Catholic Church, world leaders condemn Israeli police for stopping cardinal from Jerusalem’s Church of Holy Sepulchre

The Catholic Church and European leaders are criticizing Israeli police after they prevented the Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem, Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, from entering the Church of the Holy Sepulchre to celebrate a Palm Sunday Mass.   The Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem said in a statement that Pizzaballa and Reverend Fr. Francesco Ielpo were prevented from entering … Read more