Palm Sunday
noun
: the Sunday before Easter celebrated in commemoration of Christ's triumphal entry into Jerusalem
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Last month, Israeli police prevented Christian faith leaders from entering the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem to celebrate Palm Sunday Mass, another incident that caused international outrage and a swift public response from the Israeli government.
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Yuliya Talmazan, NBC news, 20 Apr. 2026
Still, Vance questioned Leo anew, pushing back specifically at the pope’s Palm Sunday assertion that God does not hear the prayers of those who make war.
—ABC News, 15 Apr. 2026
Rene was in the hospital on Palm Sunday.
—Denise Crosby, Chicago Tribune, 14 Apr. 2026
But Leo stepped up his criticism starting on Palm Sunday.
—Nicole Winfield, Los Angeles Times, 11 Apr. 2026
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Yuliya Talmazan, NBC news, 20 Apr. 2026
Still, Vance questioned Leo anew, pushing back specifically at the pope’s Palm Sunday assertion that God does not hear the prayers of those who make war.
—ABC News, 15 Apr. 2026
Rene was in the hospital on Palm Sunday.
—Denise Crosby, Chicago Tribune, 14 Apr. 2026
But Leo stepped up his criticism starting on Palm Sunday.
—Nicole Winfield, Los Angeles Times, 11 Apr. 2026
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“Palm Sunday.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Palm%20Sunday. Accessed 23 Apr. 2026.
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