On what we now call Palm Sunday, Jesus entered Jerusalem in a striking act of defiance. The crowd gathered with palm branches, hailing him as king and savior — a scene that echoed the imperial ...

Rome Newsroom, Apr 14, 2025 / 11:49 am. On Palm Sunday, Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, the Latin patriarch of Jerusalem, called on Christians in the Holy Land to “hope against all hope ...

Christians wave palm and olive branches as they walk the traditional path that Jesus took on his last entry into Jerusalem during the Palm Sunday procession on the Mount of Olives April 13, 2025. (OSV ...

April 13 is Palm Sunday, a holy day kept by many Christians around the world. This day commemorates the triumphal entry of Jesus Christ into Jerusalem some 2,000 years ago. For Jesus, it was the ...

"On this day he entered the holy city of Jerusalem in triumph, and was proclaimed as King of kings by those who spread their garments and branches of palm along his way. Let these branches be for ...

This Sunday marks what Christians call “Palm Sunday,” the day commemorating when Jesus Christ and his disciples entered into Jerusalem before the religious festival of Passover, setting off a ...

Image: Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem. Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa delivered the following message during the Palm Sunday Procession in Jerusalem today: "Hosanna to the Son of David. blessed is ...

“But unlike Pilate, Jesus rode a lowly donkey, and instead of weapons, His followers carried branches, including some cut from nearby palm trees,” Holzapfel said. “Instead of deafening sounds of ...

The large, long palm branches were common in the Holy Land, Jobe said. In the ancient times, they symbolized goodness and victory. "It wasn't something unique to Jesus," he told USA TODAY.

An archaeological site under Jerusalem’s Damascus Gate, featuring a 2nd-century CE Roman gate and plaza, ... Palm Monday. Macron’s office downplays shove in the face from his wife.