Bloody Palm Sunday in Ukraine | Thousands Mark Holy Day in Jerusalem Despite War

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While this is meant to be a sacred time for Catholics and Christians around the world-

It was a bloody Palm Sunday for some people of faith in Ukraine.

Tragedy struck a city in the northeastern section of the country, as two Russian ballistic missiles landed around 10 am-

right as people were making their way to church. 

Reports say the attack killed at least 34 people, including 15 children-

And injured more than 100. 

Over in the war-torn Holy Land-

Four thousand people attended a Palm Sunday procession from the Mount of Olives into the Old City of Jerusalem, just like Jesus did thousands of years ago. 

Between bursts of rain, the pilgrims were led by a Christian scouts troop that sang hymns and clapped their hands as people waved their palms. 

After, those fronds were blessed by Latin Patriarch Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa during a Mass in the Church of the Holy Sepulcher.