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 ...
Today, Palm Sunday, marks the beginning of Holy Week for Christians around the world as they prepare for Easter. Here's what you need to know about Palm Sunday, Easter and where to celebrate in ...
Christian faithful of the Legio Maria African Mission attend the traditional Palm Sunday procession in Nairobi, Kenya on Sunday, March 24, 2024. Streams of Christian pilgrims gathered Sunday to ...
At Mass on Palm Sunday 2022, Pope Francis condemned the violence of war, and called Christians to forgive their enemies, just as Christ did while he was violently nailed to the cross. “When we resort ...
What is Palm Sunday, and why do we celebrate it? Palm Sunday is one of the holiest days in the Christian calendar, but it's often not understood. From the changing date to the actual traditions of ...
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CHICAGO (WLS) -- Holy Week begins with Palm Sunday but it'll feel differently this year because of COVID-19. There will be no public celebrations but many will be live-streamed. Palms will also not be ...
Sunday, April 10, 2022, is Palm Sunday — also called Passion Sunday — the day that Christians commemorate the entrance of Jesus into the holy city of Jerusalem prior to his crucifixion. As described ...
STORY: Crowds gathered along the cobbled streets of the colonial city as men and women in colourful dresses carried religious icons through Antigua. Once Spain's colonial capital in Central America, ...
Palm Sunday is the only time during the year that a Mass has two Gospels. Because this is “Palm Sunday,” there can be at the beginning of Mass a formal processional entrance into the church, bearing ...
Palm Sunday is not a liturgy for the faint-hearted. We start with a Gospel reading and procession, followed by the full eucharistic celebration. Selections from Isaiah and Paul place Jesus' last hours ...
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 ...