Uploaded August 2026 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago

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Rising tensions between Israeli settlers and Palestinians in the West Bank are raising new concerns for local Christian communities. Over the weekend, Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa visited the West Bank to show Christians that the Church is standing strong with them. Michael J. L. La Civita of the Catholic Near East Welfare Association joins to discuss why Cardinal Pizzaballa's message was so important, what Christians in the Holy Land are experiencing, and what Catholics and the international community can do to support them.


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