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- Pope Leo XIV urged peace in his Palm Sunday homily amid the U.S.-Israel war on Iran and Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
- Jerusalem police barred Catholic leaders from the Church of the Holy Sepulchre for security concerns, and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (Israel) signaled a partial reopening after backlash.
- Leo plans to restore Holy Thursday foot-washing at St. John Lateran and will lead the Good Friday procession and Easter Sunday Mass.
