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Mass of Thanksgiving on the occasion of the elevation of His Beatitude Pizzaballa to the College of Cardinals of the Catholic Church

2023-09-27T09:39:24-04:00September 27th, 2023|Categories: Press Releases|Tags: , , |

Washington DC, September 25, 2023 Dear Brothers and Sisters, May the Lord assure you with His peace! I am pleased to invite you to a Mass of Thankgiving presieded by His Beatitude Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, OFM, with the presence of the Most Rev. Fr. For Patton, OFM: Sunday, October 15, 2023 h: 11 am at Franciscan [...]

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Former Custos of the Holy Land among new cardinals announced by Pope Francis

2023-07-11T04:04:06-04:00July 10th, 2023|Categories: In the Holy Land|Tags: |

On Sunday, July 9th, at the usual Noon Angelus in St. Peter's Square in Rome, Pope Francis announced the creation of 21 new cardinals. Among them are two prelates who are well-known and respected in Washington: the current Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem, Archbishop Pierbattista Pizzaballa, former Custos of the Holy Land, and the Apostolic Nuncio to [...]

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Franciscan Custos comments on cooperation between faiths

2017-11-20T13:25:39-05:00November 21st, 2017|Categories: In the Holy Land, News|Tags: |

During Washington, DC visit, Franciscan Custos says the restoration of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre  required cooperation and contributed to breaking down walls between Catholics, Greek Orthodox and Armenians.         (Photo Credit: Tyler Orsburn/CNS.)

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