In 2016, Francis appointed Pizzaballa to fill the vacant seat of the Latin Patriarch in Jerusalem — the representative of ...

Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, the Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem, has emerged as an intriguing possibility ahead of ...

Vatican City is at a critical juncture. With the death of Pope Francis, the focus has turned to the question of succession. A ...

An expert tells PEOPLE that Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa was quite close to Pope Francis and is seen as being an ...

Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa is a Vatican outsider, but his experience in a region sacred to three major religions may ...

In the spring of 2023, the Latin patriarch of Jerusalem addressed a conference about a dizzyingly complex subject – Christianity in the ancient Middle East, as well as the future of its many churches ...

A Jerusalem cardinal who spent decades fostering interfaith ties among Christians, Jews and Muslims is a leading contender to ...

Italian Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, a skilled diplomat from humble origins, is the Catholic Church's highest-ranking ...

Many speak of Pierbattista Pizzaballa,” La Repubblica, an Italian newspaper, reported Friday in its coverage of the College ...

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