His Beatitude Patriarch Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa Celebrated The Feast Of The Holy Family In Beit Sahour

On Sunday, December 31, 2023, His Beatitude Patriarch Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem, accompanied by His Eminence the Grand Master Cardinal Fernando Filoni; Ambassador Leonardo Visconti di Modrone, Governor General of the EOHSJ; and Dr. François Vayne, Director of Communications, visited Our Lady of Fatima parish in Beit Sahour to celebrate the feast of the Holy Family. 

The Parish priest, Fr. Issa Hijazin, welcomed them, and thanked the Latin Patriarchate and the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem for the work they are doing in the Holy Land.

His Eminence Cardinal Filoni said: “Faith begins here from Bethlehem. The shepherds and the Magi all became pilgrims when they came to the Holy Land. And all the prophets walked in faith, because faith is the key to understanding the Christian life”…

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This news was originally published on the website of the Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem. Please click here to read the full text.

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