Pierbattista Pizzaballa

Pizzaballa in 2016

Pierbattista Pizzaballa (21 April 1965 –) is an Italian prelate and cardinal of the Catholic Church who is the Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem.

Quotes

• A bishop cannot lead his flock without the collaboration of his priests, the religious and the faithful. He would not be a good shepherd. Today you are all with me, though not as numerous as we wished. But I know from different parts of the diocese and the world, many faithful and pilgrims of our and other diocese, are close to us in prayer, and it is in this spirit that we find ourselves as Church – the Mother Church of Jerusalem.
  • Solemn Entrance to the Holy Sepulchre (December 4, 2020)

• After this crisis, one of the most serious of the last 70 years, neither Israelis nor Palestinians will be willing to seek temporary solutions. These events will force everyone to find stable solutions. [Two peoples, two states?] I don't know. Technically it seems difficult to me, even if it would be the only possible way. It is clear that whatever you choose to do will have to guarantee stability and freedom for both peoples.
  • Dopo questa crisi, una delle più gravi in assoluto degli ultimi 70 anni, né israeliani né palestinesi saranno più disposti a soluzioni temporanee. Questi eventi obbligheranno tutti a trovare soluzioni stabili. [Due popoli, due Stati?] Non lo so. Tecnicamente mi sembra difficile, anche se sarebbe l'unica via possibile. È chiaro che qualsiasi cosa si sceglierà di fare dovrà dare garanzia di stabilità e libertà ad entrambi i popoli.
    • From the interview of Federico Piana, Pizzaballa: "Cessate il fuoco a Gaza, subito!", vaticannews.va (March 4, 2024)