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Catholic leaders barred from Church of Holy Sepulchre
The Latin Patriarchate said Jerusalem police prevented the Catholic Church's senior leaders from entering the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem for the Palm Sunday mass.
It was "the first time in centuries" that church leaders were prevented from celebrating Palm Sunday at the place where Christians believe Jesus was crucified, the Patriarchate said.
"Preventing the entry of the Cardinal and the Custos, who bear the highest ecclesiastical responsibility for the Catholic Church and Holy Places, constitutes a manifestly unreasonable and grossly disproportionate measure," the Latin Patriarchate said.
Pope Leo rejects claims that God justifies war
Pope Leo XIV has rejected claims that God justifies war and offered prayers for Christians in the Middle East during a mass on Palm Sunday. In his homily in St. Peter's Square, he insisted that God is the "king of peace" who rejects violence and comforts those who are oppressed.
"Brothers and sisters, this is our God: Jesus, King of Peace, who rejects war, whom no one can use to justify war," Leo said. "He does not listen to the prayers of those who wage war, but rejects them."
He said he was praying for Christians "suffering the consequences of an atrocious conflict. In many cases, they cannot live fully the rites of these holy days."
At a "Christian" worship service at the Pentagon on Wednesday, U.S. Secretary of War Pete Hegseth prayed for American bullets to hit their targets.
"Let every round find its mark against the enemies of righteousness and our great nation," he said during the livestreamed service.
He also asked for U.S. personnel to be given "wisdom in every decision, endurance for the trial ahead, unbreakable unity, and overwhelming violence of action against those who deserve no mercy.
The Latin Patriarchate said Jerusalem police prevented the Catholic Church's senior leaders from entering the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem for the Palm Sunday mass.
It was "the first time in centuries" that church leaders were prevented from celebrating Palm Sunday at the place where Christians believe Jesus was crucified, the Patriarchate said.
"Preventing the entry of the Cardinal and the Custos, who bear the highest ecclesiastical responsibility for the Catholic Church and Holy Places, constitutes a manifestly unreasonable and grossly disproportionate measure," the Latin Patriarchate said.
Pope Leo rejects claims that God justifies war
Pope Leo XIV has rejected claims that God justifies war and offered prayers for Christians in the Middle East during a mass on Palm Sunday. In his homily in St. Peter's Square, he insisted that God is the "king of peace" who rejects violence and comforts those who are oppressed.
"Brothers and sisters, this is our God: Jesus, King of Peace, who rejects war, whom no one can use to justify war," Leo said. "He does not listen to the prayers of those who wage war, but rejects them."
He said he was praying for Christians "suffering the consequences of an atrocious conflict. In many cases, they cannot live fully the rites of these holy days."
At a "Christian" worship service at the Pentagon on Wednesday, U.S. Secretary of War Pete Hegseth prayed for American bullets to hit their targets.
"Let every round find its mark against the enemies of righteousness and our great nation," he said during the livestreamed service.
He also asked for U.S. personnel to be given "wisdom in every decision, endurance for the trial ahead, unbreakable unity, and overwhelming violence of action against those who deserve no mercy.
