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Penitents of El Baratillo brotherhood prepare to head to their church to start their penance during Holy Week in Seville, Andalusia, southern SpainPicture: REUTERS/Marcelo del Pozo Credit ...

MANILA, April 10 (Reuters) - Some Catholic penitents flagellated themselves and prayed outside closed churches in the Philippines to commemorate the death of Jesus on Good Friday, despite strict ...

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Paying no mind to the beating sun, groups of men walk single file, their bare feet touching the hot asphalt of Mandaluyong’s streets and alleyways on Maundy Thursday. Their blood mixing with ...

Penitents whipped their backs to atone for their sins during Good Friday rites in the streets of the southern Philippine town of Kalayaan, as Christians across the largely Catholic country ...

Penitents of San Esteban brotherhood pose before taking part in a procession during Holy Week in the Andalusian capital of Seville, southern Spain ...

Draped in red velvet masks and white muslin tunics, thousands of penitents come together to mark Holy Week in Zamora, Spain. The ‘Cristo de las Injurias’ brotherhood – identifiable only by ...

Despite modernity and changing religious expressions, the “Penitentes” of Palo, Leyte remain a powerful image of Filipino folk Catholicism. Their hushed footsteps on a scorching pavement and silent ...