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Passing of Italy’s Card. Ruini marks end of an era

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Franciscan Custody of the Holy Land

Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, the Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem, holds a prayer service to mark Palm Sunday in Jerusalem, Sunday, March 29, 2026. (Credit: Ammar Awad/Pool Photo via AP.)

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Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa at the Vatican on April 24, 2025. (Credit: Andrew Medichini/AP.)

Catholic cardinal refused entry to Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem

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Syrian opposition fighters burn government Syrian flags for the cameras next to Aleppo’s old city, Saturday Nov. 30, 2024. (Credit: Ghaith Alsayed/AP.)

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Israeli Iron Dome air defense system launches to intercept missiles fired from Iran, in central Israel, Sunday, April 14, 2024. Iran launched its first direct military attack against Israel on Saturday. Israel says more than 300 drones, cruise and ballistic missiles are launched by Iran, an extraordinary assault that is thwarted almost entirely by Israel’s aerial defense array and a coalition of countries repelling the onslaught. (Credit: Tomer Neuberg/AP.)

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