Yesterday was Palm Sunday, which is a Christian holiday that marks the beginning of Holy Week.
Around the world, as churches are closed or severely limited to due the coronavirus pandemic, Christians are finding various ways to observe the holiday.
lets see some of them:
In Rome, Italy, Palm Sunday Mass was held on a church's rooftop so everyone could participate from their windows.
In Illiers-Combray, France, a priest set up his phone to live-stream services on Sunday morning.
In Harare, Zimbabwe, Father Kennedy Mugute also used his phone to stream Palm Sunday Mass on Facebook Live.
In Manila, Philippines, people are using their laptops to conduct mass inside their homes.
On the other side of the country in Borongan, priests drove through the streets to bless their parishioners waiting on sidewalks.
Father P. Gnana Reddy in Secunderabad, India, performed a private mass to an empty church.
On the contrary, in Achmiany, Belarus, services were packed, though some took precautions with masks and gloves.
In Islamabad, Pakistan, Christians are praying inside chalk circles to enforce social distancing.
In Copenhagen, Denmark, a pastor experimented with a drive-in service.
In Vatican City, Vatican, Pope Francis performed mass inside a nearly empty St. Peter's Basilica.
In Aleppo, Syria, a sizable group of parishioners turned up to celebrate.
However, in Beirut, Lebanon, churches were closed to all.
