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Catholics place a statue of Jesus Christ on a donkey prior to a Palm Sunday procession in the Kaqchikel indigenous community of San Pedro Sacatepequez, Guatemala, Sunday, April 13, 2025.

Christians all over the world are making preparations for Palm Sunday, a holiday commemorating Jesus Christ's final days ... which he rode into on a donkey and was welcomed by jubilant and palm ...

a holiday commemorating Jesus Christ's final days on earth, his trial and crucifixion. The Christian celebration, observed on the first of Holy Week, marks Jesus's "triumphant entry" into the city of ...

Catholics carried blessed palm branches into church as a welcoming gesture honoring Christ having ridden into Jerusalem on a donkey. Falling on April 18, 2025, Good Friday is when Christians ...