A Filipino villager is nailed to a cross for the 35th time on Good Friday to pray for world peace
Read full article: A Filipino villager is nailed to a cross for the 35th time on Good Friday to pray for world peaceA Filipino villager has been nailed to a wooden cross for the 35th time to reenact Jesus Christ’s suffering in a brutal Good Friday tradition.
In Nicaragua, Holy Week celebrations limited by government
Read full article: In Nicaragua, Holy Week celebrations limited by governmentRoman Catholics in Nicaragua have had to hold traditional “Stations of the Cross” and other Holy Week processions on church grounds or inside the churches amid a ban on public demonstrations.
Pope Francis skips Good Friday at Colosseum in chilly Rome
Read full article: Pope Francis skips Good Friday at Colosseum in chilly RomePope Francis, hospitalized recently with bronchitis, has skipped the traditional Good Friday nighttime procession at the Colosseum because of chilly weather in Rome.
Christians mark Good Friday, Holy Week under virus woes
Read full article: Christians mark Good Friday, Holy Week under virus woesFor a second year, Christians in the Holy Land are marking Good Friday without the mass pilgrimages usually seen in the Holy Week leading up to Easter because of the coronavirus.