Cardinal barred from Holy Sepulchre as Jerusalem tightens Palm Sunday security
TL;DR
Israeli police barred Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa from entering the Church of the Holy Sepulchre to celebrate Palm Sunday due to safety concerns amid heightened Jerusalem security during an Iran-related conflict, prompting Vatican condemnation as the Catholic Church canceled its Palm Sunday procession.
- Israeli police block Catholic cardinal from Holy Sepulchre on Palm Sunday Al Jazeera
- Israeli police block Catholic figures from Palm Sunday Mass at Jerusalem's Holy Sepulchre NBC News
- Israeli police block Latin Patriarch from Palm Sunday mass in Jerusalem BBC
- Israeli police stop Latin Patriarch from entering Church of Holy Sepulchre Vatican News
- Jerusalem heads into a subdued Passover and Easter under the shadow of the Iran war AP News
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