Pope leads Palm Sunday service in Vatican, mass takes place in Jerusalem
Palm Sunday service
Pope Francis led services in St Peter's Basilica on March 28.
Start of the Holy Week
Palm Sunday marks the start of Holy Week and leads to Easter
Pope braves pain
During the service in St Peter's Basilica, Pope Francis was seen walking with a pronounced limp. The Pope suffers from Sciatica, the pain of which makes it harder for him to walk.
Scenes from Jerusalem
In Jerusalem, Christian worshippers turned out in large numbers. The photo shows Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem Pierbattista Pizzaballa walking along Christian worshippers and the clergy holding palm fronds during a procession
Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem
Clergy carry palm fronds during the Palm Sunday procession in the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem's Old City
Faithful gather in prayer
Nuns and Christian worshippers hold palm fronds during a Palm Sunday procession in the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem's Old City
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