Lebanese Christian Patriarch Mar Bechara Boutros al-Rahi (C) blesses olive branches during a Palm Sunday mass at the Bkekri church north of Beirut

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March 24, 2024: Bkerki, Lebanon – Lebanese Christian Patriarch Mar Bechara Boutros al-Rahi (C) blesses olive branches during a Palm Sunday mass at the Bkerki church, north of Beirut. Lebanese Christians are celebrating the start of the holy week that precedes Easter, but an economic meltdown, political impasse and fear of a wide scale Israeli war have muted celebrations. Marwan Naamani/Polaris

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