Palm Sunday celebrated worldwide – in pictures

Feast marks the triumphant entry of Jesus Christ into Jerusalem and ushers in Holy Week ceremonies among Christians across the globe

Mark Wohlwender

  • Suchitoto, El Salvador

    Catholics participate in the Palm Sunday procession
    <strong>Suchitoto, El Salvador</strong> Catholics participate in the Palm Sunday procession

  • San Pedro Sacatepéquez, Guatemala City

    A child holds a palm to take part in the procession
    <strong>San Pedro Sacatepequez, Guatemala City</strong> A child holds a palm to take part in the procession

  • Managua, Nicaragua

    A Catholic holds a palm cross during a candlelit Palm Sunday ceremony at the Metropolitan cathedral
    <strong>Managua, Nicaragua </strong>A Catholic holds a palm cross during a candle lit Palm Sunday ceremony at the Metropolitan cathedral

  • Cali, Valle del Cauca, Colombia

    A woman participates in a mass held as part of the Palm Sunday celebrations
    <strong>Cali, Valle del Cauca, Colombia</strong> A woman participates in a mass held as part of the Palm Sunday celebrations

  • Mount Olives, East Jerusalem

    Catholic nuns during the traditional Palm Sunday procession from Mount Olives to Jerusalem’s Old City
    <strong>Mount Olives, East Jerusalem </strong>Catholic nuns rejoice during the traditional Palm Sunday procession from Mount Olives to Jerusalem’s Old City

  • East Jerusalem

    Christian worshippers gather at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, traditionally believed by many to be the site of the crucifixion and burial of Jesus Christ
    <strong>East Jerusalem </strong>Christian worshippers gather at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, traditionally believed by many to be the site of the crucifixion and burial of Jesus Christ

  • Sadd el Baouchriyeh, Lebanon

    Children hold candles and olive branches as Syriac Catholic Iraqis, who fled the violence in their country, gather to celebrate Palm Sunday
    <strong>Sadd el Baouchriyeh, Lebanon</strong> Children hold candles and olive branches as Syriac Catholic Iraqis, who fled the violence in their country, gather to celebrate Palm Sunday

  • Kano, Nigeria

    In the mainly Christian Sabon Gari neighbourhood, a Nigerian man prays on Palm Sunday in the yard of the St Charles Catholic church, scene of a 2014 bomb attack blamed on Boko Haram Islamic insurgents
    <strong>Kano, Nigeria</strong> In the mainly Christian Sabon Gari neighbourhood a Nigerian man prays on Palm Sunday in the yard of the St Charles Catholic church, scene of a 2014 bomb attack blamed on Boko Haram Islamic insurgents

  • Mumbai, India

    An Indian Christian makes a cross with palm leaves after arriving for Palm Sunday mass
    <strong>Mumbai, India</strong> An Indian Christian makes a cross with palm leaves after she arrived for the Palm Sunday mass

  • Quezon, Philippines

    With their best dresses on, girls join the Palm Sunday rites outside the Holy Family parish church
    <strong>Quezon, Philippines </strong>With their best dresses on, girls join the Palm Sunday rites outside the Holy Family Parish church

  • Seville, Spain

    Members of the Borriquita brotherhood hold palm leaf weaves during their celebrations
    <strong>Sevilla, Spain</strong> Members of the Borriquita brotherhood hold palm leaf weaves during their celebrations

  • Málaga, Spain

    Actor Antonio Banderas and his brother Javier Dominguez Banderas, right, wait in front of the float of the icon of the Virgin Mary of Tears and Favours at St John Church
    <strong>Malaga, Spain</strong> Actor Antonio Banderas and his brother Javier Dominguez Banderas, right, wait in front of the float of the icon of the Virgin Mary of Tears and Favors at St. John church

  • Málaga, Spain

    Actor Antonio Banderas walks between the handles of the float of the icon of the Virgin Mary of Tears and Favours at St John Church before the beginning of the icon’s procession as part of the Palm Sunday ceremonies
    <strong>Malaga, Spain</strong> Actor Antonio Banderas walks between the handles of the float of the icon of the Virgin Mary of Tears and Favors at St. John church before the beginning of the icon’s procession as part of the Palm Sunday ceremonies

  • San Cristóbal de La Laguna, Tenerife

    An altar boy carries a cross after the morning mass
    <strong>Cathedral of San Cristobal de La Laguna, Tenerife</strong> An altar boy carries a cross after the morning Mass

  • Heiligenstadt, Germany

    Believers carry life-size figures from the Passion of Christ in front of several thousand people
    <strong>Heiligenstadt, Germany </strong>Believers are reflected in the roof of a car as they carry a cross of life-size figures from the Passion of Christ in front of several thousand people

  • Lipnica Murowana, Poland

    An Easter Palm Contest to find the tallest constructed palms on Palm Sunday at the market square
    <strong>Lipnica Murowana, Poland </strong>An Easter Palm Contest to find the tallest constructed palms on Palm Sunday at the market square

  • Vatican, Italy

    Cardinals attend the Palm Sunday celebrations at Saint Peter’s Square
    <strong>Vatican, Italy</strong> Cardinals attend the Palm Sunday celebrations at St Peter’s square

  • Vatican, Italy

    Pope Francis blesses the palms with holy water during the Palm Sunday Mass at Saint Peter’s Square
    <strong>Vatican, Italy</strong> Pope Francis blesses the palms with holy water during the Palm Sunday Mass at St. Peter’s Square

  • Vatican, Italy

    People shade themselves from the sun as the Pope preaches in Saint Peter’s Square
    <strong>Vatican, Italy</strong> People shade themselves from the sun as the Pope preaches in St. Peter’s Square

  • Vatican, Italy

    The faithful hold palm leaves before the start of the Palm Sunday mass led by Pope Francis at Saint Peter’s Square
    <strong>Vatican, Italy</strong> Faithful hold palm leaves before the start of the Palm Sunday mass led by Pope Francis at Saint Peter’s Square
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