Pilgrims Celebrate Palm Sunday in Jerusalem

Christians are celebrating Palm Sunday, the start of holy week.  Bells called the faithful to Palm Sunday prayers at the Church of the Holy Sepulcher in Jerusalem’s Old City, the traditional site of Jesus’ crucifixion and resurrection.  Palm Sunday marks the beginning of Easter Holy Week and Jesus’ entry into Jerusalem on a donkey more than 2,000 years ago. Inside the church, worshippers waving palm and olive branches held a festive Palm Sunday procession around the...

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