00:00In an incident that has caused outrage in Europe and across the Catholic world,
00:06Israeli police prevented Jerusalem's Latin Patriarch from entering the Church of the Holy Sepulchre
00:12to celebrate Palm Sunday Mass.
00:14The spokesman for the Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem denounced the incident,
00:20in which both Cardinal Pierre Battista Pizzabaya and Father Francesco Yelpo were turned away by authorities.
00:28We did take the measures to prevent any problems and any risks to the people, to the faithful,
00:33but still to have the heads of churches not being able to celebrate one of the most sacred days of
00:40the year
00:40in the Holy Sepulchre, in the most sacred place for Christians, is something unheard of.
00:45Reactions quickly poured in from Europe and the Catholic world.
00:48Italy's foreign minister said he had summoned Israel's ambassador over the incident,
00:53while French President Emmanuel Macron called the incident alarming.
00:58Since U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran sparked the war last month,
01:03Israeli authorities have banned large gatherings, including at synagogues, churches and mosques.
01:09The Israeli government said the measures were in place to protect people
01:13from potential Iranian missile strikes in the area.
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