READ: Full Text of Pope Francis’ Palm Sunday Mass Homily
Pope Francis opened Holy Week celebrating the Palm Sunday liturgy in St Peter’s Basilica without a congregation. The full text of his homily follows.
Pope Francis on Palm Sunday: ‘Live in order to serve’
Holy Week liturgies at the Vatican are taking without the presence of the public this year because of the coronavirus pandemic.
Priests bless palms on the streets as lockdown continues
Catholic priests marked Palm Sunday by going around the streets to bless palm fronds as most areas are under lockdown or strict quarantine due to the threat of the coronavirus.