1 of 5 | Catholic Palestinians gather on Palm Sunday for the blessing of the olive branches in the courtyard of St. Saviour Monastry in the Old City of Jerusalem on Sunday. The traditional Palm Sunday procession from the Mount of Olives to the Church of the Holy Sepulchre was canceled due to the wa»»»

JERUSALEM: Israeli police prevented the Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem from marking Palm Sunday (Mar 29) at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre "for the first time in centuries," the Patriarchate said, with police citing security concerns linked to the Iran war. Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa and Fria»»»

Since the US and Israel launched a war on Iran, Israel has closed holy sites in Jerusalem, citing safety concerns. Israeli police have prevented Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, the Latin patriarch of Jerusalem, from entering the Church of the Holy Sepulchre to mark Palm Sunday Mass. The Catholic »»»

Israeli police prevented the Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem from marking Palm Sunday at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre "for the ​first time in centuries," the Patriarchate said, with police citing security concerns linked to the Iran war. Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa and ‌Friar Francesco Ielpo »»»

European leaders on Sunday condemned Israel’s decision to prevent the Latin patriarch of Jerusalem from entering the Church of the Holy Sepulchre to celebrate Palm Sunday Mass, calling it a violation of religious freedom and the status of holy sites. Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said the m»»»

JERUSALEM, March 29 - Israeli police prevented the Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem from marking Palm Sunday at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre "for the first time in centuries," the Patriarchate said, with police citing security concerns linked to the Iran war. Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa and Fr»»»