{"id":2585134,"date":"2026-03-29T19:05:02","date_gmt":"2026-03-29T23:05:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/netanyahu-grants-latin-patriarch-access-to-holy-sepulchre\/"},"modified":"2026-03-29T19:07:08","modified_gmt":"2026-03-29T23:07:08","slug":"netanyahu-grants-latin-patriarch-access-to-holy-sepulchre","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/netanyahu-grants-latin-patriarch-access-to-holy-sepulchre\/","title":{"rendered":"Netanyahu grants Latin patriarch access to Holy Sepulchre"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fnetanyahu-grants-latin-patriarch-access-to-holy-sepulchre%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2585134&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu granted Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa full and immediate access to the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem after police blocked him and the Latin Patriarchate delegation from entering for Palm Sunday. Netanyahu said Iran has repeatedly targeted the holy sites in jerusalem and, to protect worshippers, authorities had asked people of all faiths to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bill-de-blasio-get-your-kids-vaccinated-right-away\/\" title=\"Bill de Blasio: &#039;Get Your Kids Vaccinated Right Away&#039;\">avoid large gatherings<\/a>; nonetheless, he instructed that Pizzaballa be allowed to hold services as he wishes. Earlier, Pizzaballa and Rev. Francesco Ielpo were turned back en route to the church, and Netanyahu noted that one strike had occurred within meters of the church.The move drew international attention and criticism from leaders such as Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney and Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, who called the restriction unacceptable or an overreach. U.S. figures, including Mike huckabee as ambassador to Israel, described the police action as an overreach, while others highlighted safety concerns and the broader context of Jerusalem\u2019s fragile security situation.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Netanyahu grants Latin patriarch &lsquo;full and immediate access&rsquo; to Jerusalem&rsquo;s Holy Sepulchre<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2545408\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Israeli Prime Minister <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/benjamin-netanyahu\/\">Benjamin Netanyahu<\/a> has granted Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa &ldquo;full and immediate access&rdquo; to the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, hours after he was blocked by Israeli police from accessing the holy site for Palm Sunday services.<\/p>\n<p>Pizzaballa, the top Roman Catholic leader in Jerusalem, and the Rev. Francesco Ielpo were <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4508806\/latin-patriarch-jerusalem-israel-police-palm-sunday\/\">stopped<\/a> en route to the church were <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/latin-patriarch-says-israeli-police-blocked-him-from-palm-sunday-service\/\" title=\"... says ... blocked him from ... service\">stopped en route<\/a> to the church after Israeli police told them to turn back. Netanyahu said on X that Iran has &ldquo;repeatedly targeted the holy sites&rdquo; of all three monotheistic religions in Jerusalem with ballistic missiles, the three religions being Christianity, Judaism, and Islam.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4508931\/iranian-heavy-water-plant-offline-iaea\/\">Key Iranian heavy water plant offline after IDF strike: IAEA<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4508899\/huckabee-says-israeli-police-blocking-palm-sunday-service-is-an-overreach\/\">Huckabee says Israeli police blocking Palm Sunday service is an &#8216;overreach&#8217;<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4508881\/pakistan-us-iran-peace-talks-war\/\">Pakistan to host US-Iran peace talks as Tehran vows to set invading troops &#8216;on fire&#8217;<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>One of the strikes crashed &ldquo;meters&rdquo; from the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, according to Netanyahu.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;To protect worshippers, Israel asked members of all faiths to temporarily abstain from worshipping at the Christian, Muslim and Jewish holy sites in Jerusalem&rsquo;s Old City,&rdquo; Netanyahu said on Sunday. &ldquo;Today, out of special concern for his safety, Cardinal Pizzaballa was asked to refrain from holding mass at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I have instructed the relevant authorities that Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, the Latin Patriarch, be <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/breaking-president-trump-gives-pardons-to-73-individuals-and-commutes-another-70-sentences-steve-bannon-is-included\/\" title=\"BREAKING: President Trump Gives Pardons to 73 Individuals and Commutes Another 70 Sentences \u2013 Steve Bannon Is Included\">granted full<\/a> and immediate access to the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem.<\/p>\n<p>Over the past several days, Iran has repeatedly targeted the holy sites of all three&hellip;<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Benjamin Netanyahu &ndash; &#1489;&#1504;&#1497;&#1502;&#1497;&#1503; &#1504;&#1514;&#1504;&#1497;&#1492;&#1493; (@netanyahu) <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/netanyahu\/status\/2038363314732867896?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 29, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Netanyahu added that while he understood the safety concerns, he instructed authorities to allow Pizzaballa to hold services &ldquo;as he wishes&rdquo; after initially being told to turn back.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4508931\/iranian-heavy-water-plant-offline-iaea\/\"><strong>KEY IRANIAN HEAVY WATER PLANT OFFLINE AFTER IDF STRIKE: IAEA<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>U.S. Ambassador to Israel <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/mike-huckabee\/\">Mike Huckabee<\/a> described the police&rsquo;s action as <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4508899\/huckabee-says-israeli-police-blocking-palm-sunday-service-is-an-overreach\/\">an &ldquo;unfortunate overreach.&rdquo;<\/a> He said on X that churches, synagogues, and mosques throughout Jerusalem have met the safety restrictions of not hosting gatherings of more than 50 people.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I am disappointed with the decision by the Israeli police to prevent the Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem and the Christian Communities of the Holy Land from marking Palm Sunday at the Holy Sepulchre.&nbsp;<br \/>&nbsp;<br \/>These actions further violate the longstanding status quo of Jerusalem&rsquo;s Holy&hellip;<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Mark Carney (@MarkJCarney) <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MarkJCarney\/status\/2038310700234183015?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 29, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">This is a painful Palm Sunday. The authorities in Jerusalem have prevented the Latin Patriarch from entering the Church of the Holy Sepulchre.<\/p>\n<p>This is unacceptable for us as Christians, even taking into account the wartime situation and general security measures. We must not&hellip;<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Orb&aacute;n Viktor (@PM_ViktorOrban) <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PM_ViktorOrban\/status\/2038356624092368961?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 29, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Israel&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >action received international attention<\/a>, with Canadian Prime Minister <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/mark-carney\/\">Mark Carney<\/a> and Hungarian Prime Minister <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/viktor-orban\/\">Viktor Orban<\/a>, as well as other leaders, disapproving of the move. The latter leader, an ally of President Donald Trump, called it &ldquo;unacceptable&rdquo; for Christians and said war cannot &ldquo;exclude followers of any religion from our shared holy city, Jerusalem.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Netanyahu grants Cardinal Pizzaballa full access<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2632,"featured_media":2585135,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/AP26078679536646-e1774821077777.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[3817,4671,5478],"class_list":["post-2585134","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-diplomacy","tag-israel","tag-jerusalem"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/AP26078679536646-e1774821077777.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2585134","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2632"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2585134"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2585134\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2585138,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2585134\/revisions\/2585138"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2585135"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2585134"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2585134"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2585134"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}