Holy Week is a time when the pope would be expected to be front and center of events. But as Francis continues to recover from double pneumonia, observers are on the lookout for surprise appearances.

Pope Francis gave his first public comments since falling ill before his visit to Rome's Regina Caeli prison on Holy Thursday.

Along with the above holidays, Good Friday is also observed by the U.S. markets, which means that on Friday, April 18, all major U.S. stock markets will be closed and there will be no trading hours. U.S. bond markets observe the same holiday schedule as the stock market, so they will also be closed on Good Friday 2025.

U.S. stock and bond markets will be closed on Good Friday. Many global markets will also be closed Friday. Exceptions include Japan and mainland China, which will be open as usual. U.S. markets will reopen Monday.