Journalism of Courage
Christians across the world commemorated Jesus Christ's crucifixion without the solemn church services or processions, marking Good Friday in a world locked down by the coronavirus pandemic.
In India, gatherings at churches across the country were suspended amid the nationwide lockdown imposed to curb the spread of Covid-19. In Picture: A woman sits outside Mother Teresa's house (also called Mother House) in Kolkata. (Express photo: Shashi Ghosh)
With visits to the Church suspended, several churches across India broadcast prayer services using social media. (Express photo: Amit Chakravarty)
A Reverand is seen live-streaming the serive at St. Anthony Parish in San Gabriel, California, Thursday, April 9, 2020. (AP)
People offer prayer on the occasion of Good Friday in Vakola village, Mumbai.
A Christian worshipper stands at the closed door of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, believed by many Christians to be the site of the crucifixion and burial of Jesus Christ, in Jerusalem, Friday, April 10, 2020. (AP)
A Sri Lankan Catholic priest sits inside the All Saints Church in Colombo before the live broadcast of service on Good Friday during a curfew imposed to prevent spreading of coronavirus. (AP)
Devotees pray in their cars during a Good Friday church service at a drive-in cinema when all German churches are closed for worships due to the coronavirus outbreak in Duesseldorf, Germany, Friday, April 10, 2020. (AP)
An Archbishop during Good Friday service in an empty St. Stephen's Cathedral in Brisbane, Australia, Friday, April 10, 2020. The novel coronavirus has killed nearly 18,000 people in Italy and over 88,000 worldwide.(AP)
In Kolkata, Archbishop Thomas D'souza (2nd from right) participates in a special open air service on the occasion of Good Friday (Express photo: Partha Paul)
