Jerusalem Patriarch Cardinal Pizzaballa: The Lord ‘Wants Me To Bring His Grace To This Place’
By Marinella Bandini
When Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, the Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem, was created a cardinal by Pope Francis on Sept. 30, few would have imagined that within a week, he would find himself leading his Church amid one of the bloodiest conflicts in the region’s recent history.
The words “usque ad...