The Latest Breaking News from Palm Sunday

What Prompted Benjamin Netanyahu To Halt Palm Sunday Mass Sparking Global Outrage?

Israeli police blocked senior Catholic clergy from holding a private Palm Sunday Mass at Jerusalem's Church of the Holy Sepulchre, prompting outrage from church leaders and criticism from the US and Europe.

International Business Times UK · Mar 30

Netanyahu restores Latin patriarch's access to Jerusalem's Holy Sepulchre

The Israeli PM restored full access to the Holy Sepulchre for Latin Patriarch Pizzaballa after police barred him on Palm Sunday, sparking criticism from the EU and global leaders.

Euronews · Mar 30

Israel blocks senior Catholic leaders from Jerusalem church on Palm Sunday ‘first time in centuries,’ access restored

For the first time in centuries, senior Catholic leaders were blocked from Jerusalem’s Church of the Holy Sepulchre on Palm Sunday, sparking global outrage. Israeli authorities cited security concerns amid the Iran conflict, while church leaders and international figures, including Macron, Meloni, and US Ambassador Huckabee, condemned the decision. The…

The Times of India · Mar 30

AP PHOTOS: Russian missiles hit Ukrainian city of Sumy during Palm Sunday celebrations

Russian missiles hit the heart of the Ukrainian city of Sumy as people gathered to celebrate Palm Sunday, killing at least 34 people, officials said, in the second large-scale attack to claim civilian lives in just over a week.

The Independent UK · Apr 14, 2025

At least 32 dead as Russian missile strike hits Ukrainian city of Sumy on Palm Sunday

Two Russian missiles struck the northeastern city of Sumy in Ukraine as people walked to church to celebrate Palm Sunday (April 13).

The Independent UK · Apr 13, 2025

Pope Francis makes surprise visit to St Peter's Square following Palm Sunday Mass

Pope Francis made another surprise visit to St Peter's Square at the end of the Palm Sunday Mass, one day after making an unannounced visit to the basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore in Rome.

Euronews · Apr 13, 2025

Gaza Christians Ask For Peace On Palm Sunday

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.

International Business Times · Mar 25, 2024

Russia-Ukraine war: Russia nearly shot down British spy plane near Ukraine, alleged leaked US document claims – as it happened

Near miss occurred off coast of Crimea in September 2022, according to apparent leak of Pentagon documents

The Guardian - AU · Apr 10, 2023

Zelenskyy condemns Russian strikes on Orthodox Palm Sunday

Ukrainian president labels Russia ‘terrorist state’ in address decrying attacks coinciding with Easter celebrations.

Al Jazeera · Apr 10, 2023

Ukraine's Zelenskiy denounces Russian strikes on Orthodox Palm Sunday

President Volodymyr Zelenskiy denounced Russian air strikes coinciding with the observance of Orthodox Palm Sunday, including an attack that killed a father and daughter at home in the city of Zaporizhzhia.

Reuters · Apr 9, 2023