The Pope calls for a truce. Pope Francis concluded his Palm Sunday service in St. Peter's Square by calling for an Easter truce in Ukraine, saying there "was no victory in planting a flag on a pile of rubble." "Let the weapons be put down! Let the Easter truce begin," the pope told tens of thousands gathered for the service that takes place one week before Easter Sunday. "But not to provide more weapons and pick up the combat again – No! – a truce that will lead to peace, through real negotiation." Palm Sunday is the final Sunday of Lent, the beginning of the Holy Week, and commemorates the arrival of Jesus Christ in Jerusalem, days before he was crucified. 📸 Photo by Filippo Monteforte, AFP