Believers around the world gather to celebrate Palm Sunday on March 29, 2026. Palm Sunday marks the triumphant entry of Jesus Christ into Jerusalem and ushers in Holy Week among the faithful worldwide.
Palestine
Omar Al-Qattaa/Getty Images Altar servers and deacons stand with palm fronds during the Palm Sunday service at the Roman Catholic Church of the Holy Family in Gaza City on March 29, 2026.
Poland
Sergei Gapon/Getty Images Catholic believers carry traditional handmade palm branches, some of which are up to 10 meters long, as they attend a religious procession during Palm Sunday celebrations in Lyse, Masovian Voivodeship, Poland on March 29, 2026.
Vatican City
Tiziana Fabi/Getty Images Pope Leo XIV greets the crowd as he leaves after the Palm Sunday mass at St Peter’s Square in the Vatican on March 29, 2026.
Syria
Louai Beshara/Getty Images Patriarch Joseph Absi, Patriarch of Antioch and All the East for the Melkite Greek Catholics, walks in the procession during the Palm Sunday service at the Cathedral of Our Lady of Dormition, headquarters of the Melkite Greek Catholic Patriarchate, in Damascus, Syria on March 29, 2026. The Melkite Patriarchate announced on March 28 the cancellation of all its public Easter celebrations in Syria for 2026, citing ongoing security concerns and unstable conditions across the country, to be replaced with scaled-back services limited to prayers held inside churches.
Syria
Louai Beshara/Getty Images Women help a girl on a swing outside during the Palm Sunday service at the Cathedral of Our Lady of Dormition, headquarters of the Melkite Greek Catholic Patriarchate, in Damascus on March 29, 2026.
Syria
Louai Beshara/Getty Images Faithful attend the Palm Sunday service at the Cathedral of Our Lady of Dormition, headquarters of the Melkite Greek Catholic Patriarchate, in Damascus on March 29, 2026.
Vatican City
Marco Bertorello/Getty Images Cardinals take part in a procession as part of a mass for Palm Sunday by Pope Leo XIV at St Peter’s Square in the Vatican on March 29, 2026.
Lebanon
Dimitar Dilkoff/Getty Images Lebanese police officers stand guard as worshippers holding olive branches leave after the Palm Sunday mass at the Maronite Cathedral of Saint George in central Beirut on March 29, 2026.
Vatican City
Tiziana Fabi/Getty Images Pope Leo XIV waves as he arrives to lead a mass for Palm Sunday at St Peter’s Square in the Vatican on March 29, 2026.