Saturday, September 30, 2023 - Pope Francis presided over a ceremony to create 21 new cardinals, among them the Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem, H.E. Pierbattista Pizzaballa.
The ceremony was held in St. Peter’s Square in the Vatican City in the presence of official and ecclesiastical, and popular delegations from Palestine, Jordan, The Holy Land and from all parts of the world.
H.E. The Maronite Archbishop of Cyprus was there to share the Joy with the new cardinal and to hold our congratulations to H.E. Pizzaballa.