On Visit to Detroit, Patriarch of Jerusalem Focuses on Hope for Holy Land Christians

December 6, 2025 World News

Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, the Latin patriarch of Jerusalem, speaks with members of Society of Our Lady of the Most Holy Trinity (SOLT), during a Dec. 5, 2025, fundraising dinner to support of Christians in the Holy Land at St. John’s Resort in Plymouth, Michigan.

Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa began a four-day pastoral visit to metro Detroit on Dec. 4.