Israeli police prevent Jerusalem's Latin Patriarch from celebrating Palm Sunday mass

Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, the top Catholic figure in Jerusalem, was barred from entering the Church of the Holy Sepulchre to celebrate Palm Sunday mass, according to his office, in what Italy's Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni labelled an "offence to the faithful".

Localisation: Jerusalem, Israel, Middle East
Source: France 24 English
Categorie: politics
Date: Sun, 29 Mar 2026 11:48:37 GMT