Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has lifted restrictions on the Latin Patriarch's access to the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, following a global 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.