Photos: Christians celebrate Good Friday, living stations of the cross
Posted April 03, 2026 3:00 pm
The Via Crucis march leaves St. Thomas of Villanova Church in Palatine Friday, April 3, 2026.
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People stop and pray as Catholics observe Via Crucis (Way of the Cross or Stations of the Cross) on Good Friday during a passion march along Anderson Drive Friday, April 3, 2026 departs from St. Thomas of Villanova Church in Palatine.
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Nonoy Hernandez, portraying Mary, reaches to hold the hand of Jose Antonio Vital portraying Jesus, as Catholics observe Via Crucis on Friday April 3, 2026 in Palatine.
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Catholics observe Via Crucis (Way of the Cross or Stations of the Cross) on Good Friday in Palatine.
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The Via Crucis march turns onto Anderson Drive as it departs St. Thomas of Villanova Church in Palatine Friday, April 3, 2026.
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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)
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A Catholic devotee touch a crucifix during the veneration of the Holy Cross on Good Friday at Our Lady of Lourdes Church in Hyderabad, India, Friday, April 3, 2026. (AP Photo/Mahesh Kumar A.)
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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)
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Christians attend Good Friday service at Sacred Heart Cathedral, in Lahore, Pakistan, Friday, April 3, 2026. (AP Photo/K.M. Chaudary)
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The cross is presented to the faithful during the Way of Cross ceremony to mark Good Friday, outside the Sacre Coeur basilica, Friday, April 3, 2026 . (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)
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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)
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Pope Leo XIV lies prostrates at 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)
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People take part in a Way of the Cross procession in Montreal, Friday, April 3, 2026. (Graham Hughes/The Canadian Press via AP)
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Worshipers pray during 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)
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Worshipers pray during 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)
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Penitents knows as "cucuruchos" carry a float with a statue of Jesus Christ carrying a cross during La Merced church's Good Friday procession during Holy Week in Antigua, Guatemala, Friday, April 3, 2026. (AP Photo/Moises Castillo)
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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)
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A statue of Jesus Christ with a cross is carried by penitents knows as "cucuruchos" at La Merced church's Good Friday procession during Holy Week in Antigua, Guatemala, Friday, April 3, 2026. (AP Photo/Moises Castillo)
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A statue of Jesus Christ with a cross makes its way past electric cables at La Merced church's Good Friday procession during Holy Week in Antigua, Guatemala, Friday, April 3, 2026. (AP Photo/Moises Castillo)
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A man carries a cross during the "Way of the Cross" over the Brooklyn Bridge on Good Friday, Friday, April 3, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Ryan Murphy)
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People participate in the "Way of the Cross" over the Brooklyn Bridge on Good Friday, Friday, April 3, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Ryan Murphy)
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A man carries a cross during the "Way of the Cross" over the Brooklyn Bridge on Good Friday, Friday, April 3, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Ryan Murphy)
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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)
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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)
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