Palm Sunday

Pope Frances has blessed palm fronds and olive branches held by faithful in St. Peter's Square as Holy Week ceremonies begin at the Vatican.

Pope Francis, marking Palm Sunday in a packed St. Peter's Square, ignored his prepared homily and spoke entirely off-the-cuff in a remarkable departure from practice. Later, he hopped off his popemobile to pose for "selfies" with young people in the crowd.

Pope Francis is celebrating Palm Sunday Mass in St. Peter's Square, which is filled with thousands of people waving olive branches and palm fronds.

I’m not your exemplary Catholic; but one who’s conscience bothers me whenever I feel I should attend Mass…like today, Palm Sunday. Just some observations. First, how do some people manage to make the nice cross out of palm, when I can’t even manage to fold the two pieces that they gave me...