Catholics around the world are preparing to celebrate Easter tomorrow.

In Italy, the “Street of Martyrdom” ceremony took place without Pope Francis at the Colosseum, in a last-minute change of schedule attributed to the recommendation of his doctors.

Thousands of believers flood the Colosseum for the divine liturgy of Good Friday… They reverently participate in the Way of Martyrdom ceremony… The 87-year-old Pope Francis is absent, as at the last minute the Vatican medical staff advised him to rest in order to officiate at the Resurrection mode.

In a climate of overwhelming faith and deep faith, the Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem, Pierabatista Pizzaballa, presides over the Easter Vigil of the Catholics… in the Church of the Resurrection full of believers.

Dozens of worshipers participate in the divine service in Gaza City as well. Around 600 Christians trapped in the Palestinian enclave have found refuge in the church of the Holy Family since the beginning of the war.

Chained and wearing the traditional pointed hoods, dozens of Catholics took part in the Good Friday procession in Ecuador, as custom dictates.

From the United States to Brazil, dozens of cities are reenacting the Passion of Jesus.

In Chicago a man walks carrying a giant cross on his shoulders… All around he is mocked as Roman soldiers.

In Caracas, Christ is tortured and bruised shortly before being led to the Crucifixion.

The harsh representations of the divine drama may not agree with the religious leadership, but they gather the interest of locals and tourists.

Many people do not have the opportunity to read the Gospel, and the experience of participating in this reenactment brings the Gospel to life.

In Chile, hundreds of Catholics attend the Way of Martyrdom ceremony, and everyone has their own role.

Artists from Bolivia and Argentina gathered in the desert of the Bolivian Andes to paint the Passion of Christ and pictures from the Old Testament in the sand.

More than 15,000 worshipers from 60 different Christian groups took part in a traditional procession in Seoul carrying large wooden crosses.