PHOTO COLLECTION: Palm Sunday
Catholics around the world marked Palm Sunday with vibrant processions and palm-waving traditions.
In many places, including parts of Southeast Asia, Europe, and Latin America, worshippers brought intricately woven palm fronds to church—blending faith, culture, and craftsmanship in a powerful start to Holy Week.
Romanian Orthodox priests hold flowers during an Orthodox Palm Sunday pilgrimage in Bucharest, Romania, Saturday, April 12, 2025. Associated Press
Romanian Orthodox priests and believers stand outside the Patriarchal Cathedral after an Orthodox Palm Sunday pilgrimage in Bucharest, Romania, Saturday, April 12, 2025. Associated Press
An Iraqi Chaldean Catholic priest blesses believers during a Palm Sunday service at the Saint Elijah church in Arbil, the capital of the autonomous Kurdish region of northern Iraq, on April 12, 2025. Agence France-Presse
A man sells palm fronds in Manila on April 11, 2025, ahead of the celebration of Palm Sunday on April 13. Agence France-Presse
A Catholic priest (C) blesses the faithful holding palm leaves along a street during a procession to mark Palm Sunday as part of the traditional lenten devotion in Manila on April 13, 2025. Palm Sunday marks the sixth and last Sunday of the Christian Holy month of Lent and the beginning of Holy Week. Agence France-Presse
An nun handous olive branches during a Palm Sunday service outside the Saint Elijah church in Arbil, the capital of the autonomous Kurdish region of northern Iraq, on April 12, 2025. Agence France-Presse
Catholic faithful holding palm leaves take part in a procession to mark Palm Sunday as part of the traditional lenten devotion in Manila on April 13, 2025. Palm Sunday marks the sixth and last Sunday of the Christian Holy month of Lent and the beginning of Holy Week. Agence France-Presse
A woman films with her mobile phone as Romanian Orthodox priests and believers walk during an Orthodox Palm Sunday pilgrimage in Bucharest, Romania, Saturday, April 12, 2025. Associated Press
Romanian Orthodox priests and believers walk during an Orthodox Palm Sunday pilgrimage in Bucharest, Romania, Saturday, April 12, 2025. Associated Press
A child watches Romanian Orthodox priests and believers walk during an Orthodox Palm Sunday pilgrimage in Bucharest, Romania, Saturday, April 12, 2025. Associated Press
