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Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem Pierbattista Pizzaballa leads a Palm Sunday procession on the Mount of Olives in JerusalemAmid the turmoil in the Holy Land, the Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem, Patriarch Pierbattista Pizzaballa, has told the faithful to not be discouraged or afraid, and to counter division with attempts to build unity.
Being united in Christ, he underscored,"gives us renewed strength" and"warms our hearts," and enables us,"once again, from Jerusalem, to carry this proclamation of love, freedom, and life throughout the world, as people did two thousand years ago."Despite everything, he said, Jerusalem is still capable of generating this experience.
"But we must not be afraid of those who want to divide, those who want to exclude or who want to take over the soul of this Holy City." "To those who want to divide, we will respond with the desire to build unity. To those who express hatred and contempt, we will respond with the healing power of love. To those who wish to exclude, we will respond by seeking to meet and welcome," he said.“We will never give up our love for what this City represents: it is the place of Christ’s Death and Resurrection, the place of reconciliation, of a love that saves and overcomes the boundaries of pain and death.