{"id":32892,"date":"2026-04-03T14:18:08","date_gmt":"2026-04-03T19:18:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/?p=32892"},"modified":"2026-04-03T14:47:23","modified_gmt":"2026-04-03T19:47:23","slug":"viacrucis-de-chicago-viernes-santo-estaciones-de-la-cruz-en-vivo-pilsen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/es\/2026\/04\/03\/chicago-via-crucis-good-friday-living-stations-of-the-cross-pilsen\/","title":{"rendered":"Dentro del V\u00eda Crucis viviente de Pilsen: una tradici\u00f3n de 49 a\u00f1os que atrae a cientos de personas a la calle 18"},"content":{"rendered":"
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When Zitlalic Castillo walks into the basement of St. Pius Church in Pilsen, she becomes Pontius Pilate’s wife.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Even though this is her first year participating in Pilsen\u2019s Via Crucis, the 22-year-old has a generational advantage: her mother, Beatriz Castillo, played the role as a teenager in Mexico.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

For many, Via Crucis is a longstanding Good Friday tradition that merges Catholic faith with community. Now, in its 49th year, the Living Stations of the Cross procession re-enacts Jesus Christ\u2019s crucifixion in Chicago\u2019s Pilsen neighborhood \u2014 a community on the Lower West Side that has been a port of entry for Mexican immigrants.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\t\t

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Noticias que ponen el poder en el punto de mira y a las comunidades en el centro.<\/strong><\/h3>\n

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