Patriarch Pizzaballs expressed his 'profound sorrow' to Christians 'that prayer on one of the most sacred days of the Christian calendar has thus been prevented.'
On the feast of the Annunciation, Catholic clerics should bear witness to the Gospel and ascend the cross of persecution, humilitation, and ostracism in defense of life.
Sant Camil Hospital in Catalonia was decided to providing care to those in need. Instead, the center affiliated with the Camillian Father oversaw the killing of a traumatized young rape victim.
The U.S. diplomat said it was 'difficult to understand or justify' where Israeli authorities barred Cardinal Patriarch Pizzaballa from worshipping at the Holy Sepulchre.
Priests, religious men and women, as well as laity under orders of Pius XII risked their lives to save Jews from the Holocaust. He has yet to be declared 'Righteous among the Nations' even though he was lauded by Albert Einstein and Israeli premier Golda Meir.
The idea of modeling your life on that of a man who was killed in the most humiliating and cruel manner, and who promised that his own followers would suffer persecution, is unthinkable when considered at face value.
US Attorney Alina Habba is charging New Jersey Democrat Gov. Phil Murphy for 'obstruction and concealment' after he ordered state police to not cooperate with federal immigration officers.