Ukrainians mark the holiday at revered Orthodox site, which has been at the heart of a religious dispute playing out parallel to the war against Russia.
Easter Sunday services are underway in much of Southern California, marked by sunrise Masses and free meals for homeless individuals.
It is owned by the Ukrainian government and the state agency overseeing the property notified the Ukrainian Orthodox Church in March that it was terminating their lease. The move comes amid a wider crackdown on the Ukrainian Orthodox Church over its historic ties to the Russian Orthodox Church, whose leader,After the service, Metropolitan Epiphanius, head of the pro-Kyiv Orthodox Church of Ukraine, blessed worshippers outside the church doors with holy water.
Instead of holding the symbolic palms, many held willow branches on Sunday in keeping with the tradition in Ukraine.
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