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PHOTO COLLECTION: Good Friday Around the World

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PHOTO COLLECTION: Good Friday Around the World

2025-04-19 13:32 Last Updated At:13:42

This is a photo collection curated by AP photo editors.

Faithful attend the procession started inside the Colosseum during the Via Crucis (Latin for 'way of the cross') in Rome, Friday, April 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)

Faithful attend the procession started inside the Colosseum during the Via Crucis (Latin for 'way of the cross') in Rome, Friday, April 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)

Catholic clergymen take part in a Good Friday ceremony reenacting the funeral of Jesus Christ at the Church of the Holy Sepulcher, the site where according to tradition Jesus was crucified and buried, in the Old City of Jerusalem on Friday, April 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)

Catholic clergymen take part in a Good Friday ceremony reenacting the funeral of Jesus Christ at the Church of the Holy Sepulcher, the site where according to tradition Jesus was crucified and buried, in the Old City of Jerusalem on Friday, April 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)

Catholic clergymen take part in a Good Friday ceremony reenacting the funeral of Jesus Christ at the Church of the Holy Sepulcher, the site where according to tradition Jesus was crucified and buried, in the Old City of Jerusalem on Friday, April 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)

Catholic clergymen take part in a Good Friday ceremony reenacting the funeral of Jesus Christ at the Church of the Holy Sepulcher, the site where according to tradition Jesus was crucified and buried, in the Old City of Jerusalem on Friday, April 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)

Catholic clergymen take part in a Good Friday ceremony reenacting the funeral of Jesus Christ at the Church of the Holy Sepulcher, the site where according to tradition Jesus was crucified and buried, in the Old City of Jerusalem on Friday, April 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)

Catholic clergymen take part in a Good Friday ceremony reenacting the funeral of Jesus Christ at the Church of the Holy Sepulcher, the site where according to tradition Jesus was crucified and buried, in the Old City of Jerusalem on Friday, April 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)

Catholic clergymen take part in a Good Friday ceremony reenacting the funeral of Jesus Christ at the Church of the Holy Sepulcher, the site where according to tradition Jesus was crucified and buried, in the Old City of Jerusalem on Friday, April 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)

Catholic clergymen take part in a Good Friday ceremony reenacting the funeral of Jesus Christ at the Church of the Holy Sepulcher, the site where according to tradition Jesus was crucified and buried, in the Old City of Jerusalem on Friday, April 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)

Cardinal Baldassare Reina, Vicar General of Pope Francis for the Diocese of Rome, leads the procession in front of the Colosseum during the Via Crucis (Latin for 'way of the cross') in Rome, Friday, April 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)

Cardinal Baldassare Reina, Vicar General of Pope Francis for the Diocese of Rome, leads the procession in front of the Colosseum during the Via Crucis (Latin for 'way of the cross') in Rome, Friday, April 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)

Nuns attend the procession outside the Colosseum during the Via Crucis (Latin for 'way of the cross') in Rome, Friday, April 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)

Nuns attend the procession outside the Colosseum during the Via Crucis (Latin for 'way of the cross') in Rome, Friday, April 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)

Christian pilgrims carry crosses during a Holy Week procession in the Old City of Jerusalem on Good Friday, April 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)

Christian pilgrims carry crosses during a Holy Week procession in the Old City of Jerusalem on Good Friday, April 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)

Catholic clergymen take part in a Good Friday ceremony reenacting the funeral of Jesus Christ at the Church of the Holy Sepulcher, the site where according to tradition Jesus was crucified and buried, in the Old City of Jerusalem on Friday, April 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)

Catholic clergymen take part in a Good Friday ceremony reenacting the funeral of Jesus Christ at the Church of the Holy Sepulcher, the site where according to tradition Jesus was crucified and buried, in the Old City of Jerusalem on Friday, April 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)

People attend the Way of Cross ceremony to mark Good Friday in the Old City of Tallinn, Estonia, during Holy Week, Friday, April 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Sergei Grits)

People attend the Way of Cross ceremony to mark Good Friday in the Old City of Tallinn, Estonia, during Holy Week, Friday, April 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Sergei Grits)

A buyer chooses hand decorated Easter eggs, on Orthodox Good Friday at a green market in Belgrade, Serbia, Friday, April 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Darko Vojinovic)

A buyer chooses hand decorated Easter eggs, on Orthodox Good Friday at a green market in Belgrade, Serbia, Friday, April 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Darko Vojinovic)

Christians attend a prayer service at St. Anthony Church, marking Good Friday, in Lahore, Pakistan, Friday, April 18, 2025. (AP Photo/K.M. Chaudary)

Christians attend a prayer service at St. Anthony Church, marking Good Friday, in Lahore, Pakistan, Friday, April 18, 2025. (AP Photo/K.M. Chaudary)

A Christian woman kisses the cross during a service at St. Anthony Church, marking Good Friday, in Lahore, Pakistan, Friday, April 18, 2025. (AP Photo/K.M. Chaudary)

A Christian woman kisses the cross during a service at St. Anthony Church, marking Good Friday, in Lahore, Pakistan, Friday, April 18, 2025. (AP Photo/K.M. Chaudary)

A Christian woman takes a selfie as she attends a prayer services at St. Anthony Church, marking Good Friday, in Lahore, Pakistan, Friday, April 18, 2025. (AP Photo/K.M. Chaudary)

A Christian woman takes a selfie as she attends a prayer services at St. Anthony Church, marking Good Friday, in Lahore, Pakistan, Friday, April 18, 2025. (AP Photo/K.M. Chaudary)

A Greek Orthodox priest holds a statue of Christ during a Good Friday reenactment of the Deposition of Jesus Christ at Agios Antonios church in the northern suburb of Chalandri during Holy Week in Athens, Greece, Friday, April 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis)

A Greek Orthodox priest holds a statue of Christ during a Good Friday reenactment of the Deposition of Jesus Christ at Agios Antonios church in the northern suburb of Chalandri during Holy Week in Athens, Greece, Friday, April 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis)

Pilgrims carry wooden crosses on Good Friday across the sands at low tide to the Holy Island of Lindisfarne, in Northumberland, north England, during the annual Christian Easter pilgrimage, Friday April 18, 2025. (Jane Barlow/PA via AP)

Pilgrims carry wooden crosses on Good Friday across the sands at low tide to the Holy Island of Lindisfarne, in Northumberland, north England, during the annual Christian Easter pilgrimage, Friday April 18, 2025. (Jane Barlow/PA via AP)

Russian Orthodox Church Patriarch Kirill, center, attends the service during the Good Friday in the Christ The Savior Cathedral in Moscow, Russia, on Friday, April 18, 2025. (Sergey Vlasov/Russian Orthodox Church Press Service via AP)

Russian Orthodox Church Patriarch Kirill, center, attends the service during the Good Friday in the Christ The Savior Cathedral in Moscow, Russia, on Friday, April 18, 2025. (Sergey Vlasov/Russian Orthodox Church Press Service via AP)

Delegate of the Holy Father, Cardinal Claudio Gugerotti, Prefect of the Dicastery for the Oriental Churches, prostrates himself during the Good Friday service he led inside St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican, Friday, April 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)

Delegate of the Holy Father, Cardinal Claudio Gugerotti, Prefect of the Dicastery for the Oriental Churches, prostrates himself during the Good Friday service he led inside St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican, Friday, April 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)

The sun sets over the Roman Forum before the start of the Via Crucis (Latin for 'way of the cross') procession marking the Catholic Good Friday, Friday, April 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)

The sun sets over the Roman Forum before the start of the Via Crucis (Latin for 'way of the cross') procession marking the Catholic Good Friday, Friday, April 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)

A torch-lit giant cross is set up in front of the Colosseum for the Via Crucis (Latin for 'way of the cross') in Rome, Friday, April 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)

A torch-lit giant cross is set up in front of the Colosseum for the Via Crucis (Latin for 'way of the cross') in Rome, Friday, April 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)

Faithful wait for the procession started inside the Colosseum during the Via Crucis (Latin for 'way of the cross') in Rome, Friday, April 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)

Faithful wait for the procession started inside the Colosseum during the Via Crucis (Latin for 'way of the cross') in Rome, Friday, April 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)

Penitents take part in the Procession of Souls on Good Friday during Holy Week in Goias, Brazil, Friday, April 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres)

Penitents take part in the Procession of Souls on Good Friday during Holy Week in Goias, Brazil, Friday, April 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres)

Actors reenact the crucifixion of Jesus with a Way of The Cross procession on Good Friday during Holy Week in Atyra, Paraguay, Friday, April 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Jorge Saenz)

Actors reenact the crucifixion of Jesus with a Way of The Cross procession on Good Friday during Holy Week in Atyra, Paraguay, Friday, April 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Jorge Saenz)

Actors pose for a picture before reenacting the crucifixion of Jesus in a Way of The Cross procession during Holy Week in Atyra, Paraguay, Friday, April 18, 2025. David Rodi, a grade school physical health teacher, center, plays the role of Jesus. (AP Photo/Jorge Saenz)

Actors pose for a picture before reenacting the crucifixion of Jesus in a Way of The Cross procession during Holy Week in Atyra, Paraguay, Friday, April 18, 2025. David Rodi, a grade school physical health teacher, center, plays the role of Jesus. (AP Photo/Jorge Saenz)

A member of the St Francis Catholic Church holds a rosary as they take part in a Way of the Cross re-enactment of the crucifixion of Jesus Christ on Good Friday during Holy Week in Lagos, Nigeria, Friday, April 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Sunday Alamba)

A member of the St Francis Catholic Church holds a rosary as they take part in a Way of the Cross re-enactment of the crucifixion of Jesus Christ on Good Friday during Holy Week in Lagos, Nigeria, Friday, April 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Sunday Alamba)

Members of the St Francis Catholic Church take part in a Way of the Cross re-enactment of the crucifixion of Jesus Christ on Good Friday during Holy Week in Lagos, Nigeria, Friday, April 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Sunday Alamba)

Members of the St Francis Catholic Church take part in a Way of the Cross re-enactment of the crucifixion of Jesus Christ on Good Friday during Holy Week in Lagos, Nigeria, Friday, April 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Sunday Alamba)

Actors are whipped during a Way of the Cross reenactment of Jesus' crucifixion on Good Friday during Holy Week in the Kibera informal settlement of Nairobi, Kenya, Friday, April 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Brian Inganga)

Actors are whipped during a Way of the Cross reenactment of Jesus' crucifixion on Good Friday during Holy Week in the Kibera informal settlement of Nairobi, Kenya, Friday, April 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Brian Inganga)

Christians reenact the crucifixion of Jesus Christ in a Way of the Cross procession on Good Friday during Holy Week in the informal settlement of Kibera in Nairobi, Kenya, Friday, April 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Brian Inganga)

Christians reenact the crucifixion of Jesus Christ in a Way of the Cross procession on Good Friday during Holy Week in the informal settlement of Kibera in Nairobi, Kenya, Friday, April 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Brian Inganga)

Hooded penitents take part in a Good Friday procession during Holy Week in La Paz, Bolivia, Friday, April 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Juan Karita)

Hooded penitents take part in a Good Friday procession during Holy Week in La Paz, Bolivia, Friday, April 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Juan Karita)

A person holding a statue of the Virgin Mary walks in a Good Friday procession during Holy Week in La Paz, Bolivia, Friday, April 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Juan Karita)

A person holding a statue of the Virgin Mary walks in a Good Friday procession during Holy Week in La Paz, Bolivia, Friday, April 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Juan Karita)

Lebanese men are raised from the cross during a reenactment of Jesus Christ's sufferings as part of Good Friday rituals, in Quraye near the southern port city of Sidon, Lebanon, Friday, April 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)

Lebanese men are raised from the cross during a reenactment of Jesus Christ's sufferings as part of Good Friday rituals, in Quraye near the southern port city of Sidon, Lebanon, Friday, April 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)

A nun touches the ancient relic that many Christians revere as Jesus Christ's "Crown of Thorns" during a ceremony to mark Good Friday at Notre Dame cathedral, Friday, April 18, 2025 in Paris. (AP Photo/Michel Euler)

A nun touches the ancient relic that many Christians revere as Jesus Christ's "Crown of Thorns" during a ceremony to mark Good Friday at Notre Dame cathedral, Friday, April 18, 2025 in Paris. (AP Photo/Michel Euler)

The cross is presented to the faithful during the Way of Cross ceremony to mark Good Friday, outside the Sacre Coeur basilica, Friday, April 18, 2025 in Paris. (AP Photo/Michel Euler)

The cross is presented to the faithful during the Way of Cross ceremony to mark Good Friday, outside the Sacre Coeur basilica, Friday, April 18, 2025 in Paris. (AP Photo/Michel Euler)

People walk past a sawdust carpet made as an offering from Catholics to Jesus Christ during a Holy Week procession in Antigua, Guatemala on Good Friday, April 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Moises Castillo)

People walk past a sawdust carpet made as an offering from Catholics to Jesus Christ during a Holy Week procession in Antigua, Guatemala on Good Friday, April 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Moises Castillo)

Penitents knows as "cucuruchos" carry a statue of Jesus Christ bearing a cross, during a Holy Week procession in Antigua, Guatemala on Good Friday, April 18, 2025. The "Volcan de Agua," or Water Volcano, stands behind. (AP Photo/Moises Castillo)

Penitents knows as "cucuruchos" carry a statue of Jesus Christ bearing a cross, during a Holy Week procession in Antigua, Guatemala on Good Friday, April 18, 2025. The "Volcan de Agua," or Water Volcano, stands behind. (AP Photo/Moises Castillo)

A man cuts the back of a penitent using a blade as he prepares to flagellate himself on Good Friday in Kalayaan town, Laguna province, Philippines, April 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)

A man cuts the back of a penitent using a blade as he prepares to flagellate himself on Good Friday in Kalayaan town, Laguna province, Philippines, April 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)

a member of the Italian community takes part in a re-enactment of the crucifixion of Jesus Christ on Good Friday, in Bensheim, Germany, Friday, April 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader)

a member of the Italian community takes part in a re-enactment of the crucifixion of Jesus Christ on Good Friday, in Bensheim, Germany, Friday, April 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader)

Members of the Italian community take part in a re-enactment of the crucifixion of Jesus Christ on Good Friday, in Bensheim, Germany, Friday, April 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader)

Members of the Italian community take part in a re-enactment of the crucifixion of Jesus Christ on Good Friday, in Bensheim, Germany, Friday, April 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader)

Members of the Danza Señor San Jose dance group perform behind El Santuario De Chimayo in Northern New Mexico during Holy Week on Good Friday, April 18, 2025. Chimayo, N.M. (AP Photo/Roberto E. Rosales)

Members of the Danza Señor San Jose dance group perform behind El Santuario De Chimayo in Northern New Mexico during Holy Week on Good Friday, April 18, 2025. Chimayo, N.M. (AP Photo/Roberto E. Rosales)

Christians reenact the crucifixion of Jesus Christ to mark Good Friday in Guwahati, India, Friday, April 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Anupam Nath)

Christians reenact the crucifixion of Jesus Christ to mark Good Friday in Guwahati, India, Friday, April 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Anupam Nath)

Christians participate in a procession to mark Good Friday, in Jammu, India, Friday, April 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Channi Anand)

Christians participate in a procession to mark Good Friday, in Jammu, India, Friday, April 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Channi Anand)

Palestinian Christians attend a Good Friday Mass at the Greek Orthodox Church of Saint Porphyrius in Gaza City, Friday, April 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Jehad Alshrafi)

Palestinian Christians attend a Good Friday Mass at the Greek Orthodox Church of Saint Porphyrius in Gaza City, Friday, April 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Jehad Alshrafi)

Christian pilgrims carry crosses during Good Friday procession in the Old City of Jerusalem on Friday, April 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Mahmoud Illean)

Christian pilgrims carry crosses during Good Friday procession in the Old City of Jerusalem on Friday, April 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Mahmoud Illean)

Christian pilgrims carry crosses during Good Friday procession in the Old City of Jerusalem on Friday, April 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)

Christian pilgrims carry crosses during Good Friday procession in the Old City of Jerusalem on Friday, April 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)

Members of the Italian community take part in a re-enactment of the crucifixion of Jesus Christ on Good Friday, in Bensheim, Germany, Friday, April 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader)

Members of the Italian community take part in a re-enactment of the crucifixion of Jesus Christ on Good Friday, in Bensheim, Germany, Friday, April 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader)

Penitents wash their bloodied backs after flagellating themselves on Good Friday in Kalayaan town, Laguna province, Philippines, April 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)

Penitents wash their bloodied backs after flagellating themselves on Good Friday in Kalayaan town, Laguna province, Philippines, April 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)

Christian pilgrims hold crosses during Good Friday procession at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, where many Christians believe Jesus was crucified, buried and rose from the dead, in the Old City of Jerusalem on Friday, April 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Maya Alleruzzo)

Christian pilgrims hold crosses during Good Friday procession at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, where many Christians believe Jesus was crucified, buried and rose from the dead, in the Old City of Jerusalem on Friday, April 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Maya Alleruzzo)

Christians participate in a procession to mark Good Friday, in Jammu, India, Friday, April 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Channi Anand)

Christians participate in a procession to mark Good Friday, in Jammu, India, Friday, April 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Channi Anand)

People watch as a man dressed as Jesus Christ reenacts the crucifixion of Jesus Christ to mark Good Friday in Hyderabad, India, Friday, April 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Mahesh Kumar A.)

People watch as a man dressed as Jesus Christ reenacts the crucifixion of Jesus Christ to mark Good Friday in Hyderabad, India, Friday, April 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Mahesh Kumar A.)

Christians reenact the crucifixion of Jesus Christ to mark Good Friday in Hyderabad, India, Friday, April 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Mahesh Kumar A.)

Christians reenact the crucifixion of Jesus Christ to mark Good Friday in Hyderabad, India, Friday, April 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Mahesh Kumar A.)

A Christian woman prays at the St. Teresa's Church, marking Good Friday, in Kolkata, India, Friday, April 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Bikas Das)

A Christian woman prays at the St. Teresa's Church, marking Good Friday, in Kolkata, India, Friday, April 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Bikas Das)

Christian devotees take out a procession to mark Good Friday outside St. Joseph Cathedral in Prayagraj, in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, Friday, April 18, 2025 (AP Photo/Rajesh Kumar Singh)

Christian devotees take out a procession to mark Good Friday outside St. Joseph Cathedral in Prayagraj, in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, Friday, April 18, 2025 (AP Photo/Rajesh Kumar Singh)

Christians attend a prayer service at the St. Teresa's Church, marking Good Friday, in Kolkata, India, Friday, April 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Bikas Das)

Christians attend a prayer service at the St. Teresa's Church, marking Good Friday, in Kolkata, India, Friday, April 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Bikas Das)

Christian pilgrims hold crosses during Good Friday procession in the Old City of Jerusalem on Friday, April 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Mahmoud Illean)

Christian pilgrims hold crosses during Good Friday procession in the Old City of Jerusalem on Friday, April 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Mahmoud Illean)

The deputy mayor of the Cypriot village of Kathikas Charalmbos Phylahtou, re-enacts the Procession to Calvary, or Christ carrying the cross to his crucifixion, through the village streets, flanked by villagers resembling Roman military and with the faithful following in procession in Kathikas village in Paphos district on holy Friday, April 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Petros Karadjias)

The deputy mayor of the Cypriot village of Kathikas Charalmbos Phylahtou, re-enacts the Procession to Calvary, or Christ carrying the cross to his crucifixion, through the village streets, flanked by villagers resembling Roman military and with the faithful following in procession in Kathikas village in Paphos district on holy Friday, April 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Petros Karadjias)

Christians reenact the crucifixion of Jesus Christ to mark Good Friday in Guwahati, India, Friday, April 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Anupam Nath)

Christians reenact the crucifixion of Jesus Christ to mark Good Friday in Guwahati, India, Friday, April 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Anupam Nath)

A Catholic kisses the feet of Jesus Christ marking Good Friday at St. Mary's Church, in Kolkata, India, Friday, April 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Bikas Das)

A Catholic kisses the feet of Jesus Christ marking Good Friday at St. Mary's Church, in Kolkata, India, Friday, April 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Bikas Das)

A Christian woman puts candle at the St. Teresa's Church marking Good Friday, in Kolkata, India, Friday, April 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Bikas Das)

A Christian woman puts candle at the St. Teresa's Church marking Good Friday, in Kolkata, India, Friday, April 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Bikas Das)

Christians reenact the crucifixion of Jesus Christ to mark Good Friday in Guwahati, India, Friday, April 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Anupam Nath)

Christians reenact the crucifixion of Jesus Christ to mark Good Friday in Guwahati, India, Friday, April 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Anupam Nath)

Christians reenact the crucifixion of Jesus Christ to mark Good Friday in Guwahati, India, Friday, April 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Anupam Nath)

Christians reenact the crucifixion of Jesus Christ to mark Good Friday in Guwahati, India, Friday, April 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Anupam Nath)

Christian pilgrims carry crosses during Good Friday procession in the Old City of Jerusalem on Friday, April 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Mahmoud Illean)

Christian pilgrims carry crosses during Good Friday procession in the Old City of Jerusalem on Friday, April 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Mahmoud Illean)

A procession arrives for the exhibition of the relic of the holy cross from the Lodge of St. Veronica, Friday, April 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)

A procession arrives for the exhibition of the relic of the holy cross from the Lodge of St. Veronica, Friday, April 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)

Christian pilgrims carry crosses during Good Friday procession in the Old City of Jerusalem on Friday, April 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)

Christian pilgrims carry crosses during Good Friday procession in the Old City of Jerusalem on Friday, April 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)

Christian pilgrims carry crosses during Good Friday procession in the Old City of Jerusalem on Friday, April 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Mahmoud Illean)

Christian pilgrims carry crosses during Good Friday procession in the Old City of Jerusalem on Friday, April 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Mahmoud Illean)

Christians reenact the crucifixion of Jesus Christ to mark Good Friday in Guwahati, India, Friday, April 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Anupam Nath)

Christians reenact the crucifixion of Jesus Christ to mark Good Friday in Guwahati, India, Friday, April 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Anupam Nath)

Christian pilgrims carry crosses during Good Friday procession in the Old City of Jerusalem on Friday, April 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Mahmoud Illean)

Christian pilgrims carry crosses during Good Friday procession in the Old City of Jerusalem on Friday, April 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Mahmoud Illean)

Altar boys and girls walk in a procession through an alley beside Saint Teresa's home, marking Good Friday, in Kolkata, India, Friday, April 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Bikas Das)

Altar boys and girls walk in a procession through an alley beside Saint Teresa's home, marking Good Friday, in Kolkata, India, Friday, April 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Bikas Das)

A crucifix rests on the chairs of St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican during the preparations for the celebration of the passion of Christ, Friday, April 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)

A crucifix rests on the chairs of St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican during the preparations for the celebration of the passion of Christ, Friday, April 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)

Christian pilgrims hold crosses during Good Friday procession in the Old City of Jerusalem on Friday, April 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)

Christian pilgrims hold crosses during Good Friday procession in the Old City of Jerusalem on Friday, April 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)

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Faithful attend the procession started inside the Colosseum during the Via Crucis (Latin for 'way of the cross') in Rome, Friday, April 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)

Faithful attend the procession started inside the Colosseum during the Via Crucis (Latin for 'way of the cross') in Rome, Friday, April 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)

Catholic clergymen take part in a Good Friday ceremony reenacting the funeral of Jesus Christ at the Church of the Holy Sepulcher, the site where according to tradition Jesus was crucified and buried, in the Old City of Jerusalem on Friday, April 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)

Catholic clergymen take part in a Good Friday ceremony reenacting the funeral of Jesus Christ at the Church of the Holy Sepulcher, the site where according to tradition Jesus was crucified and buried, in the Old City of Jerusalem on Friday, April 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)

Catholic clergymen take part in a Good Friday ceremony reenacting the funeral of Jesus Christ at the Church of the Holy Sepulcher, the site where according to tradition Jesus was crucified and buried, in the Old City of Jerusalem on Friday, April 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)

Catholic clergymen take part in a Good Friday ceremony reenacting the funeral of Jesus Christ at the Church of the Holy Sepulcher, the site where according to tradition Jesus was crucified and buried, in the Old City of Jerusalem on Friday, April 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)

Catholic clergymen take part in a Good Friday ceremony reenacting the funeral of Jesus Christ at the Church of the Holy Sepulcher, the site where according to tradition Jesus was crucified and buried, in the Old City of Jerusalem on Friday, April 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)

Catholic clergymen take part in a Good Friday ceremony reenacting the funeral of Jesus Christ at the Church of the Holy Sepulcher, the site where according to tradition Jesus was crucified and buried, in the Old City of Jerusalem on Friday, April 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)

Catholic clergymen take part in a Good Friday ceremony reenacting the funeral of Jesus Christ at the Church of the Holy Sepulcher, the site where according to tradition Jesus was crucified and buried, in the Old City of Jerusalem on Friday, April 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)

Catholic clergymen take part in a Good Friday ceremony reenacting the funeral of Jesus Christ at the Church of the Holy Sepulcher, the site where according to tradition Jesus was crucified and buried, in the Old City of Jerusalem on Friday, April 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)

Cardinal Baldassare Reina, Vicar General of Pope Francis for the Diocese of Rome, leads the procession in front of the Colosseum during the Via Crucis (Latin for 'way of the cross') in Rome, Friday, April 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)

Cardinal Baldassare Reina, Vicar General of Pope Francis for the Diocese of Rome, leads the procession in front of the Colosseum during the Via Crucis (Latin for 'way of the cross') in Rome, Friday, April 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)

Nuns attend the procession outside the Colosseum during the Via Crucis (Latin for 'way of the cross') in Rome, Friday, April 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)

Nuns attend the procession outside the Colosseum during the Via Crucis (Latin for 'way of the cross') in Rome, Friday, April 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)

Christian pilgrims carry crosses during a Holy Week procession in the Old City of Jerusalem on Good Friday, April 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)

Christian pilgrims carry crosses during a Holy Week procession in the Old City of Jerusalem on Good Friday, April 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)

Catholic clergymen take part in a Good Friday ceremony reenacting the funeral of Jesus Christ at the Church of the Holy Sepulcher, the site where according to tradition Jesus was crucified and buried, in the Old City of Jerusalem on Friday, April 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)

Catholic clergymen take part in a Good Friday ceremony reenacting the funeral of Jesus Christ at the Church of the Holy Sepulcher, the site where according to tradition Jesus was crucified and buried, in the Old City of Jerusalem on Friday, April 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)

People attend the Way of Cross ceremony to mark Good Friday in the Old City of Tallinn, Estonia, during Holy Week, Friday, April 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Sergei Grits)

People attend the Way of Cross ceremony to mark Good Friday in the Old City of Tallinn, Estonia, during Holy Week, Friday, April 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Sergei Grits)

A buyer chooses hand decorated Easter eggs, on Orthodox Good Friday at a green market in Belgrade, Serbia, Friday, April 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Darko Vojinovic)

A buyer chooses hand decorated Easter eggs, on Orthodox Good Friday at a green market in Belgrade, Serbia, Friday, April 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Darko Vojinovic)

Christians attend a prayer service at St. Anthony Church, marking Good Friday, in Lahore, Pakistan, Friday, April 18, 2025. (AP Photo/K.M. Chaudary)

Christians attend a prayer service at St. Anthony Church, marking Good Friday, in Lahore, Pakistan, Friday, April 18, 2025. (AP Photo/K.M. Chaudary)

A Christian woman kisses the cross during a service at St. Anthony Church, marking Good Friday, in Lahore, Pakistan, Friday, April 18, 2025. (AP Photo/K.M. Chaudary)

A Christian woman kisses the cross during a service at St. Anthony Church, marking Good Friday, in Lahore, Pakistan, Friday, April 18, 2025. (AP Photo/K.M. Chaudary)

A Christian woman takes a selfie as she attends a prayer services at St. Anthony Church, marking Good Friday, in Lahore, Pakistan, Friday, April 18, 2025. (AP Photo/K.M. Chaudary)

A Christian woman takes a selfie as she attends a prayer services at St. Anthony Church, marking Good Friday, in Lahore, Pakistan, Friday, April 18, 2025. (AP Photo/K.M. Chaudary)

A Greek Orthodox priest holds a statue of Christ during a Good Friday reenactment of the Deposition of Jesus Christ at Agios Antonios church in the northern suburb of Chalandri during Holy Week in Athens, Greece, Friday, April 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis)

A Greek Orthodox priest holds a statue of Christ during a Good Friday reenactment of the Deposition of Jesus Christ at Agios Antonios church in the northern suburb of Chalandri during Holy Week in Athens, Greece, Friday, April 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis)

Pilgrims carry wooden crosses on Good Friday across the sands at low tide to the Holy Island of Lindisfarne, in Northumberland, north England, during the annual Christian Easter pilgrimage, Friday April 18, 2025. (Jane Barlow/PA via AP)

Pilgrims carry wooden crosses on Good Friday across the sands at low tide to the Holy Island of Lindisfarne, in Northumberland, north England, during the annual Christian Easter pilgrimage, Friday April 18, 2025. (Jane Barlow/PA via AP)

Russian Orthodox Church Patriarch Kirill, center, attends the service during the Good Friday in the Christ The Savior Cathedral in Moscow, Russia, on Friday, April 18, 2025. (Sergey Vlasov/Russian Orthodox Church Press Service via AP)

Russian Orthodox Church Patriarch Kirill, center, attends the service during the Good Friday in the Christ The Savior Cathedral in Moscow, Russia, on Friday, April 18, 2025. (Sergey Vlasov/Russian Orthodox Church Press Service via AP)

Delegate of the Holy Father, Cardinal Claudio Gugerotti, Prefect of the Dicastery for the Oriental Churches, prostrates himself during the Good Friday service he led inside St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican, Friday, April 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)

Delegate of the Holy Father, Cardinal Claudio Gugerotti, Prefect of the Dicastery for the Oriental Churches, prostrates himself during the Good Friday service he led inside St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican, Friday, April 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)

The sun sets over the Roman Forum before the start of the Via Crucis (Latin for 'way of the cross') procession marking the Catholic Good Friday, Friday, April 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)

The sun sets over the Roman Forum before the start of the Via Crucis (Latin for 'way of the cross') procession marking the Catholic Good Friday, Friday, April 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)

A torch-lit giant cross is set up in front of the Colosseum for the Via Crucis (Latin for 'way of the cross') in Rome, Friday, April 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)

A torch-lit giant cross is set up in front of the Colosseum for the Via Crucis (Latin for 'way of the cross') in Rome, Friday, April 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)

Faithful wait for the procession started inside the Colosseum during the Via Crucis (Latin for 'way of the cross') in Rome, Friday, April 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)

Faithful wait for the procession started inside the Colosseum during the Via Crucis (Latin for 'way of the cross') in Rome, Friday, April 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)

Penitents take part in the Procession of Souls on Good Friday during Holy Week in Goias, Brazil, Friday, April 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres)

Penitents take part in the Procession of Souls on Good Friday during Holy Week in Goias, Brazil, Friday, April 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres)

Actors reenact the crucifixion of Jesus with a Way of The Cross procession on Good Friday during Holy Week in Atyra, Paraguay, Friday, April 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Jorge Saenz)

Actors reenact the crucifixion of Jesus with a Way of The Cross procession on Good Friday during Holy Week in Atyra, Paraguay, Friday, April 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Jorge Saenz)

Actors pose for a picture before reenacting the crucifixion of Jesus in a Way of The Cross procession during Holy Week in Atyra, Paraguay, Friday, April 18, 2025. David Rodi, a grade school physical health teacher, center, plays the role of Jesus. (AP Photo/Jorge Saenz)

Actors pose for a picture before reenacting the crucifixion of Jesus in a Way of The Cross procession during Holy Week in Atyra, Paraguay, Friday, April 18, 2025. David Rodi, a grade school physical health teacher, center, plays the role of Jesus. (AP Photo/Jorge Saenz)

A member of the St Francis Catholic Church holds a rosary as they take part in a Way of the Cross re-enactment of the crucifixion of Jesus Christ on Good Friday during Holy Week in Lagos, Nigeria, Friday, April 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Sunday Alamba)

A member of the St Francis Catholic Church holds a rosary as they take part in a Way of the Cross re-enactment of the crucifixion of Jesus Christ on Good Friday during Holy Week in Lagos, Nigeria, Friday, April 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Sunday Alamba)

Members of the St Francis Catholic Church take part in a Way of the Cross re-enactment of the crucifixion of Jesus Christ on Good Friday during Holy Week in Lagos, Nigeria, Friday, April 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Sunday Alamba)

Members of the St Francis Catholic Church take part in a Way of the Cross re-enactment of the crucifixion of Jesus Christ on Good Friday during Holy Week in Lagos, Nigeria, Friday, April 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Sunday Alamba)

Actors are whipped during a Way of the Cross reenactment of Jesus' crucifixion on Good Friday during Holy Week in the Kibera informal settlement of Nairobi, Kenya, Friday, April 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Brian Inganga)

Actors are whipped during a Way of the Cross reenactment of Jesus' crucifixion on Good Friday during Holy Week in the Kibera informal settlement of Nairobi, Kenya, Friday, April 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Brian Inganga)

Christians reenact the crucifixion of Jesus Christ in a Way of the Cross procession on Good Friday during Holy Week in the informal settlement of Kibera in Nairobi, Kenya, Friday, April 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Brian Inganga)

Christians reenact the crucifixion of Jesus Christ in a Way of the Cross procession on Good Friday during Holy Week in the informal settlement of Kibera in Nairobi, Kenya, Friday, April 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Brian Inganga)

Hooded penitents take part in a Good Friday procession during Holy Week in La Paz, Bolivia, Friday, April 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Juan Karita)

Hooded penitents take part in a Good Friday procession during Holy Week in La Paz, Bolivia, Friday, April 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Juan Karita)

A person holding a statue of the Virgin Mary walks in a Good Friday procession during Holy Week in La Paz, Bolivia, Friday, April 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Juan Karita)

A person holding a statue of the Virgin Mary walks in a Good Friday procession during Holy Week in La Paz, Bolivia, Friday, April 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Juan Karita)

Lebanese men are raised from the cross during a reenactment of Jesus Christ's sufferings as part of Good Friday rituals, in Quraye near the southern port city of Sidon, Lebanon, Friday, April 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)

Lebanese men are raised from the cross during a reenactment of Jesus Christ's sufferings as part of Good Friday rituals, in Quraye near the southern port city of Sidon, Lebanon, Friday, April 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)

A nun touches the ancient relic that many Christians revere as Jesus Christ's "Crown of Thorns" during a ceremony to mark Good Friday at Notre Dame cathedral, Friday, April 18, 2025 in Paris. (AP Photo/Michel Euler)

A nun touches the ancient relic that many Christians revere as Jesus Christ's "Crown of Thorns" during a ceremony to mark Good Friday at Notre Dame cathedral, Friday, April 18, 2025 in Paris. (AP Photo/Michel Euler)

The cross is presented to the faithful during the Way of Cross ceremony to mark Good Friday, outside the Sacre Coeur basilica, Friday, April 18, 2025 in Paris. (AP Photo/Michel Euler)

The cross is presented to the faithful during the Way of Cross ceremony to mark Good Friday, outside the Sacre Coeur basilica, Friday, April 18, 2025 in Paris. (AP Photo/Michel Euler)

People walk past a sawdust carpet made as an offering from Catholics to Jesus Christ during a Holy Week procession in Antigua, Guatemala on Good Friday, April 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Moises Castillo)

People walk past a sawdust carpet made as an offering from Catholics to Jesus Christ during a Holy Week procession in Antigua, Guatemala on Good Friday, April 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Moises Castillo)

Penitents knows as "cucuruchos" carry a statue of Jesus Christ bearing a cross, during a Holy Week procession in Antigua, Guatemala on Good Friday, April 18, 2025. The "Volcan de Agua," or Water Volcano, stands behind. (AP Photo/Moises Castillo)

Penitents knows as "cucuruchos" carry a statue of Jesus Christ bearing a cross, during a Holy Week procession in Antigua, Guatemala on Good Friday, April 18, 2025. The "Volcan de Agua," or Water Volcano, stands behind. (AP Photo/Moises Castillo)

A man cuts the back of a penitent using a blade as he prepares to flagellate himself on Good Friday in Kalayaan town, Laguna province, Philippines, April 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)

A man cuts the back of a penitent using a blade as he prepares to flagellate himself on Good Friday in Kalayaan town, Laguna province, Philippines, April 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)

a member of the Italian community takes part in a re-enactment of the crucifixion of Jesus Christ on Good Friday, in Bensheim, Germany, Friday, April 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader)

a member of the Italian community takes part in a re-enactment of the crucifixion of Jesus Christ on Good Friday, in Bensheim, Germany, Friday, April 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader)

Members of the Italian community take part in a re-enactment of the crucifixion of Jesus Christ on Good Friday, in Bensheim, Germany, Friday, April 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader)

Members of the Italian community take part in a re-enactment of the crucifixion of Jesus Christ on Good Friday, in Bensheim, Germany, Friday, April 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader)

Members of the Danza Señor San Jose dance group perform behind El Santuario De Chimayo in Northern New Mexico during Holy Week on Good Friday, April 18, 2025. Chimayo, N.M. (AP Photo/Roberto E. Rosales)

Members of the Danza Señor San Jose dance group perform behind El Santuario De Chimayo in Northern New Mexico during Holy Week on Good Friday, April 18, 2025. Chimayo, N.M. (AP Photo/Roberto E. Rosales)

Christians reenact the crucifixion of Jesus Christ to mark Good Friday in Guwahati, India, Friday, April 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Anupam Nath)

Christians reenact the crucifixion of Jesus Christ to mark Good Friday in Guwahati, India, Friday, April 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Anupam Nath)

Christians participate in a procession to mark Good Friday, in Jammu, India, Friday, April 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Channi Anand)

Christians participate in a procession to mark Good Friday, in Jammu, India, Friday, April 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Channi Anand)

Palestinian Christians attend a Good Friday Mass at the Greek Orthodox Church of Saint Porphyrius in Gaza City, Friday, April 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Jehad Alshrafi)

Palestinian Christians attend a Good Friday Mass at the Greek Orthodox Church of Saint Porphyrius in Gaza City, Friday, April 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Jehad Alshrafi)

Christian pilgrims carry crosses during Good Friday procession in the Old City of Jerusalem on Friday, April 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Mahmoud Illean)

Christian pilgrims carry crosses during Good Friday procession in the Old City of Jerusalem on Friday, April 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Mahmoud Illean)

Christian pilgrims carry crosses during Good Friday procession in the Old City of Jerusalem on Friday, April 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)

Christian pilgrims carry crosses during Good Friday procession in the Old City of Jerusalem on Friday, April 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)

Members of the Italian community take part in a re-enactment of the crucifixion of Jesus Christ on Good Friday, in Bensheim, Germany, Friday, April 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader)

Members of the Italian community take part in a re-enactment of the crucifixion of Jesus Christ on Good Friday, in Bensheim, Germany, Friday, April 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader)

Penitents wash their bloodied backs after flagellating themselves on Good Friday in Kalayaan town, Laguna province, Philippines, April 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)

Penitents wash their bloodied backs after flagellating themselves on Good Friday in Kalayaan town, Laguna province, Philippines, April 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)

Christian pilgrims hold crosses during Good Friday procession at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, where many Christians believe Jesus was crucified, buried and rose from the dead, in the Old City of Jerusalem on Friday, April 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Maya Alleruzzo)

Christian pilgrims hold crosses during Good Friday procession at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, where many Christians believe Jesus was crucified, buried and rose from the dead, in the Old City of Jerusalem on Friday, April 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Maya Alleruzzo)

Christians participate in a procession to mark Good Friday, in Jammu, India, Friday, April 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Channi Anand)

Christians participate in a procession to mark Good Friday, in Jammu, India, Friday, April 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Channi Anand)

People watch as a man dressed as Jesus Christ reenacts the crucifixion of Jesus Christ to mark Good Friday in Hyderabad, India, Friday, April 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Mahesh Kumar A.)

People watch as a man dressed as Jesus Christ reenacts the crucifixion of Jesus Christ to mark Good Friday in Hyderabad, India, Friday, April 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Mahesh Kumar A.)

Christians reenact the crucifixion of Jesus Christ to mark Good Friday in Hyderabad, India, Friday, April 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Mahesh Kumar A.)

Christians reenact the crucifixion of Jesus Christ to mark Good Friday in Hyderabad, India, Friday, April 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Mahesh Kumar A.)

A Christian woman prays at the St. Teresa's Church, marking Good Friday, in Kolkata, India, Friday, April 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Bikas Das)

A Christian woman prays at the St. Teresa's Church, marking Good Friday, in Kolkata, India, Friday, April 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Bikas Das)

Christian devotees take out a procession to mark Good Friday outside St. Joseph Cathedral in Prayagraj, in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, Friday, April 18, 2025 (AP Photo/Rajesh Kumar Singh)

Christian devotees take out a procession to mark Good Friday outside St. Joseph Cathedral in Prayagraj, in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, Friday, April 18, 2025 (AP Photo/Rajesh Kumar Singh)

Christians attend a prayer service at the St. Teresa's Church, marking Good Friday, in Kolkata, India, Friday, April 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Bikas Das)

Christians attend a prayer service at the St. Teresa's Church, marking Good Friday, in Kolkata, India, Friday, April 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Bikas Das)

Christian pilgrims hold crosses during Good Friday procession in the Old City of Jerusalem on Friday, April 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Mahmoud Illean)

Christian pilgrims hold crosses during Good Friday procession in the Old City of Jerusalem on Friday, April 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Mahmoud Illean)

The deputy mayor of the Cypriot village of Kathikas Charalmbos Phylahtou, re-enacts the Procession to Calvary, or Christ carrying the cross to his crucifixion, through the village streets, flanked by villagers resembling Roman military and with the faithful following in procession in Kathikas village in Paphos district on holy Friday, April 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Petros Karadjias)

The deputy mayor of the Cypriot village of Kathikas Charalmbos Phylahtou, re-enacts the Procession to Calvary, or Christ carrying the cross to his crucifixion, through the village streets, flanked by villagers resembling Roman military and with the faithful following in procession in Kathikas village in Paphos district on holy Friday, April 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Petros Karadjias)

Christians reenact the crucifixion of Jesus Christ to mark Good Friday in Guwahati, India, Friday, April 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Anupam Nath)

Christians reenact the crucifixion of Jesus Christ to mark Good Friday in Guwahati, India, Friday, April 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Anupam Nath)

A Catholic kisses the feet of Jesus Christ marking Good Friday at St. Mary's Church, in Kolkata, India, Friday, April 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Bikas Das)

A Catholic kisses the feet of Jesus Christ marking Good Friday at St. Mary's Church, in Kolkata, India, Friday, April 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Bikas Das)

A Christian woman puts candle at the St. Teresa's Church marking Good Friday, in Kolkata, India, Friday, April 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Bikas Das)

A Christian woman puts candle at the St. Teresa's Church marking Good Friday, in Kolkata, India, Friday, April 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Bikas Das)

Christians reenact the crucifixion of Jesus Christ to mark Good Friday in Guwahati, India, Friday, April 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Anupam Nath)

Christians reenact the crucifixion of Jesus Christ to mark Good Friday in Guwahati, India, Friday, April 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Anupam Nath)

Christians reenact the crucifixion of Jesus Christ to mark Good Friday in Guwahati, India, Friday, April 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Anupam Nath)

Christians reenact the crucifixion of Jesus Christ to mark Good Friday in Guwahati, India, Friday, April 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Anupam Nath)

Christian pilgrims carry crosses during Good Friday procession in the Old City of Jerusalem on Friday, April 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Mahmoud Illean)

Christian pilgrims carry crosses during Good Friday procession in the Old City of Jerusalem on Friday, April 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Mahmoud Illean)

A procession arrives for the exhibition of the relic of the holy cross from the Lodge of St. Veronica, Friday, April 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)

A procession arrives for the exhibition of the relic of the holy cross from the Lodge of St. Veronica, Friday, April 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)

Christian pilgrims carry crosses during Good Friday procession in the Old City of Jerusalem on Friday, April 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)

Christian pilgrims carry crosses during Good Friday procession in the Old City of Jerusalem on Friday, April 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)

Christian pilgrims carry crosses during Good Friday procession in the Old City of Jerusalem on Friday, April 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Mahmoud Illean)

Christian pilgrims carry crosses during Good Friday procession in the Old City of Jerusalem on Friday, April 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Mahmoud Illean)

Christians reenact the crucifixion of Jesus Christ to mark Good Friday in Guwahati, India, Friday, April 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Anupam Nath)

Christians reenact the crucifixion of Jesus Christ to mark Good Friday in Guwahati, India, Friday, April 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Anupam Nath)

Christian pilgrims carry crosses during Good Friday procession in the Old City of Jerusalem on Friday, April 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Mahmoud Illean)

Christian pilgrims carry crosses during Good Friday procession in the Old City of Jerusalem on Friday, April 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Mahmoud Illean)

Altar boys and girls walk in a procession through an alley beside Saint Teresa's home, marking Good Friday, in Kolkata, India, Friday, April 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Bikas Das)

Altar boys and girls walk in a procession through an alley beside Saint Teresa's home, marking Good Friday, in Kolkata, India, Friday, April 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Bikas Das)

A crucifix rests on the chairs of St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican during the preparations for the celebration of the passion of Christ, Friday, April 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)

A crucifix rests on the chairs of St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican during the preparations for the celebration of the passion of Christ, Friday, April 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)

Christian pilgrims hold crosses during Good Friday procession in the Old City of Jerusalem on Friday, April 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)

Christian pilgrims hold crosses during Good Friday procession in the Old City of Jerusalem on Friday, April 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)

MARTIGNY, Switzerland (AP) — Switzerland will hold a memorial service Friday, part of a national day of mourning to honor the 40 people who were killed in an Alpine bar fire earlier this month during a New Year's celebration.

An additional 116 people were injured, many of them seriously, when the fire broke out less than two hours after midnight at the Le Constellation bar on Jan. 1.

Investigators have said they believe sparkling candles atop Champagne bottles ignited the fire in the resort town of Crans-Montana when they came too close to the ceiling. Authorities are looking into whether soundproofing material on the ceiling conformed with regulations and whether the candles were permitted for use in the bar. Fire safety inspections hadn’t been carried out since 2019.

The severity of burns made it difficult to identify some victims, requiring families to supply authorities with DNA samples. Police have said many of the victims were in their teens to mid-20s.

Swiss authorities have opened a criminal investigation into the bar managers. The two are suspected of involuntary homicide, involuntary bodily harm and involuntarily causing a fire, according to the Valais region’s chief prosecutor.

As part of the national day of mourning, church bells across Switzerland will ring for five minutes, beginning at 2 p.m. local time Friday, and a minute of silence will be held.

The Rome prosecutor’s office has opened an investigation into the Crans-Montana fire, alleging manslaughter and arson, Italian media reported Thursday. An autopsy has been ordered for five of the six Italian victims and has been delegated to the prosecutors' offices in Milan, Bologna, and Genoa, where the bodies of the victims have been returned.

The Paris prosecutor’s office Monday announced that it was opening a probe to assist the Swiss investigation and make it easier for families of French victims to communicate with Swiss investigators. Nine French citizens were killed, the youngest of them aged 14, and 23 others were injured.

The owners of the "Le Constellation" bar in Crans-Montana, where the deadly fire happened on New Year's Day, Jacques und Jessica Moretti from France, center, arrive with their lawyers Patrick Michod, Yael Hayat and Nicola Meier, to be auditioned by the Valais public prosecutor's office in Sion, Switzerland, Friday, January 9, 2026. (Jean-Christophe Bott/Keystone via AP)

The owners of the "Le Constellation" bar in Crans-Montana, where the deadly fire happened on New Year's Day, Jacques und Jessica Moretti from France, center, arrive with their lawyers Patrick Michod, Yael Hayat and Nicola Meier, to be auditioned by the Valais public prosecutor's office in Sion, Switzerland, Friday, January 9, 2026. (Jean-Christophe Bott/Keystone via AP)

Plaques bearing flags representing Switzerland, Romania, Italy, Portugal, Belgium, France, and Turkey are placed along with flowers and candles to honor the victims of the fire at the "Le Constellation" bar and lounge, in Crans-Montana, Switzerland, Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2026. (Cyril Zingaro/Keystone via AP)

Plaques bearing flags representing Switzerland, Romania, Italy, Portugal, Belgium, France, and Turkey are placed along with flowers and candles to honor the victims of the fire at the "Le Constellation" bar and lounge, in Crans-Montana, Switzerland, Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2026. (Cyril Zingaro/Keystone via AP)

Mourners gather around flowers and candles to commemorate the victims of the "Le Constellation" bar and lounge's fire, in Crans-Montana, Switzerland, Thursday, Jan. 8, 2026. (Jean-Christophe Bott/Keystone via AP)

Mourners gather around flowers and candles to commemorate the victims of the "Le Constellation" bar and lounge's fire, in Crans-Montana, Switzerland, Thursday, Jan. 8, 2026. (Jean-Christophe Bott/Keystone via AP)

FILE - A child watches as an adult places a candle outside the sealed off Le Constellation bar in Crans-Montana, Swiss Alps, Switzerland, Saturday, Jan. 3, 2026, where a devastating fire left dead and injured during the New Year's celebrations. (AP Photo/Baz Ratner, File)

FILE - A child watches as an adult places a candle outside the sealed off Le Constellation bar in Crans-Montana, Swiss Alps, Switzerland, Saturday, Jan. 3, 2026, where a devastating fire left dead and injured during the New Year's celebrations. (AP Photo/Baz Ratner, File)

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