For Christians, Palm Sunday marks Jesus Christ's entrance into Jerusalem, when his followers laid palm branches in his path, prior to his crucifixion (Photo: AP)
Iraqi Christian residents of Qaraqosh attend a Palm Sunday service at the Church of the Immaculate Conception (Photo: AFP)
Polish youths, left, pass a cross to Panama's youths as Pope Francis celebrates a Palm Sunday Mass, in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican (Photo: AP)
Christians pray during Palm Sunday mass inside the Cave Cathedral or St. Sama'ans Church on the Mokattam hills overlooking Cairo, Egypt (Photo: AP)
A priest takes celebrates Palm Sunday Mass at the Cathedral in Santiago, Chile (Photo: AP)
Faithful march carrying an image of Jesus on a donkey during Palm Sunday celebrations in Lima, Peru (Photo: AP)
Two Swiss guards stand in front of St. Peter's Basilica prior to a Mass to be celebrated by Pope Francis, in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican (Photo: AP)
From Egypt to the Vatican, people came out in large numbers.