Palm Sunday, the first celebration observed during Holy Week, honors Jesus Christ's last days on earth. Here's what to know about it.

MANY Filipino Catholics will once again flock to church and wave their palm branches to celebrate Palm Sunday on April 13, signaling the beginning of Holy Week — the most solemn and reflective period ...

Roman Catholic clergymen carry palm fronds during the Palm Sunday procession at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, ...

As Jesus entered the city on a donkey, people gathered and laid palm branches and their cloaks across Jesus’ path, shouting: “Hosanna to the Son of David!” It is also significant because it ...

Carrying the cross means more than bearing personal suffering -- it means stepping into the pain of others and walking beside them, Pope Francis wrote at the start of Holy Week.

On Palm Sunday, Catholics carry blessed palm branches into church as a welcoming gesture commemorating when Jesus rode into the city of Jerusalem on a donkey. On this day, the Gospel readings ...

Up to 750 jobs are at risk at Santander bank under plans to close nearly a quarter of its high street branches. The high street lender has announced plans to close 95 of the bank's existing 444 UK ...

JAKARTA, March 18 (Reuters) - Indonesia will raise its palm oil export levy to between 4.5% and 10% of the crude palm oil reference price, up from 3% to 7.5%, to finance a mandated increase in the ...

TD Bank is closing 38 branches across the US, including three in Florida. The closures are partly due to a money laundering case that cost the bank $3 billion. America's "Most Convenient Bank ...