Palm Sunday

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. 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 leaning on an aide. We see this in the folly of war, where Christ is crucified yet another time.”

Sir: Palm Sunday is the celebration of the triumphant entry of Jesus Christ into Jerusalem, the place where he was to be crucified.

In Nigeria for example, the only things that seem sustainable are corruption, injustice, hypocrisy and impunity in high and low places. Palm Sunday and its relationship to the passion of Jesus Christ reminds us all that true glory is only found in self-giving and sacrifice. Coming out to meet him in procession and exultation, the faithful carried palm fronds and branches in his honour, as is still done today.

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.

Pope Francis opened Holy Week Sunday with a call for an Easter truce in Ukraine to make room for a negotiated peace, highlighting the need for leaders to ...

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. 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. 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.” VATICAN CITY -- Pope Francis opened Holy Week Sunday with a call for an Easter truce in Ukraine to make room for a negotiated peace, highlighting the need for leaders to “make some sacrifices for the good of the people.” Pope Francis opened Holy Week Sunday with a call for an Easter truce in Ukraine to make room for a negotiated peace, highlighting the need for leaders to “make some sacrifices for the good of the people.”

Churches in the city are all decked up for Palm Sunday, which marks the beginning of Holy Week of the Lenten season and the run-up to Good Friday and.

The Palm Sunday celebration will also be held at Catholic Church, Padri Ki Haveli in Patna City, St Luke’s Church and St Stephen’s Church in Danapur Cantonment. Fr Pius Prashant SJ, parish priest of the Kurji Church, said the Holy Week will begin with the Palm Sunday and it will be celebrated like pre-Covid times. At St Joseph’s Pro-Cathedral Church in Bankipore, the mass prayer will begin from 7am and the procession will led by Patna Archbishop Sebastian Kallapura from St Joseph’s Convent High School premises to the church.

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 ...

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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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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!

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.

Today's Palm Sunday message comes from the Rev. Will Shewey, pastor at Shades of Grace United Methodist Church in Kingsport.

This 40-day Lenten journey began on Ash Wednesday. Dried palm leaves left over from last year’s Palm Sunday observance were burned, and the ashes were smudged upon believers’ foreheads in the image of a cross. I always remind each one that this branch is a testimony of sharing faith. He crosses the threshold of the Mount of Olives for a final visit. Surely, he who comes in the name of the Lord will set up an earthly kingdom and reign from the throne once occupied by David. They had missed the point of all his sermons. Lent comes from an old English word that means “spring.” As the holiday called Easter draws near, we celebrate new life and resurrection from the sleep of winter that has covered earth. Christians around the world have been observing a 40-day liturgical season called Lent. The focus has been upon repentance.

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

JERUSALEM: Prayers in Arabic and Latin echoed in the rotunda of Jerusalem's Church of the Holy Sepulchre on Sunday (Apr 10) as Christians from around 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. The day marks the start of Holy Week for Roman Catholics. Advertisement We have a lot of pilgrims, a lot of local Christians. We are very happy. Advertisement

A similar name to Palm Sunday, Hosanna Sunday refers to the acclamation “Hosanna in the highest” with which the people of Jerusalem greeted Jesus when he rode ...

In the Gothic Church of Spain the Symbol was not given till today. While most call this day “Palm Sunday,” it is also called by at least four other names. Later on this Sunday was, at least in some Churches, called the Pasch of the Competents, that is of the Catechumens who were admitted to Baptism. They assembled today in the Church and received a special instruction on the Symbol [the Creed], which had been given to them in the previous scrutiny.

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.”

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

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

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. JERUSALEM -- Thousands of Christian pilgrims took part in Palm Sunday celebrations in Jerusalem at the start of the Holy Week. 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 ...

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.

Salt Lake Tribune religion reporter Peggy Fletcher Stack writes about Palm Sunday in Jerusalem.

“This makes me feel bonded to other Christians.” “The church is incomplete without us.” This one is about Palm Sunday, the traditional start of Christian Holy Week, from Jerusalem.

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.

Bishop Robert Brennan blessed palms before leading the faithful in procession from Grand Army Plaza to Prospect Heights. The event commemorates the triumphant ...