Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem visits Gaza
The Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem, Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, is on a pastoral visit to Gaza to deliver a "message of hope, solidarity and support" in the face of the war environment, the Patriarchate of Jerusalem announced today.
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"His Beatitude Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, Patriarch of Jerusalem, entered Gaza and made a pastoral visit to the parish of the Holy Family" in Gaza City, the Catholic patriarchate whose diocese includes Cyprus, Jordan, the Palestinian Territories and Israel said in a statement.
The visit is the "first stage of a joint humanitarian mission by the Latin Patriarchate and the Sovereign Order of Malta" to deliver food and medical aid to the population of the Palestinian territory, the statement said.
The Gaza Strip, ruled by Hamas since 2007, has around a thousand Christians, the majority of whom are Orthodox, among its roughly 2.4 million inhabitants.
The Latin Patriarchate has 135 Catholics registered in the Palestinian territory.
In the early days of the war between Israel and Hamas in the Gaza Strip, some Orthodox took refuge in buildings belonging to the Latin Church.
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