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People gather around the Colosseum to attend the Via Crucis (Way of the Cross) torchlight procession on Good Friday, in Rome, Friday, April 7, 2023. T...

Catholic penitents called "Cucuruchos" take part in the "Jesus del Gran Poder" or Jesus of Great Power procession, in Quito, Ecuador, Friday, April 7,...

Members of a cofradia or brotherhood carry a religious float with a statue of Jesus Christ bearing a cross, during a Good Friday procession in Antigua...

Worshippers hold a cross during a Way of the Cross procession in downtown Warsaw, Poland, Friday, April 7, 2023. The procession on Good Friday is a pa...

A miner puts on clothes before going down to pit-face at the coal mine in Dnipropetrovsk region, Ukraine, on Friday, April 7, 2023. (AP Photo/Evgeniy...

Miners ride on a conveyor in the tunnel at the coal mine in Dnipropetrovsk region, Ukraine, on Friday, April 7, 2023. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)

Hooded penitents in chains with cactus stuck to their skin march during a Good Friday procession in Atlixco, Mexico, Friday, March 7, 2023. Holy Week...

A penitent in chains, with cactus stuck to his arms, is led by a faithful during a Good Friday procession in Atlixco, Mexico, Friday, March 7, 2023. H...

Daniel Hernandez, playing the role of Jesus Christ, places a crown of thorns on his head as he prepares to take part in a Way of the Cross reenactment...

A security forces member places his arm out alerting spectators to keep back during a Way of the Cross reenactment in the Petare neighborhood of Carac...

Marco Rodriguez plays the role of Jesus Christ during a Way of the Cross reenactment in the Comas neighborhood of Lima, Peru, Good Friday, April 7, 20...

Faithful carry a religious float past images of Fidel Castro and Camilo Cienfuegos during a Good Friday procession in Havana, Cuba, Friday, April 7, 2...

A Lebanese villager checks a huge crater that was made by an Israeli airstrike, in Qalili village, south Lebanon, early Friday, April 7, 2023. Israel...

Italian U.N. peacekeeper soldiers inspect a small bridge that was destroyed by an Israeli airstrike, in Maaliya village, south Lebanon, Friday, April...

Faithful place crosses on the trunk of the Árbol de la Vida or Tree of Life during a Good Friday procession in the hills of the Ciudad Bolivar neighbo...

A person wounded in an attack is brought to a hospital in Tel Aviv, Israel, Friday, April 7, 2023. Israeli police said a car rammed into a group of pe...

Altar servers take part in an event marking Good Friday at the Metropolitan Cathedral in Managua, Nicaragua, Friday, April 7, 2023. Holy Week commemor...

Luiz Henrique, playing the role of Jesus Christ, cries out during a Way of the Cross reenactment at the Complexo do Alemao favela in Rio de Janeiro, B...

A devotee steps in to help Luiz Henrique, playing the role of Jesus Christ, in a Way of the Cross reenactment at the Complexo do Alemao favela in Rio...

Tourists in the city temple bazaar surrounding the Yuyuan Gardens in Shanghai, on April 07, 2023. Despite loosened visa rules, the number of flights i...

The departure hall at Pudong International Airport in Shanghai, on April 7, 2023. Despite loosened visa rules, the number of flights into China is sti...

The American Airlines check-in counters at Pudong International Airport in Shanghai, on April 07, 2023. Many people are struggling to book a plane tic...

Lava flows during an eruption of Mount Merapi, Indonesia's most active volcano, as seen from Tunggularum village in Sleman on April 7, 2023. (Photo by...

Catholic devotees reenact the crucifixion of Jesus Christ to mark holy week at the compound of St. Mikael church in Surabaya on April 7, 2023. (Photo...

Smoke rises during an eruption of Mount Merapi, Indonesia's most active volcano, as seen from Tunggularum village in Sleman on April 7, 2023. (Photo b...

A man inspects damage at his house left by a rocket following Israeli air strikes in Al Qulaylah, on the outskirts of the city of Tyre, south of the L...

Philippine Christian devotees take part in the re-enactment of the crucifixion of Jesus Christ on Good Friday in San Fernando, Pampanga province on Ap...

EDITORS NOTE: Graphic content / A penitent flagellates himself during Good Friday as part of Holy Week celebrations in San Fernando, Pampanga province...

Palestinians walk in front of a destroyed area after Israel launched air strikes on the Palestinian enclave early on April 7, 2023. - Israel launched...

Palestinian Muslim devotees gather at the compound of the Al-Aqsa Mosque ahead of the third Friday Noon prayer during the Islamic holy month of Ramada...

A Palestinian Muslim devotee plays with a soccer ball at the compound of the Al-Aqsa Mosque ahead of the third Friday Noon prayer during the Islamic h...

Israeli soldiers patrol near Kibuttz Malkia bordering Lebanon on April 7, 2023. - On April 6, the Israeli army said more than 30 rockets had been fire...

Israeli border guards watch as Pilgrims carry a wooden cross along the Via Dolorosa (Way of Suffering) in Jerusalem's Old City during the Catholic Goo...

Philippine Christian devotee Ruben Enaje (C) performs his 34th re-enactment of the crucifixion of Jesus Christ on Good Friday in San Fernando, Pampang...

Philippine Christian devotee Ruben Enaje (R) performs his 34th re-enactment of the crucifixion of Jesus Christ on Good Friday in San Fernando, Pampang...

People check the damages in an area hit by rockets following Israeli air strikes in Al Qulaylah, on the outskirts of Tyre, on April 7, 2023. - Israel...

Israeli soldiers take up a position with a tank near Shtula, bordering Lebanon, on April 7, 2023. - Israel launched air strikes before dawn on April 7...

Participants in skeleton costumes perform the Dance of the Death as part of the Maundy Thursday celebrations in Verges, northeastern Spain, on April 6...

Penitents wearing skull masks take part in the Maundy Thursday procession in Verges, northeastern Spain, on April 6, 2023. - Spain's colourful Holy We...

A PLA Navy tugboat sails in the Taiwan Strait, past tourists on Pingtan island, the closest point to Taiwan, in China's southeast Fujian province on A...

A Palestinian Muslim devotee reacts as she arrives at the compound of the Al-Aqsa Mosque for the third Friday Noon prayer during the Islamic holy mont...

Russian Orthodox Patriarch Kirill releases a white dove after a service marking the Holiday of Annunciation at the Kremlin in Moscow on April 7, 2023....

People wearing white masks push carts as they take part in the Czech Easter rattling traditional ritual to mark Good Friday, that recalls for Christia...

A Muslim worshipper prays at the Naif Mosque in Dubai on April 7, 2023, during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan. (Photo by Karim SAHIB / AFP)

Brolyne Befany Joseph, 14, plays the role of Jesus Christ during a Passion of the Christ reenactment by worshippers of Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Ch...

The eyes of members of the Nazarenos brotherhood are seen under their conical hoods as they take part in a Good Friday procession in Zipaquira, Colomb...

Penitents, dressed up in the shroud that they will wear in their funeral, parade in the Good Friday procession in the Northwestern Spanish village of...

Penitents, dressed up in the shroud that they will wear in their funeral, carry a Christ statue in a coffin during the Good Friday procession in the N...

An eye of a worshipper is seen under his conical hood as he takes part in a Good Friday procession in Comayagua, Honduras, on April 7, 2023. (Photo by...

Picture of a sawdust carpet depicting Jesus Christ seen on a street in Comayagua, Honduras, on April 7, 2023, during Holy Week. (Photo by Orlando SIER...