PHOTOS: Christians celebrate Palm Sunday across the globe
March 29, 2015
Girls hold palm leaves blessed during the morning Mass at the Cathedral of San Cristobal de La Laguna during a procession commemorating the arrival of Jesus in Jerusalem, on the Spanish Canary island of Tenerife on March 29, 2015. Palm Sunday held annually on the Sunday before easter and commemorates the entry into Jerusalem of Jesus Christ. DESIREE MARTIN/AFP/Getty Images ( 539296179 )
Roman Catholic clergymen carry palm fronds during the Palm Sunday procession at Church of the Holy Sepulchre, traditionally believed by many to be the site of the crucifixion and burial of Jesus Christ, in Jerusalem's Old City, Sunday, March 29, 2015. Palm Sunday marks for Christians Jesus Christ's entrance into Jerusalem when his followers laid palm branches in his path, prior to his crucifixion. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty) ( Mideast Israel Palm Sunday )
A general view shows the crowd during the Palm Sunday celebrations at St Peter's square on March 29, 2015 at the Vatican. ALBERTO PIZZOLI/AFP/Getty Images ( 539289107 )
Cardinals attend the Palm Sunday celebrations at St Peter's square on March 29, 2015 at the Vatican. VINCENZO PINTO/AFP/Getty Images ( 539289603 )
Pope Francis, background center, walks in procession as he celebrates a Palm Sunday Mass in St. Peter's Square, at the Vatican, Sunday, March 29, 2015. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini) ( Vatican Pope Palm Sunday )
Pope Francis celebrates a Palm Sunday Mass in St. Peter's Square, at the Vatican, Sunday, March 29, 2015. (AP Photo/Riccardo De Luca) ( Vatican Pope Palm Sunday )
A nun holds a palm tree branch as she arrives to attend a Palm Sunday Mass celebrated by Pope Francis, in St. Peter's Square, at the Vatican, Sunday, March 29, 2015. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini) ( Vatican Pope Palm Sunday )
Pope Francis blesses the crowd as he leaves after a Palm Sunday Mass he celebrated in St. Peter's Square, at the Vatican, Sunday, March 29, 2015. Pope Francis walked solemnly through St. Peter's Square in a Palm Sunday procession to usher in Holy Week ahead of Easter. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini) ( Vatican Palm Sunday )
Faithful hold palm tree branches as they attend a Palm Sunday Mass celebrated by Pope Francis, in St. Peter's Square, at the Vatican, Sunday, March 29, 2015. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini) ( Vatican Pope Palm Sunday )
Two young girls play with their palm as they take part in a procession during Palm Sunday, a few days prior to Holy Week, in Pamplona northern Spain, Sunday, March 29, 2015. Spain's devoted Catholics take part in a lot of religious ceremonies during Holy Week. (AP Photo/ Alvaro Barrientos) ( Spain Palm Sunday )
Christian worshipers gather at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, traditionally believed by many to be the site of the crucifixion and burial of Jesus Christ, during Palm Sunday in Jerusalem's Old City, Sunday, March 29, 2015. Palm Sunday marks for Christians Jesus Christ's entrance into Jerusalem when his followers laid palm branches in his path, prior to his crucifixion. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty) ( Mideast Israel Palm Sunday )
Indian Christian devotees collect palm fronds for a Palm Sunday service at Wesley Church in Secunderabad, the twin city of Hyderabad, on March 29, 2015. Palm Sunday marks the sixth and last Sunday of the Christian Holy month of Lent and the beginning of Holy Week. NOAH SEELAM/AFP/Getty Images ( 539285740 )
A church volunteer carries an armful of palm fronds to be given to parishioners as they arrive to attend a Palm Sunday celebration at the Metropolitan Cathedral, in Managua, Nicaragua, Sunday, March 29, 2015. For Christians, Palm Sunday marks the start of Holy Week ahead of Easter, commemorating Jesus Christ's entrance into Jerusalem, when his followers laid palm branches in his path. (AP Photo/Esteban Felix) ( Nicaragua Palm Sunday )
Christian worshipers gather at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, traditionally believed by many to be the site of the crucifixion and burial of Jesus Christ, during Palm Sunday in Jerusalem's Old City, Sunday, March 29, 2015. Palm Sunday marks for Christians Jesus Christ's entrance into Jerusalem when his followers laid palm branches in his path, prior to his crucifixion. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty) ( Mideast Israel Palm Sunday )
Shadows are cast on the street as people holding palm and olive branches blessed during the morning Mass at the Cathedral of San Cristobal de La Laguna walk during a procession commemorating the arrival of Jesus in Jerusalem, on the Spanish Canary island of Tenerife on March 29, 2015. Palm Sunday held annually on the Sunday before easter and commemorates the entry into Jerusalem of Jesus Christ. AFP PHOTO / DESIREE MARTINDESIREE MARTIN/AFP/Getty Images ( 539296344 )
A penitent from the La Borriquita brotherhood holds a crucifix during a Palm Sunday Holy week procession in Madrid, Spain, Sunday, March 29, 2015. Hundreds of processions take place throughout Spain during the Easter Holy Week. (AP Photo/Paul White) ( Spain Holy Week )
Christian nuns hold palm fronds during the traditional Palm Sunday procession on the Mount of Olives overlooking Jerusalem's old city, Sunday, March 29, 2015. Palm Sunday marks for Christians, Jesus Christ's entrance into Jerusalem, when his followers laid palm branches in his path, prior to his crucifixion. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty) ( Mideast Israel Palm Sunday )
An Assyrian man carries his daughter on his shoulders as she holds a candle in front of the Assyrian church, background, during the traditional Palm Sunday procession, east of Beirut, Lebanon, Sunday, March 29, 2015. In late February, the Islamic State group took captive more than 220 Christians from villages in Syria's northeastern province of Hassakeh. Some 19 have been freed. Since that incident, scores of Assyrian Christians from Hassakeh have fled to safety in neighboring Lebanon, that has the largest percentage of Christians in the Middle East. Streams of Christian pilgrims gathered Sunday to celebrate the path of Jesus Christ's last journey into Jerusalem, when his followers laid palm branches in his path, before his crucifixion. Streams of Christian pilgrims gathered Sunday to celebrate the path of Jesus Christ's last journey into Jerusalem, when his followers laid palm branches in his path, before his crucifixion. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla) ( Mideast Lebanon Assyrian Palm Sunday )
Children hold olive branches as Syriac Catholic Iraqis, who fled the violence in their country, gather to celebrate Palm Sunday that marks the triumphant return of Jesus Christ to Jerusalem when a cheering crowd greeted him waving palm leaves the week before his death on March 29, 2015 in Sadd el Baouchriyeh, East of the capital Beirut. AFP PHOTO / ANWAR AMROANWAR AMRO/AFP/Getty Images ( 539291360 )
Syrian Roman Catholics receive the communion during a mass marking Palm Sunday at Saint Joseph's Roman Catholic Church on March 29, 2015 in the capital Damascus. The ceremony is a landmark in the Christian calendar, marking the triumphant return of Christ to Jerusalem the week before his death, when a cheering crowd greeted him waving palm leaves. Palm Sunday marks the start of the most solemn week in the Christian calendar. AFP PHOTO / LOUAI BESHARALOUAI BESHARA/AFP/Getty Images ( 539291907 )
An Assyrian Christian girl holds a candle as she attends Mass marking the traditional Palm Sunday procession at the Assyrian church in east of Beirut, Lebanon, Sunday, March 29, 2015. Streams of Christians gathered Sunday to celebrate the path of Jesus Christ's last journey into Jerusalem, when his followers laid palm branches in his path, before his crucifixion. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla) ( Mideast Lebanon Assyrian Palm Sunday )
Assyrian Christian clergymen lead the traditional Palm Sunday procession as they walk in the street around their church in east of Beirut, Lebanon, Sunday, March 29, 2015. Streams of Christians gathered Sunday to celebrate the path of Jesus Christ's last journey into Jerusalem, when his followers laid palm branches in his path, before his crucifixion. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla) ( Mideast Lebanon Assyrian Palm Sunday )
Nigerians participate in the Palm Sunday service at the Our Lady of the Apostles catholic church in Kaduna, Nigeria Sunday, March 29, 2015. Nigerians are going to the polls to vote in presidential elections. Nigerian officials say voting continued in some areas on Sunday because of technical problems. More than 40 people were killed in election-related violence Saturday, though millions were able to cast ballots in a presidential election that analysts say is too close to call. (AP Photo/Jerome Delay) ( Nigeria Election )
Nigerian children make crosses from palms during Palm Sunday service at the Our Lady of the Apostles catholic church in Kaduna, Nigeria Sunday, March 29, 2015. Nigerians are going to the polls to vote in presidential elections. Nigerian officials say voting continued in some areas on Sunday because of technical problems. More than 40 people were killed in election-related violence Saturday, though millions were able to cast ballots in a presidential election that analysts say is too close to call. (AP Photo/Jerome Delay) ( Nigeria Election )
Nigeria Christians attend the Palm Sunday mass, at St Theresa's Catholic Church, in Yola, Nigeria. Sunday, March 29, 2015. (AP Photo/Sunday Alamba) ( Nigeria Palm Sunday )
Members of the congregation raise their hands in celebration during a sermon at the Banner of Life bible church in the mainly Christian Sabon Gari neighborhood of Kano, northern Nigeria on Palm Sunday, March 29, 2015. Many churches in the area were only half-full on Sunday, due to large numbers of Christians leaving before the elections, fearing violence and retribution after election results will be announced in the predominantly muslim town. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis) ( Nigeria Election )
Two women walk down a deserted street with roadblocks at the end leading to the St Charles Catholic Church, scene of a 2014 bomb attack blamed on Boko Haram Islamic insurgents, in the mainly Christian Sabon Gari neighborhood of Kano, northern Nigeria on Palm Sunday, March 29, 2015. Normally the church would be packed with up to four masses on Palm Sunday, but this year it held only one which was half-full, due to large numbers of Christians leaving before the elections, fearing violence and retribution after election results will be announced in the predominantly Muslim town. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis) ( Nigeria Election )
The Lutheran Church of Hope congregation march down 10th Ave. Sunday morning. Lutheran Church of Hope, in Broomfield, Colorado held the Palm Sunday worship celebration on March 29th with a combined Procession of the Palms with Episcopal Church of the Holy Comforter. (Cliff Grassmick/Boulder Daily Camera) ( Palm Sunday in Broomfield )
Indian Christians hold palm leaves as they walk in a procession to mark Palm Sunday in Bhubaneswar, India, Sunday, March 29, 2015. Christians comprise 2 percent of India's more than 1.2 billion people. (AP Photo/Biswaranjan Rout) ( India Palm Sunday )
Belarus' Catholics carry a wooden cross as an eldery woman stands near an icon placed on a table while celebrating Palm Sunday in the town of Oshmiany, some 130 kilometers northwest of Minsk, on March 29, 2015. AFP PHOTO / SERGEI GAPONSERGEI GAPON/AFP/Getty Images ( 539294964 )
Belarus' Catholics carry a wooden cross as they take part in a procession celebrating Palm Sunday in the town of Oshmiany, some 130 kilometers northwest of Minsk, on March 29, 2015. AFP PHOTO / SERGEI GAPONSERGEI GAPON/AFP/Getty Images ( 539295055 )
Belarus' Catholics pray on a hill with wooden crosses while celebrating Palm Sunday in the town of Oshmiany, some 130 kilometers northwest of Minsk, on March 29, 2015. AFP PHOTO / SERGEI GAPONSERGEI GAPON/AFP/Getty Images ( 539294724 )
Devotes take part in a procession during Palm Sunday, a few days prior to Holy Week, in Pamplona northern Spain, Sunday, March 29, 2015. Spain's devoted Catholics take part in a lot of religious ceremonies during Holy Week. (AP Photo/ Alvaro Barrientos) ( Spain Palm Sunday )
Penitents take part in a procession during Palm Sunday, a few days prior to Holy Week, in Pamplona northern Spain, Sunday, March 29, 2015. Spain's devoted Catholics take part in a lot of religious ceremonies during Holy Week. (AP Photo/ Alvaro Barrientos) ( APTOPIX Spain Palm Sunday )
Children take part in a procession during Palm Sunday a few days prior to Holy Week, in Pamplona northern Spain, Sunday, March 29, 2015. Spain's devoted Catholics take part in a lot of religious ceremonies during Holy Week. (AP Photo/ Alvaro Barrientos) ( Spain Palm Sunday )
An Indian Christian devotee makes a cross with palm leaves after she arrived for the Palm Sunday mass at a Church in Mumbai, India, Sunday, March 29, 2015. Christians comprise 2 percent of India's more than 1.2 billion people. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool) ( India Palm Sunday )
An altar boy carries a cross after the morning Mass at the Cathedral of San Cristobal de La Laguna during a procession commemorating the arrival of Jesus in Jerusalem, on the Spanish Canary island of Tenerife on March 29, 2015. Palm Sunday held annually on the Sunday before easter and commemorates the entry into Jerusalem of Jesus Christ. DESIREE MARTIN/AFP/Getty Images ( 539296312 )
Franciscan friar carry palm branch during the traditional Palm Sunday procession from Mt. Olives to Jerusalem's Old City on May 29, 2015. The ceremony is a landmark in the Christian calendar, marking the triumphant return of Christ to Jerusalem the week before his death, when a cheering crowd greeted him waving palm leaves. Palm Sunday marks the start of the most solemn week in the Christian calendar. AFP PHOTO / GALI TIBBONGALI TIBBON/AFP/Getty Images ( 539297477 )
Members of the Borriquita brotherhood march during celebrations marking the Christian feast of Palm Sunday in Sevilla on March 29, 2014. Palm Sunday held annually on the Sunday before easter and commemorates the entry into Jerusalem of Jesus Christ. AFP PHOTO / CRISTINA QUICLERCRISTINA QUICLER/AFP/Getty Images ( 539297763 )
Member of the Borriquita brotherhood march down a street during celebrations marking the Christian feast of Palm Sunday in Sevilla on March 29, 2014. Palm Sunday held annually on the Sunday before easter and commemorates the entry into Jerusalem of Jesus Christ. AFP PHOTO / CRISTINA QUICLERCRISTINA QUICLER/AFP/Getty Images ( 539297835 )
Members of the Borriquita brotherhood parade during celebrations marking the Christian feast of Palm Sunday in Sevilla on March 29, 2014. Palm Sunday held annually on the Sunday before easter and commemorates the entry into Jerusalem of Jesus Christ. AFP PHOTO / CRISTINA QUICLERCRISTINA QUICLER/AFP/Getty Images ( 539298316 )
Catholic faithful take part the Palm Sunday procession on March 29, 2015 in San Pedro Sacatepequez, 30 km west of Guatemala City. AFP PHOTO/Johan ORDONEZJOHAN ORDONEZ/AFP/Getty Images ( 539299263 )
Catholic faithful prepare to start the Palm Sunday procession on March 29, 2015 in San Pedro Sacatepequez, 30 km west of Guatemala City. AFP PHOTO/Johan ORDONEZJOHAN ORDONEZ/AFP/Getty Images ( 539299341 )
Believers are reflected in the roof of a car as they carry a cross during heavy rain at the Palm Sunday procession in the old town of Heiligenstadt, central Germany, Sunday, March 29, 2015. The procession takes place with life-size figures from the Passion of Christ and under the presence of several thousand people. (AP Photo/Jens Meyer) ( Germany Palm Sunday )
Believers carry the figure of the scene 'The Lord's Supper' during heavy rain at the Palm Sunday procession in the old town of Heiligenstadt, central Germany, Sunday, March 29, 2015. The procession takes place with life-size figures from the Passion of Christ and under the presence of several thousand people. (AP Photo/Jens Meyer) ( Germany Palm Sunday )
Young people hold palms during the Palm Sunday celebrations in Medellin, Antioquia department, Colombia, on March 29, 2015. AFP PHOTO / Raul ARBOLEDARAUL ARBOLEDA/AFP/Getty Images ( 539304240 )
A young man weaves palm fronds into the shape of a cross before the start of a Mass to observe Palm Sunday, at the Metropolitan Cathedral, in Managua, Nicaragua, Sunday, March 29, 2015. For Christians, Palm Sunday marks the start of Holy Week ahead of Easter, commemorating Jesus Christ's entrance into Jerusalem, when his followers laid palm branches in his path.(AP Photo/Esteban Felix) ( Nicaragua Palm Sunday )
A homeless man begging for alms, sits outside the Metropolitan Cathedral during a religious procession observing Palm Sunday, in Managua, Nicaragua, Sunday, March 29, 2015. For Christians, Palm Sunday marks Jesus Christ's entrance into Jerusalem, when his followers laid palm branches in his path, prior to his crucifixion. (AP Photo/Esteban Felix) ( Nicaragua Palm Sunday )
Church volunteers carry a statue of Jesus, to a waiting donkey outside the Metropolitan Cathedral, for a religious procession as part of the Palm Sunday observation, in Managua, Nicaragua, Sunday, March 29, 2015. For Christians, Palm Sunday marks the start of Holy Week ahead of Easter, commemorating Jesus Christ's entrance into Jerusalem, when his followers laid palm branches in his path. (AP Photo/Esteban Felix) ( Nicaragua Palm Sunday )
A boy holding up palm fronds shaped into a cross, is illuminated by a skylight, during a Palm Sunday celebration inside the Metropolitan Cathedral in Managua, Nicaragua, Sunday, March 29, 2015. For Christians, Palm Sunday marks the start of Holy Week ahead of Easter, commemorating Jesus Christ's entrance into Jerusalem, when his followers laid palm branches in his path. (AP Photo/Esteban Felix) ( Nicaragua Palm Sunday )
Roman Catholic clergy carry palm branches as they circle the aedicule during the Palm Sunday Easter procession at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem's Old City on March 29, 2015. The ceremony is a landmark in the Christian calendar, marking the triumphant return of Christ to Jerusalem the week before his death, when a cheering crowd greeted him waving palm leaves. Palm Sunday marks the start of the most solemn week in the Christian calendar. AFP PHOTO / GALI TIBBONGALI TIBBON/AFP/Getty Images ( 539288570 )
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