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La Paz, Mar 28 (EFE) - Bolivians celebrated Palm Sunday to mark the beginning of Holy Week, after a year of Covid-19 restrictions.Catholic believers flocked to the temples from early in the morning to celebrate after having bought plants such as gorse and rue that are believed to help protect the homes. (Camera: GINA BALDIVIESO)SHOT LIST: PALM SUNDAY CELEBRATIONS IN LA PAZ, BOLIVIA.
Izalco, Apr 1 (EFE).- The centennial procession of Christs of the Salvadoran town of Izalco took place Thursday with hundreds of faithful after it was suspended last year due to the Covid-19 pandemic.Members of various brotherhoods carried 12 images of crucified Christs through the streets of Izalco and joined the Procession of Silence, which will return on Friday morning return to the temple where it began.(Camera: VLADIMIR CHICAS)SHOT LIST: THE CENTENNIAL PROCESSION OF CHRISTS IN AZALCO, EL SALVADOR. SOUND BITES: IRMA CORTES AND JOSE RAMIRES (IN SPANISH)TRANSLATIONS:IRMA CORTES:The indigenous community of Izalco is still alive.JOSE RAMIREZThe brotherhood of San Gregorio Magno is approximately 350 years old
Manila, Arp 2 (EFE/EPA).- Catholic devotees celebrated Good Friday with a procession in Metro Manila. Filipinos observed a second Lent season under community quarantine protocols due to a spike in COVID-19 cases, as the country’s health officials considered a possible extension of quarantine measures to prevent the spread of Covid-19. (Camera: FRANCIS MALASIG/ROLEX DELA PENA)SHOT LIST: GOOD FRIDAY CELEBRATIONS IN MANILA, PHILIPPINES.
Vatican City, Apr 2 (EFE) .- (CAMERA: Alvaro Padilla) Pope Francis commemorated the Passion of the Lord with a celebration in the Basilica of St. Peter of the Vatican in which the preacher of the Pontifical House, Raniero Cantalamessa, claimed that the most common cause of division among Catholics is politics.
Managua, Mar 28 (EFE). -Catholic churches were filled with palms this Palm Sunday with hundreds of faithful celebrating the triumphal entry of Jesus Christ into the city of Jerusalem, a few days before his death. (Camera: RENEE LUCÍA RAMOS)SHOT LIST: PALM SUNDAY CELEBRATIONS IN MANAGUA, NICARAGUA.
Brasilia, Apr 10 (EFE).- Many priests and faithful in Brazil, the country with the largest number of Catholics in the world, managed to express their faith this Good Friday amid the restrictions imposed on many cities due to the COVID-19 pandemic. (CAMERA: Joedson Alves)FOOTAGE OF THE THEATER GROUP OF VIERNES SANTO AND STATEMENTS FROM THE ACTOR MARCELO AUGUSTO SANTOS AND MAURO SILVA, FIEL.