A Filipino Catholic penitent carries a cross from a church on Holy Thursday during Holy Week in Bulakan, Bulacan province, Philippines on April 14, 2022.
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Penitents from the “Santa Veracruz” brotherhood take part in a Holy Week procession during Holy Thursday in Calahorra, northern Spain, on April 14, 2022.
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Filipino Catholic penitents lay on the ground to be whipped in front of a church to mark Holy Thursday in Bulakan, Bulacan province, Philippines on April 14, 2022.
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The Santa Veracruz Penitents are seen walking up the steps with crosses on Holy Thursday in Calahorra, northern Spain, on April 14, 2022.
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Pope Francis hoists the Gospel book during a Chrism Mass inside St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican for Holy Thursday on April 14, 2022.
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Pope Francis presides over a Chrism Mass inside St. Peter’s Basilica, at the Vatican for Holy Thursday on April 14, 2022.
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Pope Francis holds up a cross during the Holy Chrism mass for Holy Thursday on April 14, 2022 at St. Peter’s Basilica in The Vatican.
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A token amount of oil is brought to the altar during a Chrism Mass inside St. Peter’s Basilica during Holy Thursday on April 14, 2022.
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