Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, OFM, capped his visit to southeast Michigan on Dec. 7 by thanking area Catholics for the concern they have shown for their brothers and sisters in the Holy Land.
Celebrating a special Mass at the The National Shrine of the Little Flower Basilica in Royal Oak, the Latin patriarch of Jerusalem said he felt a “spiritual closeness” between Metro Detroiters and Christians in Palestine during his four-day pastoral visit, during which he spent time with local Catholics and raised money for his embattled flock.
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