Good Friday around the world

A penitent wears a mask as he participates in the procession in Masatepe, Nicaragua. AP

More masked people in the Nicaragua procession. AP

A young boy watches as a penitent walks with chains around his bare feet during a silent Holy Week procession in Madrid, Spain, Friday. AP

Pope Benedict XVI, center, delivers his blessing at the end of the Via Crucis (Way of the Cross) procession on Good Friday in Rome. AP

Faithful participate in the Via Crucis (Way of the Cross) torchlight procession celebrated in front of the Colosseum on Good Friday in Rome. AP

A man dressed in a devil costume participates in the re-enactment of the Passion of Christ during Holy Week celebrations in Alagansi, outskirts of Quito, Ecuador, Friday. AP

Penitents participate in a Holy Week procession on Good Friday in Antigua, Guatemala, Friday. AP

Penitents from 'Jesus Yacente' brotherhood take part in a procession in Zamora, Spain, in the early hours of Friday. AP

Actors playing the part of Jesus and a Roman soldier participate in the Way of the Cross procession which re-enacts Jesus' crucifixion on Good Friday during Holy Week in Medellin, Colombia, Friday. AP

Masked penitents from La Santa Vera Cruz brotherhood take part in an Easter procession known as 'Los Picaos' in the small village of San Vicente de la Sonsierra, Spain, Friday. AP

People carry an image of the Lord of Miracles, Lima's patron saint, during a Holy Week procession on Good Friday in Lima, Peru, Friday. AP

Altar boys walk in procession at the beginning of the main Mass for Good Friday at the Sacred Heart Cathedral, the largest in New Delhi, Friday. AP

Christian devotees enact the crucifixion of Jesus on the occasion of Good Friday in Mumbai. PTI

Devotees at Sacred Heart Church, Egmore, Chennai, on Good Friday. ENS