Message from His Beatitude Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem, before heading to the Vatican to participate in the funeral Mass of the Supreme Pontiff, Pope Francis
I want to greet the Church that we love—the Church of Jerusalem, Our diocese, the Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem.
It is a moment during which we need to be united in prayer, first for me, because this is a time in which I carry a great and important responsibility.
And we must all pray for the Church, for we are a part of a big body which is universal Church—the Catholic Church.
I am sure that your prayers, all together, will bring the right choices for the good of the universal Church.
Thank you. United in prayer. May the Lord bless you, and see you soon.
