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SUMMARY

A year after coronavirus restrictions halted mass gatherings, Christians are celebrating Holy Week together.

By APApr 2, 2021 12:28:12 PM IST (Published)

Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem Pierbattista Pizzaballa holds a cross on Palm Sunday on the Mount of Olives in Jerusalem. A year after coronavirus restrictions halted mass gatherings, Christians are celebrating Holy Week together. (AP Photo/Mahmoud Illean)

Nuns pose for a selfie on the Mount of Olives in Jerusalem. (AP Photo/Mahmoud Illean)

Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem Pierbattista Pizzaballa kisses a child's forehead on Palm Sunday on the Mount of Olives in Jerusalem. (AP Photo/Mahmoud Illean)

Christian worshippers on the Mount of Olives in Jerusalem. (AP Photo/Mahmoud Illean)

A year after coronavirus restrictions halted mass gatherings, Christians are celebrating Holy Week together. (AP Photo/Mahmoud Illean)

Priests are seen on the Mount of Olives in Jerusalem. (AP Photo/Mahmoud Illean)