(slideshow) A guide to Holy Week in Rome

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Palm Sunday at St. Peter's Basilica in Vatican City

Holy Week kicks off with Palm Sunday of the Lord's Passion, on which the Church commemorates Jesus’ triumphant entrance into Jerusalem and transitions into Holy Week with the reading of the Passion. Pope Francis will bless palm and olive branches during the celebration of Palm Sunday Mass at St Peter's Square at 10 am.

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