Addressing the challenges in the Holy Land, Cardinal Pizzaballa highlighted the obstacles Christian families face in reaching their churches due to military checkpoints and repeated closures.

Friar Francesco Patton, the outgoing Franciscan custos of the Holy Land, reflects on his nine years in office and proposed a path to achieving peace in the face of war in the region.

In the midst of ongoing war and an escalation of violence in the Middle East, the Latin patriarch of Jerusalem, Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, urged peace and unity.