GAZA, Thursday, May 16, 2024 (WAFA) – Pierbattista Cardinal Pizzaballa, the Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem, arrived today in the Gaza Strip and reached the parish of the Holy Family for a pastoral visit.
Together with His Beatitude were Fr. Alessandro de Franciscis, Grand Hospitaller of the Sovereign Order of Malta, Fr. Gabriele Romanelli, parish priest of Gaza and a small delegation.
They met the suffering population to encourage them and to deliver a message of hope, solidarity, and support. Pizzaballa presided the mass in the parish church with the local community. During his stay, he paid a courtesy visit to the St. Porphyrius Orthodox parish.
The visit is also the first stage of a joint humanitarian mission of the Latin Patriarchate and the Sovereign Order of Malta, in collaboration with Malteser International and other partners, aiming at the delivery of life-saving food and medical help to the population in Gaza.
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