Mass sports display, Plzen, West Bohemia, Czech Republic, Europe

Easter procession, Oaxaca, Mexico, Central America

Soldiers participate in the ceremonial changing of the guards at the Presidential Palace, Sofia, Bulgaria, Europe

Soldiers participate in the ceremonial changing of the guards at the Presidential Palace, Sofia, Bulgaria, Europe

Mass sports display, Plzen, W. Bohemia, Czech Republic, Europe

Boy about to become a monk, Shwedagon Pagoda, Yangon, Myanmar, Asia

Food, ethiopia. Saint mary’s catholic school, addis ababa. A mainstream elementary and secondary school, it has a small wing for special needs children, which is featured here. Betty and her mother feleku (on left) who helps with preparing food at the center. Other parents participate in rotation

For almost 60 years, about two thousand people from 28 different guilds (associations of faithful Catholics) come together on Good Friday to participate in this procession, carrying emblems, religious images concerning the Stations of the Cross, and dressed in the distinctive colors of their guilds, Each one of the ,??Guilds,?? carries an image with a picture of Jesus Christ,??s Stations of the Cross and of the mysteries of the Holy Rosary,

For almost 60 years, about two thousand people from 28 different guilds (associations of faithful Catholics) come together on Good Friday to participate in this procession, carrying emblems, religious images concerning the Stations of the Cross, and dressed in the distinctive colors of their guilds, Each one of the ,??Guilds,?? carries an image with a picture of Jesus Christ,??s Stations of the Cross and of the mysteries of the Holy Rosary,

For almost 60 years, about two thousand people from 28 different guilds (associations of faithful Catholics) come together on Good Friday to participate in this procession, carrying emblems, religious images concerning the Stations of the Cross, and dressed in the distinctive colors of their guilds, Each one of the ,??Guilds,?? carries an image with a picture of Jesus Christ,??s Stations of the Cross and of the mysteries of the Holy Rosary,

For almost 60 years, about two thousand people from 28 different guilds (associations of faithful Catholics) come together on Good Friday to participate in this procession, carrying emblems, religious images concerning the Stations of the Cross, and dressed in the distinctive colors of their guilds, Each one of the ,??Guilds,?? carries an image with a picture of Jesus Christ,??s Stations of the Cross and of the mysteries of the Holy Rosary,

Members of rescue team in diving suits ready to mount helicopter to participate in rescue exercise at lake Pillersee, Tyrol Austria

Members of the Junior Reserve Officers Training Corps from the Detroit Public Schools participate in a Veterans Day ceremony, Detroit, Michigan, USA

Sailboats participate in the Heiniken Regatta on the Dutch side of the island of St. Maarten in the Caribbean

Sailboats participate in the Heiniken Regatta on the Dutch side of the island of St. Maarten in the Caribbean

Characters and dancers participate in the annual Santa Barbara Solstice Parade on June 21, 2008. The parade has been a tradition for over 30 years, no motorized vehicles or traditional bands are allowed in the whimsical parade.

Cuzco evangelist Raul Huaco stops for a prayer with friend Calixta Cruz in the village of Angostura, south of the city of Cuzco. Personal attention by local evangelists and the ability to participate in church services often attracts disenchanted Catholics who have little say in the operation of their churches. This image is part of a five-part series on the rise of evangelical Protestantism in Latin America.