They keep telling me that I have to be neutral about Gaza. Come with me to Gaza, talk to my people who have lost everything and then tell me that I must be neutral…” With these words, Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem, once again took a clear stance, reinforcing the Catholic Church’s opposition…
Faith under fire: A view from Holy Family Church, Gaza
Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa celebrates Mass at the Holy Family Parish in Gaza, days after the church was struck in a deadly attack accompanied by Fr Gabriel Romanelli, the parish priest who was injured during the attack. Photo: OSV News/courtesy Holy Family Parish.

