Posted on 04/19/2014 3:55:28 PM PDT by marshmallow
Thousands of Roman Catholics in Cuba are marking the end of Holy Week by holding religious processions fully sanctioned by the government.
With heads bowed and eyes often closed, the faithful were young and old, rich and poor. Some joined Cuban Cardinal Jaime Ortega at Havana’s Cathedral while many more chose to follow the Way of the Cross in smaller processions led by parish priests in their communities.
NBC News followed the procession in Regla, a small town across the Havana Bay.
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