article author: AFP ID: 1782124784587176600 Mon, 2026-06-22 10: 35 GAZA CITY: Jerusalem’s Latin Patriarch Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa pledged Monday not to abandon Gaza’s Christian community as he visited the territory with his Greek Orthodox counterpart. Pizzaballa and Patriarch Theophilos III arrived for a pastoral visit aimed at supporting both Gaza’s small Christian population and its wider community after years of war and hardship. “We want to bring the greetings from all the churches in Jerusalem, and to bring also our prayer and our desire for support and unity, ” Pizzaballa told a service at Gaza City’s Holy Family Church. Main category: Middle East Tags: War on Gaza



