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Good Friday around the world, in photos

Published:Tuesday | April 7, 2026 | 9:27 AM
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A devotee holds a cross during a Good Friday procession in the Ciudad Bolivar neighbourhood of Bogota, Colombia.
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A devotee holds a cross during a Good Friday procession in the Ciudad Bolivar neighbourhood of Bogota, Colombia.
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.
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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.
Pope Leo XIV carries a lightweight, 1.5-meter (5-foot) wooden cross during the Via Crucis, the torchlit Good Friday Stations of the Cross procession at the Colosseum in Rome, which symbolically retraces Jesus Christ’s steps to his crucifixion on Calvary
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Pope Leo XIV carries a lightweight, 1.5-meter (5-foot) wooden cross during the Via Crucis, the torchlit Good Friday Stations of the Cross procession at the Colosseum in Rome, which symbolically retraces Jesus Christ’s steps to his crucifixion on Calvary in Jerusalem.
Christians reenact the crucifixion of Jesus Christ in Guwahati, India, on Good Friday.
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Christians reenact the crucifixion of Jesus Christ in Guwahati, India, on Good Friday.
A Christian woman kisses a Jesus Christ cross during Good Friday service at Sacred Heart Cathedral, in Lahore, Pakistan.
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A Christian woman kisses a Jesus Christ cross during Good Friday service at Sacred Heart Cathedral, in Lahore, Pakistan.
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.
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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.
Faithful carry a cross to the Tree of Life during a Good Friday procession in the Ciudad Bolivar neighbourhood of Bogota, Colombia.
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Faithful carry a cross to the Tree of Life during a Good Friday procession in the Ciudad Bolivar neighbourhood of Bogota, Colombia.
Roman soldiers dress David Sanchez, playing the role of Jesus Christ, with a crown and scarlet cloak to mock his claim as “King of the Jews”, during a Way of the Cross reenactment as part of Holy Week celebrations, in Colina, Chile.
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Roman soldiers dress David Sanchez, playing the role of Jesus Christ, with a crown and scarlet cloak to mock his claim as “King of the Jews”, during a Way of the Cross reenactment as part of Holy Week celebrations, in Colina, Chile.
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Good Friday is a unique – and uniquely solemn – day in the Christian calendar.

It commemorates the crucifixion and death of Jesus, ahead of what’s a central tenet of faith for believers – his resurrection two days later on Easter Sunday, according to the Gospels.

This is a photo gallery curated by AP photo editors.