OCCUPIED AL-QUDS: Pope Francis has appointed an Italian priest, Pierbattista Pizzaballa, as Latin patriarch of Occupied Al-Quds, the patriarchate said in a statement on Saturday.
He had filled the post in an interim capacity since the retirement in 2016 of Patriarch Fouad Twal, a Jordanian, at the age of 75.
"His Holiness, Pope Francis has announced the appointment of Archbishop Pierbattista Pizzaballa as the Latin Patriarch in Occupied Al-Quds after his service as Apostolic Administrator for a period of four years," the statement said.
"May His Beatitude be granted good health and divine blessing to continue serving our Local Church, while promoting peace, justice and reconciliation."
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