The Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem said it was "the first time in centuries" that heads of the church were unable to ...

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 ...

During Holy Week, Israeli police barred Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa from entering the Church of the Holy Sepulchre for a ...

The Government of Israel condemned the Iranian regime for 'firing missiles at the holy sites of Jerusalem, endangering Jews, Muslims, and Christians alike.' Fragments of an Iranian missile on a ...

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Police stopped the two church leaders on their way as they were proceeding privately “without any ceremonial or liturgical manifestations,” and forced them to turn back. Light shines over the Edicule, ...

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has ordered that the top Catholic clergy in Israel be allowed into the Church of the Holy Sepulchre ahead of Easter, in an attempt to calm tensions that ...