Italian Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, a skilled diplomat from humble origins, is the Catholic Church's highest-ranking ...

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In several areas, especially in the Old City of Jerusalem, priests, nuns, friars, and monks “being easily identified are exposed to these attacks on a daily basis,” Sasso explained.

Three Roman Catholic priests are also signers, along with lay leaders from both Greek and Roman Catholic traditions. Along with Greek Catholic Yusef Daher, Jesuit Fr. David Neuhaus of Jerusalem's ...