Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, the Latin patriarch of Jerusalem, gestures as he speaks
with journalists during a news conference in Jerusalem December 22, 2025, at the end of
his pastoral visit to the Holy Land. Photo: OSV News/Debbie Hill. The Latin patriarch of Jerusalem, Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, said last week that “the manipulation of God’s name to justify this and any other war is the gravest sin we can commit in this time.” The cardinal was commenting in response to the words of US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth, who quoted Psalm 144 during…
