Palm Sunday kicks off the aptly named Holy Week ... rings or even elaborate sculptures and shapes. In places where real palm fronds aren’t available, worshippers sometimes get creative by ...

Palm Sunday honors the day that Jesus rode a donkey and arrived in Jerusalem. He was met by worshipers who fanned him and laid palm leaves at his feet. His arrival was regarded as a moment of ...

Roman Catholic clergymen carry palm fronds during the Palm Sunday procession at Church of the Holy Sepulchre, traditionally believed by many to be the site of the crucifixion and burial of Jesus C ...

In Orthodox churches, which follow the Julian calender, Palm Sunday is celebrated later ... Some Christians fold the palm fronds into crosses and keep them in their homes.

Catholics around the world marked Palm Sunday with vibrant processions and ... worshippers brought intricately woven palm fronds to church—blending faith, culture, and craftsmanship in a ...

This year, the Palm Sunday falls on March 24. Christians celebrate the holiday by distributing blessed palm leaves among the congregation of the church. Traditionally, churches will keep some of ...

The event at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception returned by popular demand ahead of Palm Sunday, which precedes ... in creating a cross from palm fronds that Carolyn Mitchell, a pastoral ...

March 24 (Reuters) - Pope Francis at the last minute skipped reading his homily during a Palm Sunday Mass for tens ... held palm fronds and olive branches at the service. Francis has a knee ...