Good Friday

Good Friday around the world An India Christian devotee reenacts the sufferings of Jesus Christ on the occasion of Good Friday in Mumbai, India, Friday, March 29, 2013. Christians all over the world are marking Good Friday, the day when Christ was crucified. (AP Photo/Rajanish Kakade)
Christian Catholic pilgrims pray inside the Church of the Holy Sepulcher, traditionally believed to be the site of the crucifixion of Christ, in Jerusalem's Old City, Friday, March 29, 2013. Less than 2 percent of the population of Israel and the Palestinian territories is Christian, mostly split between Catholicism and Orthodox streams of Christianity. Christians in the West Bank wanting to attend services in Jerusalem must obtain permission from Israeli authorities. Israel's Tourism Ministry said it expects some 150,000 visitors in Israel during Easter week and the Jewish festival of Passover, which coincide this year. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)
A Christian Catholic pilgrim lights a candle inside the Church of the Holy Sepulcher, traditionally believed to be the site of the crucifixion of Christ, in Jerusalem's Old City, Friday, March 29, 2013. Less than 2 percent of the population of Israel and the Palestinian territories is Christian, mostly split between Catholicism and Orthodox streams of Christianity. Christians in the West Bank wanting to attend services in Jerusalem must obtain permission from Israeli authorities. Israel's Tourism Ministry said it expects some 150,000 visitors in Israel during Easter week and the Jewish festival of Passover, which coincide this year. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)
India Good Friday Christian devotees pray in a church on Good Friday in New Delhi, India, Friday, March, 29, 2013. Christians all over the world are marking Good Friday, the day when Jesus Christ was crucified. (AP Photo/Tsering Topgyal)
India Good Friday Christian devotees pray in a church on Good Friday in New Delhi, India, Friday, March, 29, 2013. Christians all over the world are marking Good Friday, the day when Jesus Christ was crucified. (AP Photo/Tsering Topgyal)
India Good Friday A a young Indian girl stands in the middle of Christian devotees praying in a church on Good Friday in New Delhi, India, Friday, March, 29, 2013. Christians all over the world are marking Good Friday, the day when Jesus Christ was crucified. (AP Photo/Tsering Topgyal)
India Good Friday Indian Roman Catholic alter boys stand during the Way of the Cross at a Good Friday Mass in a church in New Delhi, India, Friday, March, 29, 2013. Christians all over the world are marking Good Friday, the day when Jesus Christ was crucified. (AP Photo/Tsering Topgyal)
Australia Good Friday David Carnell plays a part of Jesus Christ during a "Journey to the Cross" procession while celebrating Good Friday in Sydney, Australia, Friday, March 29, 2013. The annual event by Wesley Mission tells the Easter story in a modern Australia. (AP Photo/Rick Rycroft)
India Good Friday An Indian Christian devotee prays in a church on Good Friday in New Delhi, India, March, 29, 2013. Christians all over the world are marking Good Friday, the day when Jesus Christ was crucified. (AP Photo/Tsering Topgyal)
India Good Friday India Christian devotees reenact Jesus Christ's path to crucifixion on the occasion of Good Friday in Mumbai, India, Friday, March 29, 2013. Christians all over the world are marking Good Friday, the day when Christ was crucified. (AP Photo/Rajanish Kakade)
India Good Friday India Christian devotees reenact the sufferings of Jesus Christ and to atone for their sins on the occasion of Good Friday in Gauhati, India, Friday, March 29, 2013. Christians all over the worls are marking Good Friday, the day when Christ was crucified. (AP Photo/Anupam Nath)
India Good Friday An Indian Christian devotee, dressed as Jesus Christ, carries a cross while reenacting Jesus’ path to crucification on Good Friday in Gauhati, India, Friday, March 29, 2013. Christians all over the worls are marking Good Friday, the day when Christ was crucified. (AP Photo/Anupam Nath)
India Good Friday An Indian Christian devotee, dressed as Jesus Christ, carries a cross while reenacting Jesus' path to crucification on Good Friday in Gauhati, India, Friday, March 29, 2013. Christians all over the worls are marking Good Friday, the day when Christ was crucified. (AP Photo/Anupam Nath)
India Good Friday An Indian Christian devotee, dressed as Jesus Christ, carries a cross while reenacting Jesus’ path to crucification as others watch on Good Friday in Gauhati, India, Friday, March 29, 2013. Christians all over the worls are marking Good Friday, the day when Christ was crucified. (AP Photo/Anupam Nath)
India Good Friday Indian Christian devotees pray as a man dressed as Jesus Christ, unseen, carries a cross while reenacting Jesus’ path to crucifixion on Good Friday in Gauhati, India, Friday, March 29, 2013. Christians all over the world are marking Good Friday, the day when Christ was crucified. (AP Photo/Anupam Nath)
India Good Friday An Indian Christian dressed as Jesus Christ carries a cross while reenacting Jesus’ path to be crucified during Good Friday procession in Hyderabad, India, Friday, March 29, 2013. Christians all over the world are marking Good Friday, the day when Christ was crucified. (AP Photo/Mahesh Kumar A.)
India Good Friday Indian people watch as a man dressed as Jesus Christ, unseen, carries a cross while reenacting Jesus’ path to be crucified during Good Friday procession in Hyderabad, India, Friday, March 29, 2013. Christians all over the world are marking Good Friday, the day when Christ was crucified. (AP Photo/Mahesh Kumar A.)
India Good Friday An Indian Christian prays at Our Lady of Lourdes Church on Good Friday in Hyderabad, India, Friday, March 29, 2013. Christians around the world are marking the Easter holy week. (AP Photo/Mahesh Kumar A.)
Philippines Crucifixions A Filipino penitent is nailed to the cross during Good Friday rituals on Friday, March 29, 2013 at San Juan, Pampanga province, northern Philippines. Several Filipino devotees had themselves nailed to crosses Friday to remember Jesus Christ's suffering and death, an annual rite rejected by church leaders in this predominantly Roman Catholic country. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)
Philippines Crucifixions A Filipino penitent is nailed to the cross during Good Friday rituals Friday, March 29, 2013 in San Juan, Pampanga province, northern Philippines. Several Filipino devotees had themselves nailed to crosses Friday to remember Jesus Christ's suffering and death, an annual rite rejected by church leaders in this predominantly Roman Catholic country. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)
Australia Good Friday David Carnell plays a part of Jesus Christ during a "Journey to the Cross" procession while celebrating Good Friday in Sydney, Australia, Friday, March 29, 2013. The annual event by Wesley Mission tells the Easter story in a modern Australia. (AP Photo/Rick Rycroft)
Australia Good Friday David Carnell plays a part of Jesus Christ during a "Journey to the Cross" procession while celebrating Good Friday in Sydney, Australia, Friday, March 29, 2013. The annual event by Wesley Mission tells the Easter story in a modern Australia. (AP Photo/Rick Rycroft)
Philippines Crucifixions A Filipino hooded penitent flagellates himself during Good Friday rituals at Cutud, Pampanga province, northern Philippines on March 29, 2013. Several Filipino devotees had themselves nailed to crosses Friday to remember Jesus Christ's suffering and death, an annual rite rejected by church leaders in this predominantly Roman Catholic country. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)
Philippines Crucifixions Filipino penitents stop before wooden crosses during Good Friday rituals on March 29, 2013 at Cutud, Pampanga province, northern Philippines. Several Filipino devotees had themselves nailed to crosses Friday to remember Jesus Christ's suffering and death, an annual rite rejected by church leaders in this predominantly Roman Catholic country. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)
Philippines Crucifixions A Filipino penitent is nailed to a wooden cross as actors wait behind him during Good Friday rituals at Cutud, Pampanga province, northern Philippines on March 29, 2013. Several Filipino devotees had themselves nailed to crosses Friday to remember Jesus Christ's suffering and death, an annual rite rejected by church leaders in this predominantly Roman Catholic country. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)
Philippines Crucifixions A Filipino penitent shouts as his hands and feet are nailed to the cross during Good Friday rituals on March 29, 2013 at Cutud, Pampanga province, northern Philippines. Several Filipino devotees had themselves nailed to crosses Friday to remember Jesus Christ's suffering and death, an annual rite rejected by church leaders in this predominantly Roman Catholic country. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)
Philippines Crucifixions Filipino penitent Ruben Enaje, who has portrayed as Jesus Christ for 27 times, grimaces as he is nailed to the cross during Good Friday rituals on March 29, 2013 at Cutud, Pampanga province, northern Philippines. Several Filipino devotees had themselves nailed to crosses Friday to remember Jesus Christ's suffering and death, an annual rite rejected by church leaders in this predominantly Roman Catholic country. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)
An elderly Pakistani Christian man, prays during a Mass on Good Friday in a church in Islamabad, Pakistan, Friday, March 29, 2013. Christians around the world are marking the Easter holy week. (AP Photo/Muhammed Muheisen)
Cardinal Donald Wuerl, archbishop of Washington. (WTOP/Kathy Stewart)
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Christians around the world commemorated the crucifixion of Jesus Friday.

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