Ukrainians celebrate Palm Sunday in church marred by dispute
Ukrainians have marked Palm Sunday in the country's most revered Orthodox site that has been at the heart of a religious dispute playing out in parallel with the war against Russia.
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Worshipers talk as they celebrate Palm Sunday at Kiev-Pechersk Lavra monastery, Ukraine's most revered Orthodox site in Kyiv, Ukraine, Sunday, April 9.ASSOCIATED PRESS
Priests of the Orthodox Church of Ukraine conduct the Palm Sunday service at Kiev-Pechersk Lavra monastery, Ukraine's most revered Orthodox site in Kyiv, Ukraine, Sunday, April 9.ASSOCIATED PRESS
Metropolitan Epiphanius, head of the Orthodox Church of Ukraine, center, conducts the Palm Sunday service at Kiev-Pechersk Lavra monastery, Ukraine's most revered Orthodox site in Kyiv, Ukraine, Sunday, April 9.ASSOCIATED PRESS
Metropolitan Epiphanius, head of the Orthodox Church of Ukraine blesses worshipers as they gather to celebrate Palm Sunday at Kiev-Pechersk Lavra monastery, Ukraine's most revered Orthodox site in Kyiv, Ukraine, Sunday, April 9.ASSOCIATED PRESS
Metropolitan Epiphanius, head of the Orthodox Church of Ukraine blesses worshipers as they gather to celebrate Palm Sunday at Kiev-Pechersk Lavra monastery, Ukraine's most revered Orthodox site in Kyiv, Ukraine, Sunday, April 9.ASSOCIATED PRESS
Worshipers gather to celebrate Palm Sunday at Kiev-Pechersk Lavra monastery, Ukraine's most revered Orthodox site in Kyiv, Ukraine, Sunday, April 9.ASSOCIATED PRESS
Worshipers gather to celebrate Palm Sunday at Kiev-Pechersk Lavra monastery, Ukraine's most revered Orthodox site in Kyiv, Ukraine, Sunday, April 9.ASSOCIATED PRESS
Worshipers gather to celebrate Palm Sunday at Kiev-Pechersk Lavra monastery, Ukraine's most revered Orthodox site in Kyiv, Ukraine, Sunday, April 9.ASSOCIATED PRESS
Worshipers and clergy gather to celebrate Palm Sunday at Kiev-Pechersk Lavra monastery, Ukraine's most revered Orthodox site in Kyiv, Ukraine, Sunday, April 9.