Israeli police bar priest from Jerusalem’s Holy Sepulchre on Palm Sunday
Christians in Jerusalem marked Holy Week under wartime restrictions as Israeli police blocked the Latin Patriarch.
Christians in Jerusalem marked Holy Week under wartime restrictions as Israeli police blocked the Latin Patriarch. Grouped from 5 articles across 4 sources.
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Christians in Jerusalem marked Holy Week under wartime restrictions as Israeli police blocked the Latin Patriarch.
Since the US and Israel launched a war on Iran, Israel has closed holy sites in Jerusalem, citing safety concerns.
World leaders have voiced concern after Israeli police prevented Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, the Latin patriarch of Jerusalem, from entering the Church of the Holy Sepulchre on Sunday
Israeli police said they had notified the church that no mass could be held on Palm Sunday due to safety concerns. Authorities have banned large gatherings since the Iran war began.
Jerusalem's Latin Patriarch Pierbattista Pizzaballa and the Custos of the Holy Land, Father Francesco Ielpo, were prevented by Israeli police from entering the Church of the Holy Sepulchre on Palm Sunday.It was the "first time in centuries" the Heads of Church were prevented from attending.
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