Palm Sunday
noun
: the Sunday before Easter celebrated in commemoration of Christ's triumphal entry into Jerusalem
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The restrictions had previously subdued holiday celebrations and sparked international criticism when Catholic leaders were barred from the Church of the Holy Sepulchre on Palm Sunday.
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Sam Mednick, Los Angeles Times, 9 Apr. 2026
Last month, there was widespread backlash when two senior leaders of the Catholic Church in Jerusalem were initially blocked from entering the Church of the Holy Sepulchre to mark the start of Holy Week on Palm Sunday.
—Riane Lumer, CNN Money, 8 Apr. 2026
The deadline is on Palm Sunday in March 2027.
—Susan-Elizabeth Littlefield, CBS News, 7 Apr. 2026
Police last week prevented two of the church's top religious leaders, including Latin Patriarch Pierbattista Pizzaballa, from celebrating Palm Sunday at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre.
—Arkansas Online, 6 Apr. 2026
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Sam Mednick, Los Angeles Times, 9 Apr. 2026
Last month, there was widespread backlash when two senior leaders of the Catholic Church in Jerusalem were initially blocked from entering the Church of the Holy Sepulchre to mark the start of Holy Week on Palm Sunday.
—Riane Lumer, CNN Money, 8 Apr. 2026
The deadline is on Palm Sunday in March 2027.
—Susan-Elizabeth Littlefield, CBS News, 7 Apr. 2026
Police last week prevented two of the church's top religious leaders, including Latin Patriarch Pierbattista Pizzaballa, from celebrating Palm Sunday at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre.
—Arkansas Online, 6 Apr. 2026
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“Palm Sunday.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Palm%20Sunday. Accessed 20 Apr. 2026.
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