanon.
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Pope Francis gets his skull cap adjusted as he celebrates Mass at the Vatican.
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A young Christian girl participates in a procession in Jammu, India.
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Penitents whip their backs during Good Friday in San Juan village, Philippines.
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Veiled women known as “Les Pleureuses” or mourning women are covered with a piece of black cloth to commemorate the Passion and Crucifixion of Jesus after the Good Friday mass in Romont, Switzerland.
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Christian devotees reenact the crucifixion of Jesus Christ in Hyderabad, India.
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Indian Christians reenact the crucifixion of Jesus Christ in Gauhati, India.
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Pope Francis lies on the ground to pray during the Celebration of the Lord’s Passion on Good Friday in Saint Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican.
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Nuns carry a cross during a silent march celebrating Good Friday in Durban, South Africa.
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An actor reenacting Christ carries the cross through the streets of Nairobi, Kenya.
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Worshippers carry a large wooden cross into the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem’s Old City.
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Pilgrims carry crosses to the Holy Island of Lindisfarne in Northumberland, England, during the annual Christian Easter pilgrimage.
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An actor playing Jesus is fixed on a cross in the city of Bensheim near Frankfurt, Germany.
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Catholic nuns pray at the Stone of Anointing during the Good Friday procession at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in the Old City of Jerusalem.
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Filipino Catholic penitents dressed as Roman soldiers reenact the Passion of Christ in the town of Boac.
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An actor dressed as Jesus Christ carries a cross as he reenacts the crucifixion walk along the Via Dolorosa toward the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem’s Old City.
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Rose petals fall as Tauota Leupolu lifts a cross while playing Jesus Christ during a performance from members from Wesley Mission in Sydney.
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Boys Scouts walk along the Via Dolorosa toward the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem’s Old City.
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Penitents carry religious images during the procession of the “Saint Meeting” on Good Friday in Ferrol, Spain.
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Catholic devotees mark Good Friday with a Passion Play at the Sanctuary of Kalwaria Zebrzydowska near Krakow, Poland.
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Pilgrims wash their feet after carrying crosses to the Holy Island of Lindisfarne in England.
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Members of the Italian community take part in a reenactment of the crucifixion of Jesus Christ in Bensheim, southwest of Frankfurt, Germany.
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Members of the Santa Vera Cruz brotherhood carry a cross and a statue of the Virgin Mary in San Vicente de la Sonsierra, La Rioja, Spain.
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A man, wearing a white mask, stands next to a cart on which a crucifix is displayed, during a Czech Easter traditional ritual to mark Good Friday in Ceske Budejovice.
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