Jerusalem, March 29, 2026 (AFP) - Israel police prevent Jerusalem's Latin Patriarch from entering Holy Sepulchre on Palm Sunday

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2026-03-29

Israeli police prevented the Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem, Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, from entering the Church of the Holy Sepulchre to celebrate Palm Sunday mass, the Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem said. "This morning, the Israeli Police prevented the Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem ... together with the Custos of the Holy Land, the Most Reverend Fr. Francesco Ielpo ... from entering the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem as they mad......

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