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11 January 2026

A hooded penitent carries a wooden cross during a Holy Week procession in Seville, Spain, on April 2023.

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#13181934

11 January 2026

A hooded penitent carries a wooden cross during a Holy Week procession in Seville, Spain, on April 2023.

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#13181932

11 January 2026

White-robed penitents carry large wooden crosses through the streets of Seville, Spain, during a Holy Week procession in April 2023

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#12276296

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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#12276297

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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#12276298

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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#12276299

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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#12276300

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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#12276301

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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#12276303

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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#12276304

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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#11106475

30 March 2024

A parishioner is walking on his knees outside Our Lady of Fatima Catholic Church, having completed a 7-hour, 24-kilometre Good Friday pilgrimage walk in Brampton, Canada, on March 29, 2024.

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#11107338

30 March 2024

Filipino Catholic penitents self-flagellated as part of the traditional penance practices in observance of Good Friday in Bangkulasi, Navotas City, on March 29, 2024.

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#11095874

24 March 2024

A participant is holding a bouquet and a medal during the Palm Sunday Procession, which is a part of the city's Holy Week celebrations. The procession features various penitential brotherhoods accompanying the ''Entry into Jerusalem'' passage from Plaza del City Hall to the Cathedral of Santander, Spain. At the cathedral, the bishop is blessing the palm and laurel branches carried by the members of the different brotherhoods.

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#11095877

24 March 2024

A young woman is carrying her sleeping son during the Palm Sunday Procession, which is part of the city's Holy Week, as the different penitential brotherhoods accompany the passage ''the entry into Jerusalem'' from the Town Hall Square to the Cathedral of Santander, Spain. The bishop will bless the palm and laurel branches that the members of the different brotherhoods are carrying.

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