The annual Palm Sunday procession in Delhi April 13 banned by the local police over “law and order and traffic concerns,” was met with fierce and swift criticism from Catholics and free speech ...

The palm branches of Palm Sunday, he explained, symbolize “peace of heart in the face of trials.” He said that for Israel, palms “served as a reminder of their journey through the desert ...

Optics are telling us all we need to know about Team Trump’s ill-advised approach to negotiating with Russian President Vladimir Putin. Just as the Russian dictator entered the room to meet with ...

Norwich Cathedral marked the beginning of Holy Week with a Palm Sunday procession through the city and a beautiful performance of the St Matthew Passion by the Cathedral choirs. It was the start ...

On Palm Sunday, which marks the beginning of Holy ... Some visitors held olive branches, others fronds of palm. Many had braided palms on their heads, commemorating the palm branches the crowds ...

The streets of Qaraqosh, Iraq — also known as Baghdeda — were filled with joy as residents celebrating Palm Sunday carried olive branches and palm fronds in a grand procession of nearly 20,000 ...

Peru's Catholics celebrated Palm Sunday with a procession that commemorates the Christian belief of the triumphal entry of Jesus into Jerusalem. Catholic faithful walked alongside the images with ...

New Yorkers gathered at St. Patrick’s Cathedral and other churches across the city Sunday to mark Palm Sunday, the start of Holy Week. The holiday commemorates the arrival of Jesus into Jerusalem.

Ranchi: Thousands of Catholic faithful gathered at Loyola Ground in Ranchi to celebrate Palm Sunday, marking Jesus ... the ceremony by blessing palm branches. The faithful, holding palm fronds ...

The name Palm Sunday originates from the palm branches waved by the crowds to honour Christ as he entered the holy city. Special services and prayers were held in churches across the district.

VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis made a brief appearance in St Peter's Square on Sunday (April 13) at the end of a Palm Sunday service, greeting the crowds from his wheelchair as he continues to ...

Observed on the final Sunday of Lent, Palm Sunday symbolizes joy, reverence, and fulfillment, recalling the crowds who laid palm branches before Christ in recognition of his messianic role.