Netanyahu revokes ban on Latin patriarch from entering Jerusalem’s Holy Sepulchre

Published March 30, 2026 11:15am ET



Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has revoked a ban that prevented the Latin patriarch of Jerusalem from entering the Church of the Holy Sepulchre and holding services. 

The decision came hours after Israeli police blocked Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, the top Roman Catholic leader in the Holy Land, from accessing the site, where Christians believe Jesus was crucified and buried, to hold Palm Sunday mass.

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