Small hopes

Ahead of the opening conference of the Rimini Meeting, Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, the Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem, spoke about the “small hopes” in the Holy Land that allow people not to resign themselves to violence. “We cannot talk about peace at this moment”. These words of the Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem, clearly illustrate the present situation experienced in the Holy Land with the conflict between Hamas and Israel still ongoing after over 10 months.

The Patriarch underlined the need to “work for a ceasefire and suspend the military operations to begin a healing process, to build mutual trust”.

The interview can been read at:

https://www.vaticannews.va/en/church/news/ 2024-08/cardinal-pizzaballa-peace-is-difficult-ceasefire-is-urgent.html