Palm Sunday celebrations took place across the Middle East amidst conflict, with Archbishop of Canterbury leading a service in Jerusalem, and Catholics holding processions in Gaza and Iraq. Despite the Israel-Hamas war, thousands attended the celebrations in Jerusalem, with prayers for peace in Gaza.
JERUSALEM Cardinal Pizzaballa leads Palm Sunday procession in the Holy Land https://t.co/kVIfesirQB
“We hope that next year will be a better year, a year of peace for Palestine." Palestinian Christians held palm branches during a Palm Sunday mass at the Holy Family Church in Gaza City’s Zeitoun neighbourhood, while Israeli drones buzzed in the background. https://t.co/Q5tzifnPr0
CATHOLIC CHURCH IN GAZA CELEBRATING PALM SUNDAY They have a shortage of food, lack of medical care and between bombings and airstrikes that killed many of them. https://t.co/63KE5gpUID
Thousands of Christians attend Palm Sunday celebrations in Jerusalem against a backdrop of war https://t.co/pFJLvWZmwP
Palm Sunday in the Middle East. Palestinian Christians gather at a Catholic church in Gaza City. Deacons and deaconesses carry palm fronds at a Syriac Catholic Church in Arbil, Iraq. Youths carry baskets of olive branches in Qlayaa, Lebanon, near the border with Israel.… https://t.co/wosKeWNEzD
#Gaza #Christians ask for peace on #PalmSunday https://t.co/FPzi3wlUjQ
Gaza Christians Pray For Peace On Palm Sunday https://t.co/BqINZ1dDgo https://t.co/53FuR9z56y
Psalm Sunday in the Middle East. Palestinian Christians gather at a Catholic church in Gaza City. Deacons and deaconesses carry palm fronds at a Syriac Catholic Church in Arbil, Iraq. Youths carry baskets of olive branches in Qlayaa, Lebanon, near the border with Israel.… https://t.co/WIT9YTQDLI
A picture from today’s Mass and celebration of Palm Sunday at the Holy Family Catholic Church in Gaza https://t.co/jG8J5ncbRX
#Gaza Christians gather at Holy Family Church on #PalmSunday, praying for peace amid the ongoing conflict. https://t.co/q7z3Gt2619
A group of Muslims, Christians, and Jews pray together and call for a ceasefire in Gaza during an iftar at a New York church hosted by Jews for Racial and Economic Justice ⤵️ https://t.co/3qgDn69FVo
Video shows a group of Muslims, Christians and Jews praying together and calling for a ceasefire in Gaza during an iftar at a New York church hosted by Jews for Racial and Economic Justice ⤵️ https://t.co/k5bjfipNDL
Thousands of Faithful Celebrate Palm Sunday In Jerusalem Against A Backdrop Of War https://t.co/l4no5SK4YF
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The faithful walked slowly in a procession past the stone facade of Gaza's only Catholic church on Palm Sunday, gathering to pray for peace as war raged around them https://t.co/k84yvxVNTl
The first day of Holy Week, which will culminate in Easter for Christian faithful, comes as the Israel-Hamas war rages on in Gaza, but the conflict seemed to have little effect on the size of the celebration in Jerusalem. ⤵ https://t.co/9SQmNhbsLK
Thousands of faithful attend Palm Sunday celebrations in Jerusalem against a backdrop of war https://t.co/DzrNS1MrVb https://t.co/vv8hZ0g3Oa
HAPPY PALM SUNDAY FROM IRAQ!🇮🇶 ✝️🌿 'Oshana Breekha!' You are witnessing the earliest Christians observing their centuries-old Palm Sunday tradition! Every year, the last Aramaic speakers walk the streets of their ancient villages waving palm and olive branches. They fill… https://t.co/seGsnEUvzP
GAZA Catholics hold Palm Sunday procession at Holy Family Church https://t.co/K7rWt3nEn6
Palm Sunday in Iraq, where only a small percentage of Christians remain. According to Vatican News, two decades ago, the Christian population was 1.4 million in the country. After the rise of the Islamic State, the population reduced to about 250,000. Many were murdered as they… https://t.co/4wP1HE8Gek
Archbishop of Canterbury leads Palm Sunday service https://t.co/ihUeCPnyuf
#PalmSunday2024 #march24 #Jerusalem In the edicule of the #HolySepulchre, the Patriarch of Jerusalem S.E. Card. Pierbattista #Pizzaballa blessed the palms from Jericho, and the olive branches. Then the traditional #procession around the Sepulchre began. https://t.co/SE0vKvLxhi