The first resident cardinal in Jerusalem's history
The historic elevation of Latin Patriarch Mgr. Pierbattista Pizzaballa at the Vatican may bring more of a papal focus on the holy city
POPE FRANCIS blesses new Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa during a consistory ceremony to elevate Roman Catholic prelates to the rank of cardinal, in Saint Peter’s square at the Vatican last week. (photo credit: REMO CASSILI/REUTERS)ByJUDITH SUDILOVSKY
