A tourist asked to be whipped by a local wearing a Roman soldier costume as part of an Easter tradition in the Philippines. The holidaymaker visited Marinduque province to witness the annual Holy Week ...

It’s become a Good Friday tradition in Quraye: residents and visitors converging on the southern Lebanese village to witness ...

Good Friday, Christian believers in the Philippines were nailed to crosses in a reenactment of Jesus Christ’s crucifixion ...

Easter, recently passed, is not a holiday I have ever celebrated in any way beyond the long-ago dyeing of eggs and covert ...

Manila (AFP) – Scores of penitents whipped themselves bloody under a scorching Philippine ... the cross after being "pushed a ...

Drip, drip, drip. For years, that’s the single sound which haunted me during those long days in that dark prison—the dripping of water falling from each dank corner onto filth-covered floors. Others’ ...

Worshippers across the Victor Valley celebrated Good Friday, part of Holy Week leading up to Easter or Resurrection Sunday.

Nazarenes carry incense burners during a Holy Week procession in Tunja, Colombia, Wednesday, April 16, 2025. (AP Photo/Ivan ...

Manila (AFP) – Scores of penitents whipped themselves bloody under a ... "pushed a bit harder than usual" by a man playing a Roman soldier. He told reporters he had felt "dizzy" while walking ...