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H.B. Patriarch Pierbattista Pizzaballa Cardinal on September 30, 2023

At the Sunday Angelus on Sunday 9 July, Pope Francis announced that His Beatitude Pizzaballa will be made a Cardinal on 30 September 2023.

Cardinal-elect Pierbattista Pizzaballa was born on 21 April 1965, in Cologno al Serio, in Italy’s Bergamo region.

He made his solemn profession in the Order of Friars Minor (OFM) at St. Anthony’s Church in Bologna at the age of 24 and was ordained a priest the following year.

Proficient in Italian, modern Hebrew, and English, he contributed to the Hebrew translation of the Roman Missal in 1995 and translated various liturgical texts for Catholic communities in Israel.

Since 2 July 1999, he has served as the Custos of the Holy Land, and on 24 October 2020, Pope Francis appointed him as the Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem.

Benedetta Capelli, Vatican News, 10 July 2023

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A first communion in Asomatos…

April 30, 2023. The first communion of Emilia in Archangel Mikael church in Asomatos...

30 Απριλίου 2023. Η πρώτη κοινωνία της Αιμιλίας στην εκκλησία του Aρχαγγέλου Μιχαήλ στον Ασώματο...

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H Msgr. GEORGE PANAMTHUNDIL, NUNCIO IN KAZAKSTAN

The Holy Father has appointed the Reverend Msgr. George Panamthundil, nunciature counsellor, as apostolic nuncio in Kazakhstan, at the same time elevating him to the titular see of Floriana, with the dignity of archbishop.
Curriculum vitae
Msgr. George Panamthundil was born in Trivandrum City, India, on 20 May 1972. He was ordained a priest on 18 February 1998, and incardinated in the archdiocese of Trivandrum of the Syro-Malankars.
He graduated in oriental canon law.
He entered the Holy See Diplomatic Service on 1 July 2005, and has served in the apostolic nunciatures in Costa Rica, Guinea, Iraq, Austria, Israel and in the apostolic delegation in Jerusalem and Palestine, in the Pontifical Representation in Cyprus.
He knows French, English, Italian, Spanish and German.
The Archbishop of Cyprus for the Maronites, Msgr. Selim Sfeir, and the Maronite priests and community in Cyprus express their congratulations to Msgr. George Panamthundil for this appointment, and wish him a successful mission.
They express as well their heartfelt gratitude for the invaluable collaboration shared with him during his presence in Cyprus, and his exceptional assistance and support.