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A woman lights a candle as Palestinian Christians attend a Palm Sunday mass at the Greek Orthodox Church of Saint Porphyrius in Gaza City, Sunday, April 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Jehad Alshrafi)
Ethiopian Orthodox Christian walk holding palm branches on the eve of Palm Sunday holiday on the Mount of Olives in Jerusalem's Old City, Sunday, April 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Mahmoud Illean)
People watch as an statue of the Virgin Mary is carried in procession through the streets of Seville during Holy Week, Spain, Sunday, April 13, 2025. Hundreds of processions take place throughout Spain during the Easter Holy Week. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)
Penitents from "La Paz" brotherhood take part in a procession in Seville, Spain, Sunday, April 13, 2025. Hundreds of processions take place throughout Spain during the Easter Holy Week. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)
Two women cry as an image of the Virgin Mary is carried in procession through the streets of Seville during Holy Week, Spain, Sunday, April 13, 2025. Hundreds of processions take place throughout Spain during the Easter Holy Week. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)
Catholic faithful march carrying Palm fronds to celebrate Palm Sunday, on the streets of Lagos, Nigeria, Sunday, April 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Sunday Alamba)
A Lithuanian Orthodox believer prays during the Palm Sunday Mass at the Orthodox Church of the Holy Spirit in Vilnius, Lithuania, Sunday, April 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Mindaugas Kulbis)
A statue of the Virgin Mary is carried in procession through the streets of Seville during Holy Week, Spain, Sunday, April 13, 2025. Hundreds of processions take place throughout Spain during the Easter Holy Week. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)
People watch from balconies and rooftops as the statue of the Christ of the brotherhood of La Estrella is carried in procession during the Holy Week in Seville, Spain, Sunday, April 13, 2025. Hundreds of processions take place throughout Spain during the Easter Holy Week. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)
Penitents from "La Paz" brotherhood take part in a procession in Seville, Spain, Sunday, April 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)
Guardia Civil officers guard the procession as the penitents of the brotherhood of 'La Paz' walk through the streets of Seville during Holy Week, Sunday, April 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)
Penitents of the Estrella brotherhood walk in procession across the so-called Triana bridge during Holy Week in Seville., Spain, Sunday, April 13, 2025. Hundreds of processions take place throughout Spain during the Easter Holy Week. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)
A penitent holds his six-month-old son as he processes through the streets of Seville during Holy Week in Spain, Sunday, April 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)
Faithful hold up palm fronds outside the Metropolitan Cathedral Basilica of Santa Maria before a Palm Sunday Mass in Panama City, Sunday, April 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)
Claudio Armando Ramirez plays Jesus Christ during a Palm Sunday Passion Play at the San Lucas de Iztapalapa parish in Mexico City, Sunday, April 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Marco Ugarte)
A donkey stands in front of Claudio Armando Ramirez, playing Jesus Christ, during a Palm Sunday Passion Play at the San Lucas de Iztapalapa parish in Mexico City, Sunday, April 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Marco Ugarte)
Women hold palm bouquets waiting for a Palm Sunday procession in the Kaqchikel indigenous community of San Pedro Sacatepequez, Guatemala, Sunday, April 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Moises Castillo)
Bishop Alexander Giorgi blesses a family outside their home during Palm Sunday celebrations in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Sunday, April 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)
Faithful take part in a Palm Sunday procession in the Padre Mugica neighborhood of Buenos Aires, Argentina, Sunday, April 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)
A priest blesses people with water before a Palm Sunday Mass at the sanctuary in Luque, Paraguay, Sunday, April 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Jorge Saenz)
A man braids a palm to sell as his son sleeps during a Palm Sunday Mass at the sanctuary in Luque, Paraguay, Sunday, April 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Jorge Saenz)
Faithful carry a statue of Jesus on a donkey during a Palm Sunday procession in Luque, Paraguay, Sunday, April 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Jorge Saenz)
A priest blesses people with water before a Palm Sunday Mass at the sanctuary in Luque, Paraguay, Sunday, April 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Jorge Saenz)
A priest blesses people with water before a Palm Sunday Mass at the sanctuary in Luque, Paraguay, Sunday, April 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Jorge Saenz)
Faithful hold up palm fronds during a Palm Sunday procession in the Padre Mugica neighborhood of Buenos Aires, Argentina, Sunday, April 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)
Faithful share mate with a palm leaf before a Palm Sunday procession in the Padre Mugica neighborhood of Buenos Aires, Argentina, Sunday, April 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)
Catholic faithful attend a Palm Sunday procession in Bucharest, Romania, Sunday, April 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Andreea Alexandru)
Catholic clerics walk during a Palm Sunday procession, in Bucharest, Romania, Sunday, April 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Andreea Alexandru)
A child stands among priests outside the Patriarchal Cathedral after an Orthodox Palm Sunday pilgrimage in Bucharest, Romania, Saturday, April 12, 2025. (AP Photo/Andreea Alexandru)
A Catholic priest blesses palm bouquets prior to a Palm Sunday procession in the Kaqchikel indigenous community of San Pedro Sacatepequez, Guatemala, Sunday, April 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Moises Castillo)
Catholics lead a donkey carrying a statue of Jesus Christ during a Palm Sunday procession in the Kaqchikel indigenous community of San Pedro Sacatepequez, Guatemala, Sunday, April 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Moises Castillo)
Women hold palm bouquets waiting for a Palm Sunday procession in the Kaqchikel indigenous community of San Pedro Sacatepequez, Guatemala, Sunday, April 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Moises Castillo)
A woman crosses herself as she holds a palm bouquet prior to a Palm Sunday procession in the Kaqchikel indigenous community of San Pedro Sacatepequez, Guatemala, Sunday, April 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Moises Castillo)
Pope Francis, right, arrives at the end of the mass on Palm Sunday in St. Peter's Square at The Vatican, Sunday, April 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)
Ethiopian Orthodox Christian worshippers gather for Palm Sunday celebrations at the Ethiopian monks' quarters on the rooftop of the Church of the Holy Sepulcher, the place where Christians believe Jesus Christ was crucified, buried and resurrected, in Jerusalem, Sunday, April 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg)
Cardinals arrive for the mass on Palm Sunday in St. Peter's Square at The Vatican, Sunday, April 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)
Pope Francis arrives at the end of the mass on Palm Sunday in St. Peter's Square at The Vatican, Sunday, April 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)
Faithful attend the mass on Palm Sunday in St. Peter's Square at The Vatican, Sunday, April 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)
Roman Catholic clergymen carry palm fronds during the Palm Sunday procession at Church of the Holy Sepulchre, traditionally believed by many to be the site of the crucifixion and burial of Jesus Christ, in Jerusalem's Old City, Sunday, April 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg)
Cardinals arrive for the mass on Palm Sunday in St. Peter's Square at The Vatican, Sunday, April 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)
Faithful attend the mass on Palm Sunday celebrated by Cardinal Leonardo Sandri in St. Peter's Square at The Vatican, Sunday, April 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)
Ethiopian Orthodox Christian worshippers gather for Palm Sunday celebrations at the Ethiopian monks' quarters on the rooftop of the Church of the Holy Sepulcher, the place where Christians believe Jesus Christ was crucified, buried and resurrected, in Jerusalem, Sunday, April 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg)
Pope Francis arrives at the end of the mass on Palm Sunday in St. Peter's Square at The Vatican, Sunday, April 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)
Roman Catholic clergymen carry palm fronds during the Palm Sunday procession at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, traditionally believed by many to be the site of the crucifixion and burial of Jesus Christ, in Jerusalem's Old City, Sunday, April 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg)
Palm branches are distributed ahead of the mass on Palm Sunday in St. Peter's Square at The Vatican, Sunday, April 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)
Palm branches are distributed ahead of the mass on Palm Sunday in St. Peter's Square at The Vatican, Sunday, April 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)
Pakistani Christians attend a Palm Sunday Mass in St. Anthony Church in Lahore, Pakistan, Sunday, April 13, 2025. (AP Photo/K.M. Chaudary)
In this photo released by Russian Orthodox Church Press Service on Saturday, April 12, 2025, Russian Orthodox Church Patriarch Kirill, center, conducts a religion service on eve of celebrating the Palm Sunday in the Christ the Savior Cathedral in Moscow, Russia. (Oleg Varov/Russian Orthodox Church Press Service via AP)
A nun takes a picture at an olive tree twig prior to the start of the Palm Sunday mass in St. Peter' s Square, Sunday, April 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)
A Catholic holds cross made of blessed palm leaves during a Palm Sunday Service at Mariarani Cathedral in Nalgonda, Telangana State, India, Sunday, April 13, 2025. Palm Sunday marks the sixth and last Sunday of the Christian Holy month of Lent. (AP Photo/Mahesh Kumar A.)
In this photo released by Russian Orthodox Church Press Service on Saturday, April 12, 2025, an Orthodox priest blesses parishioners after an Orthodox religion service on eve of celebrating the Palm Sunday in the Christ the Savior Cathedral in Moscow, Russia. (Oleg Varov/Russian Orthodox Church Press Service via AP)
A church worker sprinkles holy water on the palm fronds of devotees during blessing rites outside the Antipolo Cathedral in Antipolo city, Philippines as they observe Palm Sunday, April 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)
Devotees wave their palm fronds during blessing rites outside the Antipolo Cathedral in Antipolo city, Philippines as they observe Palm Sunday, April 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)
Romanian Orthodox priests and believers walk during an Orthodox Palm Sunday pilgrimage in Bucharest, Romania, Saturday, April 12, 2025. (AP Photo/Andreea Alexandru)
Children climb on a column to watch Romanian Orthodox priests and believers outside the Patriarchal Cathedral after an Orthodox Palm Sunday pilgrimage in Bucharest, Romania, Saturday, April 12, 2025. (AP Photo/Andreea Alexandru)
People watch Romanian Orthodox priests and believers walk during an Orthodox Palm Sunday pilgrimage in Bucharest, Romania, Saturday, April 12, 2025. (AP Photo/Andreea Alexandru)
Romanian Orthodox priests walk during an Orthodox Palm Sunday pilgrimage in Bucharest, Romania, Saturday, April 12, 2025. (AP Photo/Andreea Alexandru)
Romanian Orthodox priests and believers walk during an Orthodox Palm Sunday pilgrimage in Bucharest, Romania, Saturday, April 12, 2025. (AP Photo/Andreea Alexandru)
A child watches Romanian Orthodox priests and believers walk during an Orthodox Palm Sunday pilgrimage in Bucharest, Romania, Saturday, April 12, 2025. (AP Photo/Andreea Alexandru)
A child walks next to Romanian Orthodox priests and believers during an Orthodox Palm Sunday pilgrimage in Bucharest, Romania, Saturday, April 12, 2025. (AP Photo/Andreea Alexandru)
Children perched on a column watch Romanian Orthodox priests and believers outside the Patriarchal Cathedral after an Orthodox Palm Sunday pilgrimage in Bucharest, Romania, Saturday, April 12, 2025. (AP Photo/Andreea Alexandru)
A woman films with her mobile phone as Romanian Orthodox priests and believers walk during an Orthodox Palm Sunday pilgrimage in Bucharest, Romania, Saturday, April 12, 2025. (AP Photo/Andreea Alexandru)
A child stands next to Romanian Orthodox priests during an Orthodox Palm Sunday pilgrimage in Bucharest, Romania, Saturday, April 12, 2025. (AP Photo/Andreea Alexandru)
Romanian Orthodox priests and believers stand outside the Patriarchal Cathedral after an Orthodox Palm Sunday pilgrimage in Bucharest, Romania, Saturday, April 12, 2025. (AP Photo/Andreea Alexandru)
A child stands among priests outside the Patriarchal Cathedral after an Orthodox Palm Sunday pilgrimage in Bucharest, Romania, Saturday, April 12, 2025. (AP Photo/Andreea Alexandru)
Children perched on a column watch Romanian Orthodox priests and believers outside the Patriarchal Cathedral after an Orthodox Palm Sunday pilgrimage in Bucharest, Romania, Saturday, April 12, 2025. (AP Photo/Andreea Alexandru)
Romanian Orthodox priests hold flowers during an Orthodox Palm Sunday pilgrimage in Bucharest, Romania, Saturday, April 12, 2025. (AP Photo/Andreea Alexandru)
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A woman lights a candle as Palestinian Christians attend a Palm Sunday mass at the Greek Orthodox Church of Saint Porphyrius in Gaza City, Sunday, April 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Jehad Alshrafi)
Ethiopian Orthodox Christian walk holding palm branches on the eve of Palm Sunday holiday on the Mount of Olives in Jerusalem's Old City, Sunday, April 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Mahmoud Illean)
People watch as an statue of the Virgin Mary is carried in procession through the streets of Seville during Holy Week, Spain, Sunday, April 13, 2025. Hundreds of processions take place throughout Spain during the Easter Holy Week. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)
Penitents from "La Paz" brotherhood take part in a procession in Seville, Spain, Sunday, April 13, 2025. Hundreds of processions take place throughout Spain during the Easter Holy Week. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)
Two women cry as an image of the Virgin Mary is carried in procession through the streets of Seville during Holy Week, Spain, Sunday, April 13, 2025. Hundreds of processions take place throughout Spain during the Easter Holy Week. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)
Catholic faithful march carrying Palm fronds to celebrate Palm Sunday, on the streets of Lagos, Nigeria, Sunday, April 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Sunday Alamba)
A Lithuanian Orthodox believer prays during the Palm Sunday Mass at the Orthodox Church of the Holy Spirit in Vilnius, Lithuania, Sunday, April 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Mindaugas Kulbis)
A statue of the Virgin Mary is carried in procession through the streets of Seville during Holy Week, Spain, Sunday, April 13, 2025. Hundreds of processions take place throughout Spain during the Easter Holy Week. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)
People watch from balconies and rooftops as the statue of the Christ of the brotherhood of La Estrella is carried in procession during the Holy Week in Seville, Spain, Sunday, April 13, 2025. Hundreds of processions take place throughout Spain during the Easter Holy Week. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)
Penitents from "La Paz" brotherhood take part in a procession in Seville, Spain, Sunday, April 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)
Guardia Civil officers guard the procession as the penitents of the brotherhood of 'La Paz' walk through the streets of Seville during Holy Week, Sunday, April 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)
Penitents of the Estrella brotherhood walk in procession across the so-called Triana bridge during Holy Week in Seville., Spain, Sunday, April 13, 2025. Hundreds of processions take place throughout Spain during the Easter Holy Week. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)
A penitent holds his six-month-old son as he processes through the streets of Seville during Holy Week in Spain, Sunday, April 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)
Faithful hold up palm fronds outside the Metropolitan Cathedral Basilica of Santa Maria before a Palm Sunday Mass in Panama City, Sunday, April 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)
Claudio Armando Ramirez plays Jesus Christ during a Palm Sunday Passion Play at the San Lucas de Iztapalapa parish in Mexico City, Sunday, April 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Marco Ugarte)
A donkey stands in front of Claudio Armando Ramirez, playing Jesus Christ, during a Palm Sunday Passion Play at the San Lucas de Iztapalapa parish in Mexico City, Sunday, April 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Marco Ugarte)
Women hold palm bouquets waiting for a Palm Sunday procession in the Kaqchikel indigenous community of San Pedro Sacatepequez, Guatemala, Sunday, April 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Moises Castillo)
Bishop Alexander Giorgi blesses a family outside their home during Palm Sunday celebrations in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Sunday, April 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)
Faithful take part in a Palm Sunday procession in the Padre Mugica neighborhood of Buenos Aires, Argentina, Sunday, April 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)
A priest blesses people with water before a Palm Sunday Mass at the sanctuary in Luque, Paraguay, Sunday, April 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Jorge Saenz)
A man braids a palm to sell as his son sleeps during a Palm Sunday Mass at the sanctuary in Luque, Paraguay, Sunday, April 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Jorge Saenz)
Faithful carry a statue of Jesus on a donkey during a Palm Sunday procession in Luque, Paraguay, Sunday, April 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Jorge Saenz)
A priest blesses people with water before a Palm Sunday Mass at the sanctuary in Luque, Paraguay, Sunday, April 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Jorge Saenz)
A priest blesses people with water before a Palm Sunday Mass at the sanctuary in Luque, Paraguay, Sunday, April 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Jorge Saenz)
Faithful hold up palm fronds during a Palm Sunday procession in the Padre Mugica neighborhood of Buenos Aires, Argentina, Sunday, April 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)
Faithful share mate with a palm leaf before a Palm Sunday procession in the Padre Mugica neighborhood of Buenos Aires, Argentina, Sunday, April 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)
Catholic faithful attend a Palm Sunday procession in Bucharest, Romania, Sunday, April 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Andreea Alexandru)
Catholic clerics walk during a Palm Sunday procession, in Bucharest, Romania, Sunday, April 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Andreea Alexandru)
A child stands among priests outside the Patriarchal Cathedral after an Orthodox Palm Sunday pilgrimage in Bucharest, Romania, Saturday, April 12, 2025. (AP Photo/Andreea Alexandru)
A Catholic priest blesses palm bouquets prior to a Palm Sunday procession in the Kaqchikel indigenous community of San Pedro Sacatepequez, Guatemala, Sunday, April 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Moises Castillo)
Catholics lead a donkey carrying a statue of Jesus Christ during a Palm Sunday procession in the Kaqchikel indigenous community of San Pedro Sacatepequez, Guatemala, Sunday, April 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Moises Castillo)
Women hold palm bouquets waiting for a Palm Sunday procession in the Kaqchikel indigenous community of San Pedro Sacatepequez, Guatemala, Sunday, April 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Moises Castillo)
A woman crosses herself as she holds a palm bouquet prior to a Palm Sunday procession in the Kaqchikel indigenous community of San Pedro Sacatepequez, Guatemala, Sunday, April 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Moises Castillo)
Pope Francis, right, arrives at the end of the mass on Palm Sunday in St. Peter's Square at The Vatican, Sunday, April 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)
Ethiopian Orthodox Christian worshippers gather for Palm Sunday celebrations at the Ethiopian monks' quarters on the rooftop of the Church of the Holy Sepulcher, the place where Christians believe Jesus Christ was crucified, buried and resurrected, in Jerusalem, Sunday, April 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg)
Cardinals arrive for the mass on Palm Sunday in St. Peter's Square at The Vatican, Sunday, April 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)
Pope Francis arrives at the end of the mass on Palm Sunday in St. Peter's Square at The Vatican, Sunday, April 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)
Faithful attend the mass on Palm Sunday in St. Peter's Square at The Vatican, Sunday, April 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)
Roman Catholic clergymen carry palm fronds during the Palm Sunday procession at Church of the Holy Sepulchre, traditionally believed by many to be the site of the crucifixion and burial of Jesus Christ, in Jerusalem's Old City, Sunday, April 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg)
Cardinals arrive for the mass on Palm Sunday in St. Peter's Square at The Vatican, Sunday, April 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)
Faithful attend the mass on Palm Sunday celebrated by Cardinal Leonardo Sandri in St. Peter's Square at The Vatican, Sunday, April 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)
Ethiopian Orthodox Christian worshippers gather for Palm Sunday celebrations at the Ethiopian monks' quarters on the rooftop of the Church of the Holy Sepulcher, the place where Christians believe Jesus Christ was crucified, buried and resurrected, in Jerusalem, Sunday, April 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg)
Pope Francis arrives at the end of the mass on Palm Sunday in St. Peter's Square at The Vatican, Sunday, April 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)
Roman Catholic clergymen carry palm fronds during the Palm Sunday procession at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, traditionally believed by many to be the site of the crucifixion and burial of Jesus Christ, in Jerusalem's Old City, Sunday, April 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg)
Palm branches are distributed ahead of the mass on Palm Sunday in St. Peter's Square at The Vatican, Sunday, April 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)
Palm branches are distributed ahead of the mass on Palm Sunday in St. Peter's Square at The Vatican, Sunday, April 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)
Pakistani Christians attend a Palm Sunday Mass in St. Anthony Church in Lahore, Pakistan, Sunday, April 13, 2025. (AP Photo/K.M. Chaudary)
In this photo released by Russian Orthodox Church Press Service on Saturday, April 12, 2025, Russian Orthodox Church Patriarch Kirill, center, conducts a religion service on eve of celebrating the Palm Sunday in the Christ the Savior Cathedral in Moscow, Russia. (Oleg Varov/Russian Orthodox Church Press Service via AP)
A nun takes a picture at an olive tree twig prior to the start of the Palm Sunday mass in St. Peter' s Square, Sunday, April 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)
A Catholic holds cross made of blessed palm leaves during a Palm Sunday Service at Mariarani Cathedral in Nalgonda, Telangana State, India, Sunday, April 13, 2025. Palm Sunday marks the sixth and last Sunday of the Christian Holy month of Lent. (AP Photo/Mahesh Kumar A.)
In this photo released by Russian Orthodox Church Press Service on Saturday, April 12, 2025, an Orthodox priest blesses parishioners after an Orthodox religion service on eve of celebrating the Palm Sunday in the Christ the Savior Cathedral in Moscow, Russia. (Oleg Varov/Russian Orthodox Church Press Service via AP)
A church worker sprinkles holy water on the palm fronds of devotees during blessing rites outside the Antipolo Cathedral in Antipolo city, Philippines as they observe Palm Sunday, April 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)
Devotees wave their palm fronds during blessing rites outside the Antipolo Cathedral in Antipolo city, Philippines as they observe Palm Sunday, April 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)
Romanian Orthodox priests and believers walk during an Orthodox Palm Sunday pilgrimage in Bucharest, Romania, Saturday, April 12, 2025. (AP Photo/Andreea Alexandru)
Children climb on a column to watch Romanian Orthodox priests and believers outside the Patriarchal Cathedral after an Orthodox Palm Sunday pilgrimage in Bucharest, Romania, Saturday, April 12, 2025. (AP Photo/Andreea Alexandru)
People watch Romanian Orthodox priests and believers walk during an Orthodox Palm Sunday pilgrimage in Bucharest, Romania, Saturday, April 12, 2025. (AP Photo/Andreea Alexandru)
Romanian Orthodox priests walk during an Orthodox Palm Sunday pilgrimage in Bucharest, Romania, Saturday, April 12, 2025. (AP Photo/Andreea Alexandru)
Romanian Orthodox priests and believers walk during an Orthodox Palm Sunday pilgrimage in Bucharest, Romania, Saturday, April 12, 2025. (AP Photo/Andreea Alexandru)
A child watches Romanian Orthodox priests and believers walk during an Orthodox Palm Sunday pilgrimage in Bucharest, Romania, Saturday, April 12, 2025. (AP Photo/Andreea Alexandru)
A child walks next to Romanian Orthodox priests and believers during an Orthodox Palm Sunday pilgrimage in Bucharest, Romania, Saturday, April 12, 2025. (AP Photo/Andreea Alexandru)
Children perched on a column watch Romanian Orthodox priests and believers outside the Patriarchal Cathedral after an Orthodox Palm Sunday pilgrimage in Bucharest, Romania, Saturday, April 12, 2025. (AP Photo/Andreea Alexandru)
A woman films with her mobile phone as Romanian Orthodox priests and believers walk during an Orthodox Palm Sunday pilgrimage in Bucharest, Romania, Saturday, April 12, 2025. (AP Photo/Andreea Alexandru)
A child stands next to Romanian Orthodox priests during an Orthodox Palm Sunday pilgrimage in Bucharest, Romania, Saturday, April 12, 2025. (AP Photo/Andreea Alexandru)
Romanian Orthodox priests and believers stand outside the Patriarchal Cathedral after an Orthodox Palm Sunday pilgrimage in Bucharest, Romania, Saturday, April 12, 2025. (AP Photo/Andreea Alexandru)
A child stands among priests outside the Patriarchal Cathedral after an Orthodox Palm Sunday pilgrimage in Bucharest, Romania, Saturday, April 12, 2025. (AP Photo/Andreea Alexandru)
Children perched on a column watch Romanian Orthodox priests and believers outside the Patriarchal Cathedral after an Orthodox Palm Sunday pilgrimage in Bucharest, Romania, Saturday, April 12, 2025. (AP Photo/Andreea Alexandru)
Romanian Orthodox priests hold flowers during an Orthodox Palm Sunday pilgrimage in Bucharest, Romania, Saturday, April 12, 2025. (AP Photo/Andreea Alexandru)
PITTSBURGH (AP) — James Wood led off the game with a home run and Jake Irvin pitched seven scoreless innings to lead the Washington Nationals to a 3-0 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Tuesday night.
Irvin (1-0) allowed three hits, struck out six and walked one as the Nationals snapped a three-game losing streak. The Pirates never got a runner past second base in losing for the fourth time in five games.
Jose A. Ferrer and Kyle Finnegan pitched one inning each to finish the four-hitter. Finnegan notched his sixth save in as many opportunities.
The shutout came a night after the Pirates recorded a season high in runs scored while beating the Nationals 10-3.
Mitch Keller (1-2) gave up three runs and six hits in six innings while striking out three and walking two.
Wood hit a drive to the concourse in right-center field on Keller’s sixth pitch of the game to give the Nationals a quick lead with his sixth homer of the season. The score remained 1-0 until the sixth when Nasim Nunez hit a two-run single with two outs.
Paul DeJong was hit in the face by a pitch from Keller with two outs and the bases empty. Dylan Crews singled and stole second before Nunez delivered.
Nunez and Nathaniel Lowe had two hits each for the Nationals.
Jack Suwinski had two hits for the Pirates and made a fine running catch on the left-field warning track.
The Pirates had runners on first and second while trailing 1-0 in the fifth, but Irvin got Isiah Kiner-Falefa to ground into an inning-ending double play.
Wood hit the first leadoff home run in his 96-game career.
Mitchell Parker (2-0, 1.96 ERA) will start for the Nationals against Bailey Falter (0-2, 7.20) on Wednesday night in a matchup of left-handers in the third game of the four-game series.
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Washington Nationals' Keibert Ruiz stands on deck while wearing the number 42 for Jackie Robinson Day during the fifth inning of a baseball game against the Pittsburgh Pirates, Tuesday, April 15, 2025, in Pittsburgh. (AP Photo/Matt Freed)
Washington Nationals' Nasim Nuñez breaks his bat on an RBI single during the sixth inning of a baseball game against the Pittsburgh Pirates, Tuesday, April 15, 2025, in Pittsburgh. (AP Photo/Matt Freed)
Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher Mitch Keller delivers during the first inning of a baseball game against the Washington Nationals Tuesday, April 15, 2025, in Pittsburgh. (AP Photo/Matt Freed)
Washington Nationals' Paul DeJong, bottom middle, is helped off the field after getting hit by a pitch by Pittsburgh Pirates' Mitch Keller during the sixth inning of a baseball game Tuesday, April 15, 2025, in Pittsburgh. (AP Photo/Matt Freed)
Washington Nationals' Paul DeJong, center, is helped off the field after getting hit by a pitch by Pittsburgh Pirates' Mitch Keller during the sixth inning of a baseball game Tuesday, April 15, 2025, in Pittsburgh. (AP Photo/Matt Freed)
Washington Nationals pitcher Jake Irvin delivers during the first inning of a baseball game against the Pittsburgh Pirates Tuesday, April 15, 2025, in Pittsburgh. (AP Photo/Matt Freed)
Washington Nationals' James Wood, left, is greeted by Keibert Ruiz, right, after hitting a home run during the first inning of a baseball game against the Pittsburgh Pirates Tuesday, April 15, 2025, in Pittsburgh. (AP Photo/Matt Freed)
Washington Nationals outfielder James Wood rounds the bases after hitting a home run during the first inning of a baseball game against the Pittsburgh Pirates Tuesday, April 15, 2025, in Pittsburgh. (AP Photo/Matt Freed)