But a popular tradition amongst many worshipers is crafting a palm cross out of the branches that have been blessed and passed out—and though the beautiful crosses look extremely intricate ...

He delivered a blessing in St. Peter’s Square at the end of the Mass for the Jubilee of the Sick and Health Care Workers April 6, prayed before the newly restored tomb of Pope Urban VIII in St.

"Traditionally, worshipping Christians will receive palm branches or palm crosses on Palm Sunday as a tangible sign of Jesus’ ‘triumphal entry’ into Jerusalem," according to the University ...