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Protesters calling for a ceasefire in Gaza flooded into New York City's most iconic cathedral, breaking up a Saturday-night Easter Mass and throwing the tranquil scene into disarray.
On the evening of March 30, candles illuminated the walls of St. Patrick's Cathedral as observers gathered for the customary Easter Vigil Mass led by Cardinal Timothy Dolan, archbishop of New York.
But the peace quickly devolved into chaos as demonstrators with Extinction Rebellion NYC's Palestinian Solidarity group swarmed into the church.
At the front of the worshippers, the brazen activists unfurled a flag emblazoned with an olive tree and the words 'SILENCE = DEATH.'
The display only lasted a few seconds, as members of security wrestled it from their hands and began shoving them towards the aisle.