Orthodox Christians attend Palm Sunday services in Greece and abroad, marking the start of Holy Week with prayer, tradition, and reflection.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Getty Images Palm Sunday marks the start of Holy Week, one of the most sacred times in the Christian calendar. On this day, ...

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Christians at church services around the Lehigh Valley marked Palm Sunday, which begins Holy Week, when Christians recall the events leading up to Jesus’ death by crucifixion and the resurrection. See ...

Pope Leo XIV caresses a child after presiding over Mass in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican on the Catholic feast of Palm Sunday, commemorating Jesus' arrival in Jerusalem, Sunday, March 29, 2026.

Following a widespread backlash, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he had asked “relevant authorities” to allow Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, the Latin Patriarch, to hold services at ...

JERUSALEM, March 29 (Reuters) - Israel blocked Jerusalem's Catholic cardinal from marking Palm Sunday at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, sparking an international outcry that led Prime Minister ...

Holy Week 2026 begins on Palm Sunday, March 29, and leads up to Easter Sunday on April 5. Each day of Holy Week commemorates a different event from the final week of Jesus's life. The 40-day period of ...

Holy Week begins Sunday with Palm Sunday, which commemorates Jesus' triumphal entry into Jerusalem shortly before his death. English-language Masses will be celebrated at 7:30 a.m. and 10 a.m. and a ...

As they walked through the streets of Qaraqosh, participants sang Palm Sunday hymns in both Arabic and Syriac and waved olive branches. Thousands celebrate the beginning of Holy Week on April 13, 2025 ...

Each year, Palm Sunday marks the start of the Christian Holy Week leading up to Easter. In 2025, it will take place on April 13. The day commemorates when Jesus made his triumphant arrival into ...