Israel restores Latin Patriarch’s access to Holy Sepulchre church after international outcry

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday said the Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem now has "full and immediate access" to the Church of the Holy Sepulchre after Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa was blocked from holding Palm Sunday Mass at Christianity's holiest site, triggering an international outcry. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on…

Key takeaways

Quick scan — what you need to know:

• Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday said the Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem now has "full and immediate access" to the Church of the Holy Sepulchre after Cardinal Pierbattista…
• Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday said the Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem now has "full and immediate access" to
• the Church of the Holy Sepulchre after Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa was blocked from holding Palm Sunday Mass at
• Christianity's holiest site, triggering an international outcry. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday said the

Background

What led here, in plain terms:

• Christianity's holiest site, triggering an international outcry. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday said the
• Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem now has "full and immediate access" to the Church of the Holy Sepulchre after Cardinal Pierbattista
• Pizzaballa was blocked from holding Palm Sunday Mass at Christianity's holiest site, triggering an international outcry.

Why it matters

Why readers and decision-makers should care:

• the Church of the Holy Sepulchre after Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa was blocked from holding Palm Sunday Mass at
• Christianity's holiest site, triggering an international outcry. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday said the
• Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem now has "full and immediate access" to the Church of the Holy Sepulchre after Cardinal Pierbattista