New Delhi, March 29 -- The US and Israel's war with Iran has caused significant damage in the last four weeks, with sectors like aviation and energy bearing the brunt of the conflict. However, the conflict has now started to hinder religious life and access to sacred sites, with key ceremonies disrupted and restrictions imposed.

In a highly unusual move, Catholic leaders were prevented from entering Jerusalem's Church of the Holy Sepulchre on Palm Sunday, the Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem said.

In a statement, the Patriarchate reported that Israeli police blocked the church's senior leaders from accessing the site to conduct Mass.

It added that the two leaders were stopped while on their way, despite traveling privately and without a...