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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Melanie Lidman and Nicole Winfield

Israel police prevent Catholic leaders from celebrating Palm Sunday mass at Jerusalem church

Israeli police prevented Catholic leaders from entering the Church of the Holy Sepulchre to celebrate mass on the Christian holiday of Palm Sunday for the first time in centuries, the Latin Patriarchate said on Sunday.

Jerusalem’s major holy sites are closed because of the ongoing Iran war, as the city has come under frequent fire from Iranian missiles.

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