Pope Benedict XVI attends the Palm Sunday procession in St Peter's Square in the VaticanPhotograph: Alberto Pizzoli/AFP/Getty ImagesNuns hold palms during the Vatican's Palm Sunday massPhotograph: Stefano Rellandini/ReutersA traditionally dressed woman carries a hand made palm in the village of Zbojna, PolandPhotograph: Alik Keplicz/AP
An elderly woman sells religious icons and candles during the Palm Sunday service in the golden-domed Alexander Nevski cathedral in SofiaPhotograph: Oleg Popov/ReutersA young vendor sells palm fronds in front of the once towering national cathedral before the start of Palm Sunday mass in Port-au-Prince, HaitiPhotograph: Ramon Espinosa/APA priest gives blessing to Filipinos holding palm fronds outside the Baclaran Church in Paranaque City, PhilippinesPhotograph: Rolex Dela Pena/EPAEast Timorese Catholic women carry wooden crosses during a procession in Dili, East TimorPhotograph: Antonio Dasiparu/EPAIndian Catholics hold palm crosses during a procession at Saint Mary's Church in Secunderabad, the twin city of Hyderabad Photograph: Noah Seelam/AFP/Getty ImagesPalestinian Christian boys attend the Palm Sunday procession in the West Bank village of Zababdah near JeninPhotograph: Saif Dahlah/AFP/Getty ImagesA Catholic man enters Jerusalem's Old City as pilgrims take part in its Palm Sunday processionPhotograph: Oliver Weiken/EPAA German boy carries a pole decorated with willow blossoms on his way to mass in Bad Toelz, southern GermanyPhotograph: Matthias Schrader/AP
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