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.