Israel blocks top Catholic leaders from Palm Sunday Mass at Holy Sepulchre

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Israeli forces prevented Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa and Father Francesco Ielpo from entering the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in East Jerusalem for Palm Sunday Mass. This marks the first time in centuries such a blockage has occurred, with church bodies calling it a grave precedent and Italy summoning Israel's ambassador.

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