Sunday Mass attendance in person at Catholic churches in the U.S. is back to pre-pandemic levels -- although just under one ...

Associated Press Sunday, March 24, 2024 9:23 a.m. | Sunday, March 24, 2024 9:23 a.m. ROME — Pope Francis decided at the last minute to skip his homily during Palm Sunday Mass in St. Peter’s ...

China's new tariffs on targeted US exports will start on Feb. 10, giving Washington and Beijing time to reach a deal that Chinese policymakers have indicated they hope to strike with Trump.

Palm Sunday - which commemorates the entrance of Jesus into Jerusalem - marks the beginning of a holy week for Christians, which ends with Easter. Churches in the country livestreamed Mass ...

Holy Saturday marks the end of the Lenten season on April 19, it is a time to mourn the death of Jesus and to prepare for his ...

The feast commemorates Jesus' entry into Jerusalem. Pope Francis asperges holy water as he celebrates a Palm Sunday Mass in St. Peter's Square, at the Vatican, Sunday, March 29, 2015. Tens of ...

So at Palm Sunday Mass, there is a blessing of palms which the faithful hold as they process into church. The blessed palms are later kept in the home as a witness to faith in Jesus Christ ...

For the best experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser settings. Catholics led by Diocese of Embu nuns in a procession in Kyeni to celebrate Palm Sunday ...

How is it observed? Usually, people mark Palm Sunday by attending parades or going to Mass (church service), where they are given small crosses made of palms, or blessed palm leaves, to take home ...