Jerusalem's Christians urge church leaders to challenge harsh Israeli restrictions

Submitted by Peter Oborne on Tue, 03/31/2026 - 14:23 Palestinians say Israel is using war as an excuse to assert control over Old City's holy sites after Catholic Patriarch was denied entry to Church of the Holy Sepulchre Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, the Catholic Patriarch of Jerusalem, leads a Palm Sunday service at the Church of All Nations on 29 March 2026 (AFP) Off Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, the Catholic Patriarch of Jerusalem, has been the subject of a wave of global sympathy af