Holy Synod of Jerusalem

The Greek-Orthodox Patriarch of Jerusalem Theophilos III and other clergy celebrated Palm Sunday with a procession leading into the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, where Jesus is believed to be buried. Fewer pilgrims attended this year due to the war in Gaza. [AP]

Britain's Prince William (center, left) walks with Greek Orthodox Patriarch Theophilos III of Jerusalem (center, right) and other religious leaders as he arrives for a visit at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem's Old City on Thursday. The Duke of Cambridge is the first British royal to make such an official visit. [Ammar Awad/Reuters]