Hundreds gather for annual Good Friday tradition Via Crucis in Pilsen

Pilsen’s Good Friday Via Crucis procession

Worshippers and onlookers follow the annual Via Crucis procession down 18th Street in the Pilsen neighborhood, April 18, 2025. (E. Jason Wambsgans/Chicago Tribune) Eduardo Bahena portrays Jesus in the 48th annual Via Crucis procession down 18th Street in the Pilsen neighborhood, April 18, 2025. It was Bahena’s first time portraying Jesus in the re-creation of the crucifixion. (E. Jason Wambsgans/Chicago Tribune) Beatriz Lopez, of Oak Lawn, prays…

Hundreds gather for 'Via Crucis,' a Pilsen Good Friday tradition

Wearing a crown of thorns and a white robe stained with splotches of red, a man carried a wooden cross down West 18th Street with hundreds of people behind him.For the 48th year, Catholic devotees marched during the annual "Via Crucis: Living Way of the Cross," a Good Friday tradition in Pilsen that commemorates the passion and life of Jesus Christ. "This is just part of our faith," said Marisol Dominguez, 44, who has been participating in the p…

Pilsen's Via Crucis Procession Draws Hundreds To 48th Annual Good Friday Tradition

PILSEN – Hundreds of people flocked to Pilsen Friday morning for the annual Good Friday tradition re-enacting Jesus Christ’s crucifixion.The procession started at the intersection of 18th and Halsted streets, with scenes from The Last Supper, The Prayer in Gethsemane and Jesus Before Pontius Pilate taking place on an outdoor stage — a departure from its usual start in the Providence of God Church’s basement.Hundreds pack 18th Street during the 4…

Hundreds gather for annual Good Friday tradition Via Crucis in Pilsen

Hundreds gathered in Chicago's Pilsen neighborhood for the annual Good Friday tradition Via Crucis.

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Hundreds gather for “Via Crucis,” a Pilsen Good Friday tradition

Wearing a crown of thorns and a white robe stained with splotches of red, a man carried a wooden cross down West 18th Street with hundreds of people behind him. For the 48th year, Catholic devotees marched during the annual “Via Crucis: Living Way of the Cross,” a Good Friday tradition in Pilsen that commemorates the passion and life of Jesus Christ. “This is just part of our faith,” said Marisol Dominguez, 44, who has been participating in the …