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Israeli police block Catholic cardinal from Jerusalem's Holy Sepulchre on Palm Sunday

The Hindu · · 631 words · By Reuters
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“Israeli police prevented the Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem from marking Palm Sunday at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre 'for the first time in centuries,' the Patriarchate said, with police citing security concerns linked to the Iran war.”
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Jerusalem, also known as the Greek Orthodox Church of Jerusalem, is an autocephalous church within the wider communion of Eastern Orthodox Christianity. Established …
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem (Latin: Ordo Equestris Sancti Sepulcri Hierosolymitani, OESSH), also called the Order of the Holy Sepulchre or Knights of the Holy Sepulchre, is…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Palm Sunday is the Christian moveable feast that falls on the Sunday before Easter. The feast commemorates Christ's triumphal entry into Jerusalem, an event mentioned in each of the four canonical Gos…
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“Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa and Friar Francesco Ielpo were stopped by police while walking to the church, built on the site where Christians believe Jesus was crucified and rose from the dead, the Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem said.”
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Custody of the Holy Land (Latin: Custodia Terræ Sanctæ) is a custodian priory of the Order of Friars Minor in Jerusalem, founded as the Province of the Holy Land in 1217 by Saint Francis of Assisi…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Cardinals are senior members of the clergy of the Catholic Church. As titular members of the clergy of the Diocese of Rome, they serve as advisors to the pope, who is the bishop of Rome. They are typi…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Pierbattista Pizzaballa (Italian: [ˌpjɛrbatˈtista pittsaˈballa]; Latin: Petrus Baptista Pizzaballa; born 21 April 1965) is an Italian member of the Franciscan Order and a Roman Catholic cardinal who …
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“The Church of the Holy Sepulchre is built on the site where Christians believe Jesus was crucified and rose from the dead.”
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Church of the Holy Sepulchre, also known as the Church of the Resurrection, is a fourth-century church in the Christian Quarter of the Old City of Jerusalem. The church is simultaneously the seat…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Church of the Holy Sepulchre, other churches, synagogues, Torah scrolls and other non-Muslim religious artifacts and buildings in and around Jerusalem, were destroyed starting on 28 September 1009…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem (Latin: Ordo Equestris Sancti Sepulcri Hierosolymitani, OESSH), also called the Order of the Holy Sepulchre or Knights of the Holy Sepulchre, is…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Order_of_the_Holy_Sepulchre_(C…
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“As a result, and for the first time in centuries, the Heads of the Church were prevented from celebrating the Palm Sunday Mass at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, it said in a statement.”
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“Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stated that the police action was due to safety concerns for the Latin Patriarch and his party.”
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“Israeli police said all holy sites in Jerusalem’s Old City –including those sacred to Christians, Muslims and Jews – had been closed to worshippers since the start of the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran, particularly locations without bomb shelters.”
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“Israeli police rejected a request from the Patriarchate for a Palm Sunday exemption, citing the Old City's complex layout and safety concerns.”
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“Police restrictions in Jerusalem’s Old City prevented the usual observance of Easter, Ramadan, and Passover in 2026.”
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“Italy’s Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni criticized the Israeli police’s decision to prevent the Latin Patriarch from marking Palm Sunday.”
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“France’s President Emmanuel Macron condemned the Israeli police’s decision to prevent the Latin Patriarch from marking Palm Sunday.”
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“U.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee criticized the Israeli police’s decision to deny the Latin Patriarch entry to the Church of the Holy Sepulchre on Palm Sunday.”
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“The Vatican did not respond to a request for comment regarding the Israeli police’s decision to prevent the Latin Patriarch from marking Palm Sunday.”
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“Pope Leo stated that God rejects the prayers of leaders who start wars and have 'hands full of blood' during the Iran war.”
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“Residents of Jerusalem’s Old City reported inconsistent enforcement of police restrictions on worship access during the Iran war.”
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“Muslim Waqf preachers were allowed access to Al-Aqsa Mosque during Ramadan despite police restrictions.”
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“Cleaners were permitted to remove prayer notes from the Western Wall ahead of Passover despite police restrictions.”
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“Franciscan friars and worshippers were allowed into another Old City shrine on Palm Sunday despite police restrictions.”
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