US Ambassador Mike Huckabee criticized the police's decision not to allow the Latin Patriarch Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa and 3 other priests from entering the Church Holy Sepulcher to offer a ...

Located in Jerusalem, the Church of the Holy Sepulcher is believed by many to mark the site of Jesus’ crucifixion and burial. Shared by multiple Christian groups, it operates under strict and unusual ...

VATICAN CITY (RNS) — Israeli authorities apologized after barring Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa from entering the Church of the Holy Sepulchre on Palm Sunday, an incident that drew sharp criticism ...

Church leaders in Jerusalem say access to the Church of the Holy Sepulcher was blocked, preventing a traditional Palm Sunday Mass for the first time in centuries. Dietitians say you shouldn't take ...

Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. Israeli police prevented the Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem, Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, and the Custos of the Holy ...

On Sunday, Israeli forces prevented Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, the Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem, and Franciscan Father Francesco Ielpo, the official guardian of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre ...

March 29 (UPI) --Israeli police blocked Jerusalem's top Catholic leaders from entering the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, a centuries-old tradition to mark Palm Sunday. The Latin Patriarchate in ...

Italian Catholic priest Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa will be allowed to enter the Church of the Holy Sepulchre after Israeli authorities earlier in the day prevented him from entering the church ...

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has granted Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa “full and immediate access” to the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, hours after he was blocked by Israeli police ...

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, March 29 (Reuters) - Israel blocked Jerusalem's Catholic cardinal from marking Palm Sunday at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, sparking an international outcry that led Prime Minister ...