Christians around the work celebrated Palm Sunday yesterday, beginning the Holy Week leading up to Easter, which this year falls on April 17. Celebrating Palm Sunday Mass before crowds in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican for the first time since the coronavirus pandemic, Pope Francis called for "weapons to be laid down to begin an Easter truce, not to reload weapons and resume fighting, no! A truce to reach peace through real negotiations." Francis did not refer directly to Russia's invasion of Ukraine, but the reference was clear, and he has repeatedly denounced the war and the suffering brought to innocent civilians. 📸 @afpphoto via @gettyimages #palmsunday #popefrancis #ukraine