Franciscan fryers and Roman Catholic clergy carry palm branches as they circle the edicule during the Palm Sunday procession at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem's Old City on March 25, 2018. The ceremony is a landmark in the Roman Catholic calendar, marking the triumphant return of Christ to Jerusalem the week before his death, when a cheering crowd greeted him waving palm leaves. Palm Sunday marks the start of the most solemn week in the Christian calendar. / AFP PHOTO / GALI TIBBON