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以色列警方阻止耶路撒冷拉丁族宗主教皮耶尔巴蒂斯塔·皮扎巴拉枢机主教进入圣墓教堂举行棕枝主日弥撒后，天主教会及多国领导人纷纷谴责以方。以色列方面称，鉴于当前与伊朗的持续战事，此举是为保障这位枢机主教的安全。
耶路撒冷拉丁族宗主教公署在一份声明中表示，皮扎巴拉与弗朗西斯科·耶尔波神父在“前往举行弥撒途中”被拦在教堂外。
“数百年来头一遭，教会领袖无法在圣墓教堂举行棕枝主日弥撒，”声明称，“这一事件开创了恶劣先例，无视全球数十亿民众的情感——本周他们都将目光投向耶路撒冷。”
以色列警方向法新社表示，他们收到了皮扎巴拉的相关申请，“经澄清无法批准”，原因是相关限制措施，并指出耶路撒冷老城“是一处复杂区域，若发生‘大规模伤亡事件’，无法容纳大型应急救援车辆通行”。警方未具体说明申请内容。
宗主教公署的声明称，皮扎巴拉和耶尔波是单独行进时被拦下的，并非参加游行或仪式活动，最终只能折返。该组织表示，阻止二人进入“显然是不合理且严重不成比例的措施”，并称以色列警方的决定“仓促且存在根本性缺陷”，“带有不当考量的色彩”。
以色列总理本雅明·内塔尼亚胡在X平台上表示，阻止皮扎巴拉进入“是出于对其安全的特殊关切”，“完全没有恶意”。内塔尼亚胡称，伊朗“多次用弹道导弹袭击耶路撒冷的圣地”，其中一次袭击导致导弹碎片“坠落在距离圣墓教堂仅数米的地方”。
内塔尼亚胡表示，以色列安全部队“正在制定计划，以便教会领袖未来几天能在该教堂举行礼拜”。
2026年3月27日周五，耶路撒冷老城圣墓教堂前锁闭的大门与空无一人的楼梯。马哈茂德·伊利安 / 美联社
以色列警方表示，自伊朗战事爆发以来，耶路撒冷所有圣地均已关闭。以色列官员已禁止包括宗教场所在内的大型集会，将公共集会人数限制在50人左右。拉丁族宗主教公署已取消了传统的棕枝主日游行。其他教堂也举行了仪式，但出席人数受到限制。
棕枝主日拉开基督教圣周的序幕，圣周以复活节收尾。该节日象征着耶稣在被钉十字架（受难节纪念）和复活（复活节纪念）数日前最终进入耶路撒冷。圣墓教堂是耶稣复活之地，也是基督徒的主要朝圣目的地。
美国驻以色列大使迈克·赫卡比称警方的行为是“不幸的过度反应”，并指出涉事人员“远低于”50人的集会限制人数。
“耶路撒冷各地的教堂、犹太会堂和清真寺都遵守了50人以内的限制，”赫卡比在X平台上表示，“宗主教因私人仪式无法在棕枝主日进入教堂，这令人难以理解，也站不住脚。”
赫卡比表示，以色列方面已表示将与皮扎巴拉合作，“为圣周活动提供安全的举办方式”。
意大利总理焦尔吉娅·梅洛尼谴责了警方的行动，称这一事件“不仅是对信徒的冒犯，也是对任何尊重宗教自由的社群的冒犯”。意大利外交部长安东尼奥·塔亚尼在社交媒体上表示，他已召见以色列大使讨论这一事件，称其“不可接受”。
法国总统埃马纽埃尔·马克龙也谴责了这一事件，称必须保障耶路撒冷“所有宗教”的礼拜活动。他补充道，警方的行动“加剧了一系列令人担忧的侵犯耶路撒冷圣地地位的行为”。
约旦外交部表示“强烈谴责”这一事件，称其“公然违反国际法和国际人道主义法，以及现行的法律和历史现状，侵犯了不受限制地进入礼拜场所的自由”。
2025年12月24日，耶路撒冷拉丁族宗主教皮耶尔巴蒂斯塔·皮扎巴拉大主教在约旦河西岸伯利恒主持圣诞弥撒。法伊兹·阿布·勒迈莱 / 盖蒂图片社
在耶路撒冷老城，基督教礼拜者告诉法新社，他们对传统游行和活动的取消感到悲痛。
“今年情况非常糟糕。我们一直习惯了从橄榄山出发的游行，但今年因为战争的防范措施，游行被禁止了，”仅透露名为安德烈的51岁男子告诉法新社。
“今年因为战争，我们无法像往常一样在街上庆祝，”25岁的西蒙·霍什告诉法新社，“所以今年我们只能在教堂里庆祝。这太糟糕了。”
教皇利奥十四世周日在罗马向“中东的基督徒致敬，他们遭受着可怕冲突的后果，在许多情况下无法充分践行这些神圣节日的仪式”。梵蒂冈尚未专门就耶路撒冷的这一警方事件置评。
Catholic cardinal stopped from Jerusalem’s Church of Holy Sepulchre, Israel says it was for his safety
2026-03-29T10:28:00-0400 / CBS News
Updated on: March 29, 2026 / 11:13 AM EDT / CBS/AFP
The Catholic Church and world leaders are criticizing Israeli police after they prevented the Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem, Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, from entering the Church of the Holy Sepulchre to celebrate a Palm Sunday Mass. Israel said it was for the cardinal’s security amid the ongoing war with Iran.
The Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem said in a statement that Pizzaballa and Reverend Fr. Francesco Ielpo were prevented from entering the church “as they made their way to celebrate” the Mass.
“As a result, and for the first time in centuries, the Heads of the Church were prevented from celebrating the Palm Sunday Mass at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre,” the statement said. “This incident is a grave precedent and disregards the sensibilities of billions of people around the world, who during this week, look to Jerusalem.”
The Israeli police told the Agence France-Presse that they had received a request from Pizzaballa and “it was clarified that it could not be approved” because of these restrictions, and noted that Jerusalem’s Old City is “a complex area that does not allow access for large emergency and rescue vehicles” in case of a “mass casualty incident.” Police did not specify what the request entailed.
The Patriarchate’s statement said Pizzaballa and Ielpo were stopped while proceeding privately, not as part of a procession or ceremonial act, and had to turn back. The organization said preventing their entry “constitutes a manifestly unreasonable and grossly disproportionate measure” and called the Israeli police’s decision “hasty and fundamentally flawed” and “tainted by improper considerations.”
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on X that Pizzaballa was stopped “out of special concern for his safety,” and there “was no malicious intent whatsoever.” Netanyahu said Iran has “repeatedly targeted holy sites” in Jerusalem with ballistic missiles, including one strike that resulted in missile fragments crashing “meters from the Church of the Holy Sepulchre.”
Netanyahu said Israel’s security forces are “putting together a plan to enable church leaders to worship” at the church “in the coming days.”
A locked door and empty stairs leading to the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem’s Old City on Friday, March 27, 2026. Mahmoud Illean / AP
Israeli police said that all holy sites in Jerusalem have been closed since the start of the war in Iran. Israeli officials have banned large gatherings, including at religious sites, and limited public gatherings to around 50 people. A traditional Palm Sunday procession had already been cancelled by the Latin Patriarchate. Ceremonies were held in other churches, with limits on how many could attend.
Palm Sunday begins the Christian Holy Week, which ends with Easter. It symbolizes Christ’s final entry into Jerusalem, days before his crucifixion (which is marked with Good Friday) and resurrection (which is celebrated with Easter). The Church of the Holy Sepulchre marks the site of Jesus’ resurrection and is a major destination for Christians.
Mike Huckabee, the U.S. ambassador to Israel, called the police’s actions an “unfortunate overreach,” noting that the group was “well below” the 50-person gathering restriction.
“Churches, synagogues, and mosques throughout Jerusalem have met with the restrictions of 50 or less,” Huckabee said on X. “For the Patriarch to be barred from entry to the Church on Palm Sunday for a private ceremony is difficult to understand or justify.”
Huckabee said Israel indicated it would work with Pizzabella “to accommodate a safe means of carrying out Holy Week activities.”
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni criticized the police’s actions, calling the incident “an offence not only to the faithful but to any community that respects religious freedom.” Italian foreign minister Antonio Tajani said on social media that he had summoned Israel’s ambassador to discuss the incident, which he called “unacceptable.”
French President Emmanuel Macron also condemned the incident and said worship “for all religions” must be guaranteed in Jerusalem. He added that the police action “adds to a worrying series of violations of the status of holy places in Jerusalem.”
The Jordanian foreign ministry said it “strongly condemned” the interaction, calling it a “flagrant violation of international law and international humanitarian law, as well as the prevailing legal and historical status quo, and an infringement on the unrestricted freedom of access to places of worship.”
Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem Archbishop Pierbattista Pizzaballa leads the Christmas Mass on December 24, 2025 in Bethlehem, West Bank. Faiz Abu Rmeleh / Getty Images
In Jerusalem’s Old City, Christian worshippers told the AFP they were mourning the traditional processions and activities.
“It’s very said this year. Because we are always used to the procession that starts from the Mount of Olives, but this year because of the precautions of the war it’s forbidden,” 51-year-old Andre, who gave only his first name, told AFP.
“This year, because of the war, we cannot celebrate in the streets like always,” Simon Hosh, 25, told AFP. “So this year we just celebrate in the church. It’s bad.”
Pope Leo XIV paid tribute to “the Christians of the Middle East, who suffer the consequences of a terrible conflict and in many cases cannot fully live the rites of these holy days” in Rome on Sunday. The Vatican has not specifically commented on the police incident in Jerusalem.