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Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa
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He is the Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem.
Notable Quotes
"We had not asked for anything public, just a brief and small private ceremony."View Story →
"a manifestly unreasonable and grossly disproportionate measure."View Story →
"War will not erase the resurrection. Grief will not extinguish hope."View Story →
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