Pilgrimage in Bucharest for Palm Sunday. Hundreds of Catholic believers participate in the procession on the streets of the capital

Palm Sunday is also marked by Catholics today. Hundreds or even thousands of believers are expected to attend an impressive procession taking place in the center of the capital.

Today the traditional procession of Palm Sunday took place in the mayor's office of Iztapalapa, the 182 representation of the Passion and Death of Christ, which brought together more than 7,000 people, according to authorities in Mexico City, without incidents being recorded during the religious act that marks the beginning of the celebrations [...]

On the last Sunday before Easter, crowds of believers attended services carrying palm branches. On Palm Sunday, compatriots celebrate by going to church to bless palm branches, then meeting at the table with their families and visiting the graves of their loved ones. Well, the merchants near the churches have palm branches for everyone’s taste – from modest juniper bundles to colorful, intricately made luxurious roller palm branches. The price …

A big day for all of Christianity. A week before Easter, Orthodox and Catholics celebrated Palm Sunday, which commemorates Jesus' triumphal entry into Jerusalem. Believers attended religious services and took willow branches from churches for good luck. Also today, almost two million Romanians celebrate their name day.

In a corner of Bucharest where the past and the spirit of faith meet in secret, the Kretzulescu Church stands tall not only as a historical monument, but also as a place of deep spiritual experience. Located in the center of the Capital, this Orthodox church, witness to Romania's turbulent history, houses two icons of extraordinary beauty and strength, considered by parish priest Victor Lucian Georgescu to be true sources of grace. He speaks wit…

The Palm Sunday Pilgrimage is a confession of faith in the Crucified and Risen Christ, a blessing for the city and a joy for the pilgrims, the patriarch of the Romanian Orthodox Church, Daniel, told the thousands of believers present on the Metropolitan Hill on Saturday evening. ‘The Palm Sunday Pilgrimage is a prayer in procession and a moving gathering of parishes and monasteries, of […] The post Patriarch Daniel: The Palm Sunday Pilgrimage is…