"act of penance"

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18 April 2025

(EDITOR'S NOTE: This image contains graphic content) A Catholic penitent in Antipolo City, Philippines, performs self-flagellation in the streets on Good Friday, April 18, 2025. These acts of self-flagellation are a feature of local religious ceremonies aimed at the expiation of past sins. The Catholic Church does not endorse this practice, viewing it as an extreme misapplication of religious belief.

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18 April 2025

(EDITOR'S NOTE: This image contains graphic content) A Catholic penitent in Antipolo City, Philippines, performs self-flagellation in the streets on Good Friday, April 18, 2025. These acts of self-flagellation are a feature of local religious ceremonies aimed at the expiation of past sins. The Catholic Church does not endorse this practice, viewing it as an extreme misapplication of religious belief.

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18 April 2025

(EDITOR'S NOTE: This image contains graphic content) A Catholic penitent in Antipolo City, Philippines, performs self-flagellation in the streets on Good Friday, April 18, 2025. These acts of self-flagellation are a feature of local religious ceremonies aimed at the expiation of past sins. The Catholic Church does not endorse this practice, viewing it as an extreme misapplication of religious belief.

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18 April 2025

(EDITOR'S NOTE: This image contains graphic content) A Catholic penitent in Antipolo City, Philippines, performs self-flagellation in the streets on Good Friday, April 18, 2025. These acts of self-flagellation are a feature of local religious ceremonies aimed at the expiation of past sins. The Catholic Church does not endorse this practice, viewing it as an extreme misapplication of religious belief.

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18 April 2025

(EDITOR'S NOTE: This image contains graphic content) A Catholic penitent in Antipolo City, Philippines, performs self-flagellation in the streets on Good Friday, April 18, 2025. These acts of self-flagellation are a feature of local religious ceremonies aimed at the expiation of past sins. The Catholic Church does not endorse this practice, viewing it as an extreme misapplication of religious belief.

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18 April 2025

(EDITOR'S NOTE: This image contains graphic content) A Catholic penitent in Antipolo City, Philippines, performs self-flagellation in the streets on Good Friday, April 18, 2025. These acts of self-flagellation are a feature of local religious ceremonies aimed at the expiation of past sins. The Catholic Church does not endorse this practice, viewing it as an extreme misapplication of religious belief.

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#12276302

18 April 2025

(EDITOR'S NOTE: This image contains graphic content) A Catholic penitent in Antipolo City, Philippines, performs self-flagellation in the streets on Good Friday, April 18, 2025. These acts of self-flagellation are a feature of local religious ceremonies aimed at the expiation of past sins. The Catholic Church does not endorse this practice, viewing it as an extreme misapplication of religious belief.

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18 April 2025

(EDITOR'S NOTE: This image contains graphic content) A Catholic penitent in Antipolo City, Philippines, performs self-flagellation in the streets on Good Friday, April 18, 2025. These acts of self-flagellation are a feature of local religious ceremonies aimed at the expiation of past sins. The Catholic Church does not endorse this practice, viewing it as an extreme misapplication of religious belief.

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18 April 2025

(EDITOR'S NOTE: This image contains graphic content) A Catholic penitent in Antipolo City, Philippines, performs self-flagellation in the streets on Good Friday, April 18, 2025. These acts of self-flagellation are a feature of local religious ceremonies aimed at the expiation of past sins. The Catholic Church does not endorse this practice, viewing it as an extreme misapplication of religious belief.

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#12040650

10 February 2025

A devotee carries an elaborately decorated kavadi, piercing his body as an act of devotion and penance during the Thaipusam pilgrimage to Batu Caves in 2025.

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#12040651

10 February 2025

A devotee shaves his head as part of a traditional Thaipusam ritual, symbolizing humility, purification, and devotion to Lord Murugan.

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1 April 2024

Residents of the municipality of Soltepec, in the state of Puebla, are participating in the celebration of Glory Saturday, which is a tradition of more than 200 years known as 'Glory of the Jews,' where participants are hitting each other with whips in combat, in San Hipolito Soltepec, Mexico, on March 30, 2024.

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1 April 2024

Residents of the municipality of Soltepec, in the state of Puebla, are participating in the celebration of Glory Saturday, which is a tradition of more than 200 years known as 'Glory of the Jews,' where participants are hitting each other with whips in combat, in San Hipolito Soltepec, Mexico, on March 30, 2024.

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1 April 2024

Residents of the municipality of Soltepec, in the state of Puebla, are participating in the celebration of Glory Saturday, which is a tradition of more than 200 years known as 'Glory of the Jews,' where participants are hitting each other with whips in combat, in San Hipolito Soltepec, Mexico, on March 30, 2024.

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1 April 2024

Residents of the municipality of Soltepec, in the state of Puebla, are participating in the celebration of Glory Saturday, which is a tradition of more than 200 years known as 'Glory of the Jews,' where participants are hitting each other with whips in combat, in San Hipolito Soltepec, Mexico, on March 30, 2024.

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1 April 2024

Residents of the municipality of Soltepec, in the state of Puebla, are participating in the celebration of Glory Saturday, which is a tradition of more than 200 years known as 'Glory of the Jews,' where participants are hitting each other with whips in combat, in San Hipolito Soltepec, Mexico, on March 30, 2024.

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