Devotees flock to churches for confessions and prayers like novenas and the Way of the Cross.

Source: https://cebudailynews.inquirer.net/496670/self-flagellation-and-crucifixion-as-extreme-expression-of-faith

Faithful hold the cross as they take part in the Via Crucis (Way of the Cross) torchlight procession at the Colosseum on Good Friday, in Rome, Friday, April 7, 2023.

Source: https://www.kelownadailycourier.ca/news/world_news/article_fbed8d3d-b3a0-5936-a6f6-0b3c0dc44c58.html

For Lent and Eastertide, public processions of the Way of the Cross were banned across the country, forcing parishes to hold them inside churches.

Source: http://cuatower.com/2023/03/nicaraguan-bishop-arrested-and-sentenced-to-26-years-in-prison/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=nicaraguan-bishop-arrested-and-sentenced-to-26-years-in-prison

The big "Way of the Cross" event, traditionally held in downtown Calgary on Good Friday, has not been held since the beginning of the pandemic.

Source: https://calgary.ctvnews.ca/calgary-church-holds-way-of-the-cross-event-to-mark-good-friday-1.6347667

The Way of the Cross procession at the ancient Roman arena recalls Jesus' suffering before his crucifixion and death on the cross.

Source: https://www.euronews.com/video/2023/04/08/watch-good-friday-processions-around-the-world