Catholic Leaders Barred From Jerusalem Holy Site on Palm Sunday

Israeli police stopped clergymen from celebrating the Palm Sunday Mass at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre “for the first time in centuries,” church officials said.

By Johnatan Reiss

Israel blocks Catholic cardinal from Holy Sepulchre on Palm Sunday

France and Italy condemn Israeli police for cutting off access to site a week before Easter

Israeli police prevent Jerusalem's Latin Patriarch from entering Holy Sepulchre on Palm Sunday

French President Emmanuel Macron condemned this action, saying that worship 'for all religions' must be guaranteed in Jerusalem. Israeli police said all holy sites in Jerusalem have been closed since the start of the Middle East war.

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.

Israel looking for 'solutions' to open Christian sites after barring church leader on Palm Sunday due to war

Jerusalem's Church of the Holy Sepulchre closed on Palm Sunday under Israeli wartime rules, drawing rebukes from the Catholic Church and Italy.

Israeli police block Catholic leaders from Palm Sunday Mass in Jerusalem

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.

Israeli police prevent Catholic leaders from celebrating Palm Sunday mass in Jerusalem

The Israeli police prevented Catholic leaders from entering the Church of the Holy Sepulchre to celebrate mass on the Christian holiday of Palm Sunday for the first time in centuries, the Latin Patriarchate said on Sunday. Jerusalem’s major holy sites, including the church, are closed because of the continuing war in Iran, as the city has come under frequent fire from Iranian missiles. The Catholic Church called the police decision “a manifestly unreasonable and grossly disproportionate...

By Associated Press

Israeli police bar top Catholic figure in Jerusalem from holding Palm Sunday mass at Holy Sepulchre

Israeli police prevented the Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem from entering the Church of the Holy Sepulchre to celebrate Palm Sunday mass, according to the Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem. It is not yet clear whether this blockade was intentional or a mistake from the Israeli police; in the meantime, some world leaders, including Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni and French President Emmanuel Macron reacted condemning the event as an "offense" to faithful. France 24 correspondent Noga Tarnop...

By FRANCE24

Israel police prevent Catholic leaders from celebrating Palm Sunday Mass at Jerusalem church

Jerusalem's major holy sites are closed because of the ongoing Iran war

By Melanie Lidman and Nicole Winfield

Israeli police block Catholic cardinal from Jerusalem's Holy Sepulchre on Palm Sunday - The Straits Times

Israeli police block Catholic cardinal from Jerusalem's Holy Sepulchre on Palm Sunday  The Straits Times

Israeli police block Catholic cardinal from Jerusalem's Holy Sepulchre on Palm Sunday

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni criticised the police action, saying that denying entry to religious leaders "constitutes an offence not only to believers, but for every community that recognises religious freedom."

Israeli police block Catholic cardinal from Jerusalem's Holy Sepulchre on Palm Sunday

Cardinal Pizzaballa and Friar Ielpo stopped by police en route to Jerusalem church site

By Reuters

EU denounces Israeli block on Latin Patriarch - Region - World - Ahram Online

EU denounces Israeli block on Latin Patriarch - Region - World  Ahram Online

Israel to widen invasion of southern Lebanon as death toll tops 1,200

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday announced that Israel will widen its invasion of southern Lebanon. Netanyahu said Israel would expand what he called the 'existing secu...

Jordan slams Israel for preventing Latin Patriarch from entering Holy Sepulchre Church - Jordan Times

Jordan slams Israel for preventing Latin Patriarch from entering Holy Sepulchre Church  Jordan Times

Palm Sunday: EU denounces Israeli block on Latin Patriarch

EU top diplomat Kaja Kallas denounced a "violation of religious freedom" after Israel stopped the Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem from celebrating Palm Sunday Mass in the Church of the Sepulchre. The post Palm Sunday: EU denounces Israeli block on Latin Patriarch appeared first on Vanguard News.

By Akinbayo Wahab

Zionists block Patriarch from Holy Sepulchre - Kuwait Times

Zionists block Patriarch from Holy Sepulchre  Kuwait Times

Patriarch prevented from praying in Jerusalem: Macron "condemns" the Israeli police's decision - Seneweb

Patriarch prevented from praying in Jerusalem: Macron "condemns" the Israeli police's decision  Seneweb