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Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa
In 2016, Francis appointed Pizzaballa to fill the vacant seat of the Latin Patriarch in Jerusalem — the representative of ...
Why Pizzaballa, Jerusalem’s first cardinal and an advocate for peace, could be a long-shot contender for pope
Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, the Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem, has emerged as an intriguing possibility ahead of ...
Why the Italian Who Leads the Church in Jerusalem Is a Contender to Be Pope
Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa is a Vatican outsider, but his experience in a region sacred to three major religions may ...
Who is Pierbattista Pizzaballa, the Italian cardinal and patriarch of Jerusalem seen as a leading candidate to become the next Pope
Vatican City is at a critical juncture. With the death of Pope Francis, the focus has turned to the question of succession. A ...
Who Is The Next Pope? Jerusalem's First-ever Cardinal, Pierbattista Pizzaballa, Emerges As Possible Contender
Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, the world's first Jerusalem-born Cardinal, has burst onto papal succession talk, presenting ...
From the Holy Land to the Holy See: Cardinal Pizzaballa emerges as papal candidate
A Jerusalem cardinal who spent decades fostering interfaith ties among Christians, Jews and Muslims is a leading contender to ...