The incident marks "the first time in centuries" Palm Sunday Mass couldn't be celebrated where many believe Jesus was ...

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Church authorities signaled they would continue engaging with officials about access during Holy Week observances.

Jerusalem's Latin Patriarch and the Custos of the Holy Land were prevented by Israeli police from entering the Church of the Holy Sepulchre on Palm Sunday. It was the "first time in centuries" the ...

Following a widespread backlash, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he had asked “relevant authorities” to allow Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, the Latin Patriarch, to hold services at ...

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Churches in Dubai issue their schedule and list of services for the upcoming celebration Dubai: Christian communities across the UAE are gearing up for Easter celebrations, with several churches ...

The Israeli PM restored full access to the Holy Sepulchre for Latin Patriarch Pizzaballa after police barred him on Palm ...

Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa is head of the Catholic Church in The Holy Land Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that the Israeli police had "no malicious intent" when they prevented ...

Israeli police prevented Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, the Latin patriarch of Jerusalem, from entering the Church of the Holy Sepulchre on Palm Sunday to celebrate Mass, due to Israel’s ban on ...

Israel's prime minister has said the Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem will now have "full and immediate access" to the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, after police earlier prevented him from celebrating ...