Catholics mark Palm Sunday

Deeply devout: A woman holding palm fronds during a Palm Sunday Mass outside the National Shrine of Our Mother of Perpetual Help in Metro Manila. — Reuters

Dozens of Catholics here braved the threat of coronavirus to attend a Mass outside the Baclaran Church in Manila to celebrate Palm Sunday, marking the beginning of the Holy Week.

Wearing face masks and observing physical distancing to protect themselves from Covid-19, they waved their palm fronds as the priest sprinkled holy water on them.