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Photos show Christians marking Holy Week across the world

Catholics take part in a Holy Week procession in Panama City's Casco Viejo, Tuesday, March 31, 2026. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)
Catholics take part in a Holy Week procession in Panama City's Casco Viejo, Tuesday, March 31, 2026. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)
Inmates perform a Stations of the Cross reenactment at Tacumbu prison in Asuncion, Paraguay, Tuesday, March 31, 2026. (AP Photo/Jorge Saenz)
Inmates perform a Stations of the Cross reenactment at Tacumbu prison in Asuncion, Paraguay, Tuesday, March 31, 2026. (AP Photo/Jorge Saenz)
Ultra-Orthodox Jewish men gather at a mountain spring on the outskirts of Jerusalem to collect water for baking matzoh in preparation for the upcoming Passover holiday, Tuesday, March 31, 2026. (AP Photo/Mahmoud Illean)
Ultra-Orthodox Jewish men gather at a mountain spring on the outskirts of Jerusalem to collect water for baking matzoh in preparation for the upcoming Passover holiday, Tuesday, March 31, 2026. (AP Photo/Mahmoud Illean)
Priests attend Mass presided over by Pope Leo XIV in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican on the Catholic feast of Palm Sunday, commemorating Jesus' arrival in Jerusalem, Sunday, March 29, 2026. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)
Priests attend Mass presided over by Pope Leo XIV in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican on the Catholic feast of Palm Sunday, commemorating Jesus' arrival in Jerusalem, Sunday, March 29, 2026. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)
Catholic worshipers carry their children on their shoulders as they march in a procession during a Palm Sunday Mass in Beirut, Lebanon, Sunday, March 29, 2026. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)
Catholic worshipers carry their children on their shoulders as they march in a procession during a Palm Sunday Mass in Beirut, Lebanon, Sunday, March 29, 2026. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)
Women wearing traditional "mantillas" of the 'Franciscana de Pasion' brotherhood attend a Holy Week procession in Lucena, southern Spain, Monday, March 30, 2026. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez)
Women wearing traditional "mantillas" of the 'Franciscana de Pasion' brotherhood attend a Holy Week procession in Lucena, southern Spain, Monday, March 30, 2026. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez)
A woman and her dog attend a Mass on Palm Sunday, marking the start of Holy Week, at the Divine Child Church in Bogota, Colombia, Sunday, March 29, 2026. (AP Photo/Fernando Vergara)
A woman and her dog attend a Mass on Palm Sunday, marking the start of Holy Week, at the Divine Child Church in Bogota, Colombia, Sunday, March 29, 2026. (AP Photo/Fernando Vergara)
Penitents of the 'Pollinita' brotherhood, dressed in a typical Apostle costumes pose for a picture ahead the Holy Week procession in Cabra, southern Spain, Sunday, March 29, 2026. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez)
Penitents of the 'Pollinita' brotherhood, dressed in a typical Apostle costumes pose for a picture ahead the Holy Week procession in Cabra, southern Spain, Sunday, March 29, 2026. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez)
Christian clergy attend a Palm Sunday Mass in Gaza City Sunday, March 29, 2026. (AP Photo/Jehad Alshrafi)
Christian clergy attend a Palm Sunday Mass in Gaza City Sunday, March 29, 2026. (AP Photo/Jehad Alshrafi)
Pope Leo XIV caresses a child after presiding over Mass in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican on the Catholic feast of Palm Sunday, commemorating Jesus' arrival in Jerusalem, Sunday, March 29, 2026. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)
Pope Leo XIV caresses a child after presiding over Mass in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican on the Catholic feast of Palm Sunday, commemorating Jesus' arrival in Jerusalem, Sunday, March 29, 2026. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)
Llamas wait to be sold on Palm Sunday at the Feria de Ramos, in El Alto, Bolivia, Sunday, March 29, 2026. (AP Photo/Juan Karita)
Llamas wait to be sold on Palm Sunday at the Feria de Ramos, in El Alto, Bolivia, Sunday, March 29, 2026. (AP Photo/Juan Karita)
A priest distributes the Holy Communion during the Palm Sunday Mass at the St. Francis of Assisi Roman Catholic church in Vilnius, Lithuania, Sunday, March 29, 2026. (AP Photo/Mindaugas Kulbis)
A priest distributes the Holy Communion during the Palm Sunday Mass at the St. Francis of Assisi Roman Catholic church in Vilnius, Lithuania, Sunday, March 29, 2026. (AP Photo/Mindaugas Kulbis)
Catholic faithfuls collect palm fronds to commemorate Palm Sunday, outside St. Micheal's Cathedral church, in Minna, Nigeria, Sunday, March 29, 2026. (AP Photo/Sunday Alamba)
Catholic faithfuls collect palm fronds to commemorate Palm Sunday, outside St. Micheal's Cathedral church, in Minna, Nigeria, Sunday, March 29, 2026. (AP Photo/Sunday Alamba)
Catholic children representing angels pose for photos prior to join the Palm Sunday commemoration in Santa Cruz Chinautla, Guatemala, Sunday, March 29, 2026. (AP Photo/Moises Castillo)
Catholic children representing angels pose for photos prior to join the Palm Sunday commemoration in Santa Cruz Chinautla, Guatemala, Sunday, March 29, 2026. (AP Photo/Moises Castillo)
Catholics take part in a Holy Week procession in Panama City's Casco Viejo, Tuesday, March 31, 2026. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)
Catholics take part in a Holy Week procession in Panama City's Casco Viejo, Tuesday, March 31, 2026. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)
Catholic nuns walk during a Palm Sunday procession in Bucharest, Romania, Sunday, March 29, 2026. (AP Photo/Andreea Alexandru)
Catholic nuns walk during a Palm Sunday procession in Bucharest, Romania, Sunday, March 29, 2026. (AP Photo/Andreea Alexandru)
Penitents of the "Pollinita" brotherhodod take part in a Holy Week procession in Cabra, southern Spain, Sunday, March 29, 2026. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez)
Penitents of the "Pollinita" brotherhodod take part in a Holy Week procession in Cabra, southern Spain, Sunday, March 29, 2026. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez)
Christians walk with palm branches during Palm Sunday in Jerusalem's Old City, Sunday, March 29, 2026. (AP Photo/Mahmoud Illean)
Christians walk with palm branches during Palm Sunday in Jerusalem's Old City, Sunday, March 29, 2026. (AP Photo/Mahmoud Illean)
Pakistani Christians attend a Palm Sunday Mass at St. Anthony Church in Lahore, Pakistan, Sunday, March 29, 2026. (AP Photo/K.M. Chaudary)
Pakistani Christians attend a Palm Sunday Mass at St. Anthony Church in Lahore, Pakistan, Sunday, March 29, 2026. (AP Photo/K.M. Chaudary)
Christian devotees hold palm leaves during a Palm Sunday procession marking the sixth and final Sunday of Lent and the beginning of Holy Week in Hyderabad, India, Sunday, March 29, 2026. (AP Photo/Mahesh Kumar A.)
Christian devotees hold palm leaves during a Palm Sunday procession marking the sixth and final Sunday of Lent and the beginning of Holy Week in Hyderabad, India, Sunday, March 29, 2026. (AP Photo/Mahesh Kumar A.)
A church worker uses two bottles to sprinkle holy water on the palm fronds of devotees during blessing rites outside the Antipolo Cathedral in Antipolo city, Rizal province Philippines as they observe Palm Sunday, March 29, 2026. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)
A church worker uses two bottles to sprinkle holy water on the palm fronds of devotees during blessing rites outside the Antipolo Cathedral in Antipolo city, Rizal province Philippines as they observe Palm Sunday, March 29, 2026. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)
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Christians are celebrating Holy Week with processions and reenactments across the globe.

The week between Palm Sunday and Easter, known as Holy Week, is the most sacred time of the year for Christian faithful as they commemorate the passion of Jesus Christ.

This is a photo gallery curated by AP photo editors.

 

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