Palm Sunday

Roman Catholic clergy gathered for a Mass on Sunday at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem to mark Palm Sunday.

Palm Sunday is the sixth and last Sunday of Lent. It occurs on the Sunday before Easter. Latin Patriarch Pierbattista Pizzaballa sat next to the Edicule, a shrine built over the site where Jesus' body is said to have been laid after it was removed from the cross. Roman Catholic clergy gathered for a Mass on Sunday at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem to mark Palm Sunday.

Presiding over the liturgy of Palm Sunday of the Lord's Passion, Pope Francis encourages us to journey toward Easter with God's forgiveness, and ...

"The good thief accepted God as his life was ending, and in this way, his life began anew," the Pope said. We lose sight of why we are in the world and evFhimen end up committing senseless acts of cruelty." This, the Holy Father explained, "is how Jesus acts in our regard: He makes Himself our advocate. God, the Pope reminded, "sees a son or a daughter in each person." Jesus, the Pope recalled, did not rebuke His executioners or threaten punishments in the name of God, but rather prayed for the evildoers. The Lord did not defend or justify Himself. Rather, He prayed to the Father, offered mercy to the good thief, and said: “Father, forgive them” amid "the most searing physical pain" of His Passion.

Celebrating Palm Sunday Mass before crowds in St_ Peter's Square for the first time since the pandemic, Pope Francis has said that the “folly of war” leads ...

After two years of celebrating Palm Sunday Mass inside St. Peter’s Basilica without a crowd due to pandemic distancing measures, the solemn celebration returned to the square outside. Start your Independent Premium subscription today. We see this in the folly of war, where Christ is crucified yet another time.”

In his first outdoor Mass in over two years, Pope Francis on Palm Sunday refrained from directly mentioning the conflict in Ukraine but said Jesus's violent ...

“Gazing upon our violent and tormented world, he never tires of repeating: Father, forgive them for they know not what they do.” The Lord asks us to respond not as we feel, or as everyone else does, but in the way he acts toward us,” which is with forgiveness and love, he said. Jesus’s arrest, trials, and crucifixion were clearly “premeditated,” yet instead of condemning those responsible, “Christ justifies those violent men by saying: they know not. Jesus does not separate people into categories or labeling them “good” or “bad,” Pope Francis said. We lose sight of why we are in the world and even end up committing senseless acts of cruelty,” the pope said, speaking to pilgrims in St. Peter’s Square. “He is crucified in refugees who flee from bombs with children in their arms.

Many Christian faithful made small crosses from palms to celebrate the day and some churches also held processions, reenacting Christ's entry into Jerusalem.

In his message, Pope Francis called for an Easter truce in Ukraine to pave the way for peace through “real negotiations”. The palm branches, for most Christians, signify goodness and victory. The day symbolises the entry of Jesus Christ into Jerusalem where he triumphantly rode on a donkey a week before his resurrection.

Celebrating Palm Sunday Mass in St. Peter's Square, Pope Francis said that the “folly of war” leads people to commit “senseless acts of cruelty.”

We see this in the folly of war, where Christ is crucified yet another time.” No. A truce to achieve peace through real negotiations," the Pontiff said, after celebrating Palm Sunday Mass in St. Peter's Square. Pope Francis has used his Palm Sunday address to call for "Easter truce" in Ukraine as he lamented "the folly of war."

Pope Francis on Sunday called for an Easter ceasefire in Ukraine to pave the way for peace through “real negotiation”. “Let the Easter truce begin.

— a truce that will lead to peace, through real negotiation,” he told a public mass at Saint Peter’s Square. Moscow has not provided any evidence to back up its claim. “Let the Easter truce begin.

In an apparent reference to Russia, he says: 'What kind of victory would be one that plants a flag on a heap of rubble?'

But he has referred to Russia by using terms such as invasion and aggression. refugees who flee from bombs with children in their arms… “Put the weapons down!

By Philip Pullella VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Pope Francis called for an Easter truce in Ukraine and condemned the folly of war as he led Palm Sunday services ...

But he has referred to Russia by using terms such as invasion and aggression. Its numerous events will test the pope's stamina. At the end of the service, Francis was driven around the crowd while seated in a open white "popemobile", something he had not done for three years on Palm Sunday because of the pandemic. "Put the weapons down! A flare-up of pain in his knee forced Francis, 85, to skip the traditional procession from the obelisk at the centre of the square to the altar on the steps of St. Peter's Basilica. VATICAN CITY (Reuters) -Pope Francis on Sunday called for an Easter truce in Ukraine, and in an apparent reference to Russia, questioned the value of planting a victory flag "on a heap of rubble".

VATICAN CITY (AP) - Celebrating Palm Sunday Mass before crowds in St. Peter's Square for the first time since the pandemic, Pope Francis said that the ...

Traditionally, the pope leads a Palm Sunday procession through St. Peter's Square before celebrating Mass. Francis has been suffering from a strained ligament in his right knee that has caused him to limp, and he was driven in a black car to the altar, which he then reached with the help of an aide. After two years of celebrating Palm Sunday Mass inside St. Peter's Basilica without a crowd due to pandemic distancing measures, the solemn celebration returned to the square outside. We see this in the folly of war, where Christ is crucified yet another time," he said. A truce to reach peace through real negotiations." Francis lamented "the unjust death of husbands and sons" ... "refugees fleeing bombs" ... "young people deprived of a future" ... and "soldiers sent to kill their brothers and sisters." During his Palm Sunday homily, the pontiff denounced "the folly of war" that leads people to commit "senseless acts of cruelty."

Pope Francis on Sunday called for an Easter truce in Ukraine, and in an apparent reference to Russia, questioned the value of planting a victory flag "on a ...

Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com Its numerous events will test the pope's stamina. But he has referred to Russia by using terms such as invasion and aggression. Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com "Put the weapons down! Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com

Celebrating Palm Sunday Mass before crowds in St. Peter's Square for the first time since the pandemic, Pope Francis called for a truce.

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Pontiff appears to criticise Russia, asking 'what kind of victory would be one that plants a flag on a heap of rubble?'

Its numerous events will test the pope’s stamina. “Put the weapons down! Let an Easter truce start.

Around 500 worshippers passed through the huge wooden doors of the church that is the focus of the most important festival in the Christian calendar as the ...

"We would earn almost as much as the rest of the year in this one month. The Holy Sepulchre lies at the heart of the Old City's Christian Quarter in East Jerusalem, which Israel captured in a 1967 war and later annexed. We have a lot of pilgrims, a lot of local Christians. We are very happy. The day marks the start of Holy Week for Roman Catholics. We have forgotten that there are holidays, that's how bad it is." "After two years of COVID, of restrictions, of closed churches, today we are in a normal atmosphere.

JERUSALEM (AP) — Thousands of Christian pilgrims took part in Palm Sunday celebrations in Jerusalem at the start of the Holy Week.

Pope Francis urged negotiations to find a solution to the conflict. In an apparent reference to Russia, he said: 'What kind of victory would be one that ...

He watched instead while seated at the altar, to where he was driven in a small car. He also urged negotiations to find a solution to the conflict. In an apparent reference to Russia, he said: ‘What kind of victory would be one that plants a flag on a heap of rubble?’ Ukraine is predominantly Orthodox. Orthodox Christians celebrate Easter a week later, on April 24. Francis has already rejected that terminology, calling it a war. "Put the weapons down!

Thousands of Christian pilgrims have taken part in Palm Sunday celebrations in Jerusalem at the start of the Holy Week.

Penitents of 'La Paz' brotherhood parade during the Holy Week's Palm Sunday procession in Seville on April 10, 2022. Christian believers around the world ...

JERUSALEM (AP) — Thousands of Christian pilgrims took part in Palm Sunday celebrations in Jerusalem at the start of the Holy Week. The holiday this year comes ...

The procession made its way from the Mount of Olives past the Garden of Gethsemane where, according to biblical tradition, Jesus was betrayed, then finally into the alleyways of the Old City. It also is taking place as tensions between Israelis and Palestinians are rising amid a spate of recent Palestinian attacks in Israel that have prompted military raids in the occupied West Bank in response. Palm Sunday commemorates Jesus’ entry into Jerusalem and is the start of the church’s most solemn week, which includes the Good Friday re-enactment of Jesus’ crucifixion and death and his resurrection on Easter.

Pakistani Christians take part in Palm Sunday celebrations in Lahore, Pakistan on April 10, 2022. Palm Sunday, a Christian feast that falls on the Sunday ...

Palm Sunday, a Christian feast that falls on the Sunday before Easter, marks the beginning of the Holy Week. (Xinhua/Bilal Jawich) A boy holds an olive branch during a celebration of Palm Sunday in Beirut, Lebanon, on April 10, 2022. A Christian clergyman blesses the olive branch during a celebration of Palm Sunday in Beirut, Lebanon, on April 10, 2022.

Prayers in Arabic and Latin echoed in the rotunda of Jerusalem's Church of the Holy Sepulchre on Sunday as Christians from around the world were once again ...

"We would earn almost as much as the rest of the year in this one month. The Holy Sepulchre lies at the heart of the Old City's Christian Quarter in East Jerusalem, which Israel captured in a 1967 war and later annexed. The day marks the start of Holy Week for Roman Catholics. We have a lot of pilgrims, a lot of local Christians. We are very happy. Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com

This is the first Holy Week in two years that churches have been back to full capacity.

JERUSALEM (AP) — Thousands of Christian pilgrims took part in Palm Sunday celebrations in Jerusalem at the start of the Holy Week. The holiday this year comes ...

The procession made its way from the Mount of Olives past the Garden of Gethsemane where, according to biblical tradition, Jesus was betrayed, then finally into the alleyways of the Old City. It also is taking place as tensions between Israelis and Palestinians are rising amid a spate of recent Palestinian attacks in Israel that have prompted military raids in the occupied West Bank in response. Palm Sunday commemorates Jesus’ entry into Jerusalem and is the start of the church’s most solemn week, which includes the Good Friday re-enactment of Jesus’ crucifixion and death and his resurrection on Easter.