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Israel apologizes after barring cardinal from Holy Sepulchre on Palm Sunday

Exclude from home pageCurated Content  |  March 31, 2026

Read the full story: Religion News Service

Following outcry from political and religious leaders for barring Catholic leaders in the Holy Land from entering the Church of the Holy Sepulchre on Palm Sunday (March 29), Israeli authorities apologized and gave them permission to worship at the church, one of Christianity’s holiest sites.

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