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Global Observances Mark Good Friday 2025 with Solemnity and Reflection

Christians worldwide commemorate Jesus Christ’s crucifixion through prayers, fasting, and processions, emphasizing themes of sacrifice and redemption.

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With Notre Dame cathedral in background, religious officials carry the cross during the Good Friday procession, Friday, April 19, 2019 in Paris.
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Overview

  • Good Friday 2025 was observed on April 18, featuring solemn church services, fasting, and prayer across Christian denominations worldwide.
  • Thousands participated in the Way of the Cross procession along Jerusalem’s Via Dolorosa, retracing Jesus’s path to crucifixion.
  • In Mumbai, reenactments of the Stations of the Cross included processions around Talao Pali Lake, emphasizing Jesus’s suffering and sacrifice.
  • Faith leaders and public figures urged respect for the day’s sacred nature, discouraging casual greetings like 'Happy Good Friday.'
  • The day underscores Christian beliefs in Jesus’s ultimate sacrifice for humanity’s sins and the hope of redemption through his resurrection celebrated on Easter.