Palm Sunday: What this feast day is all about — and why Christians celebrate it. Ahead of Easter, 'the Lord Jesus permitted hosannas to be sung for him,' said one faith leader about Palm Sunday.

A man chooses a palm cross to buy on Palm Sunday near a church in Caracas, Venezuela, in 2022. (Javier Campos/NurPhoto via Getty Images) Joanne M. Pierce ...

Christian faithful march carrying green Palm branches to commemorate Palm Sunday, which marks the entry of Jesus Christ into Jerusalem, in the streets of Nairobi, Kenya, Sunday, April 2, 2023 ...

Palm Sunday marks the beginning of the Holy Week, which includes Maundy Thursday (when Jesus washed the feet of His 12 disciples as a symbol of servanthood and humility and when he had the Last ...

VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis led a Palm Sunday service the day after he was discharged from the hospital following a bout of bronchitis, and urged the world to take ...

Palm Sunday commemorates the arrival of Jesus into Jerusalem; The earliest recorded Palm Sunday celebration dates back to the 4th century; New Yorkers gathered at St. Patrick’s Cathedral and ...

Pope Francis at the last minute skipped reading his homily during a Palm Sunday Mass for tens of thousands of people in St. Peter's Square but continued presiding at the service, read his noon ...

Eldora Stevens of Detroit, 82, said it was her first service with the newly installed archbishop and that it was an inspiring, beautiful way to start Holy Week. "I'm glad he was able to do Palm ...

Mr. Thayer is an Episcopal priest. On Sunday, in cities around the world, Christians begin Holy Week by celebrating Palm Sunday, when Jesus entered Jerusalem for the final time before his death ...

Easter marks the celebration of Jesus Christ's resurrection in the Christian religion, serving as the culmination of Holy Week, ... Palm Sunday is Sunday, April 13.

Palm Sunday Masses are being held all over the world. Pope Francis took part in Palm Sunday in St. Peter's Square before tens of thousands of people, a day after he left a Rome hospital where he ...