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The blessing of palms

The blessing of palms: Pope Francis celebrates the Palm Sunday service in St

The Jakarta Post
Sun, April 13, 2014

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The blessing of palms The blessing of palms: Pope Francis celebrates the Palm Sunday service in St. Peter's square at the Vatican, on Sunday. Tens of thousands of Romans, tourists and pilgrims have joined Pope Francis in a solemn Palm Sunday service in St. Peter's Square. Palm Sunday begins Holy Week, which culminates next Sunday on Easter. Francis used a pastoral staff made of wood carved by Italian prison inmates, who donated it to him. The pope is determined to put people on the margins of life at the center of the Roman Catholic church's attention. (AP/Riccardo De Luca) (AP/Riccardo De Luca)

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span class="inline inline-center">The blessing of palms: Pope Francis celebrates the Palm Sunday service in St. Peter's square at the Vatican, on Sunday. Tens of thousands of Romans, tourists and pilgrims have joined Pope Francis in a solemn Palm Sunday service in St. Peter's Square. Palm Sunday begins Holy Week, which culminates next Sunday on Easter. Francis used a pastoral staff made of wood carved by Italian prison inmates, who donated it to him. The pope is determined to put people on the margins of life at the center of the Roman Catholic church's attention. (AP/Riccardo De Luca)

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