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\n Il Patriarca latino di Gerusalemme Pierbattista Pizzaballa (a sinistra) e il Patriarca greco-ortodosso di Gerusalemme Teofilo III tengono una conferenza stampa congiunta a Gerusalemme il 22 luglio 2025. \/ Crediti: AHMAD GHARABLI\/AFP via Getty Images<\/span>\n<\/div>\n

Redazione di Roma, 22 luglio 2025 \/ 09:38 (CNA).<\/p>\n

Il Patriarca latino di Gerusalemme, il Cardinale Pierbattista Pizzaballa, ha parlato marted\u00ec della devastazione della guerra tra Israele e Hamas a Gaza, sottolineando che la Chiesa \u00abnon abbandoner\u00e0 mai\u00bb la popolazione della citt\u00e0, che soffre da tempo.<\/p>\n

Descrivendo l'entit\u00e0 della distruzione a Gaza durante una conferenza stampa<\/a> tenutasi presso il Notre Dame of Jerusalem Centre, Pizzaballa ha affermato che lui e il Patriarca greco-ortodosso di Gerusalemme Teofilo III hanno testimoniato durante la loro visita pastorale del 18 luglio<\/a> le condizioni di vita inadeguate in cui le famiglie sono state costrette a vivere.<\/p>\n

\u00abAbbiamo camminato tra la polvere delle rovine, oltre edifici crollati e tende ovunque: nei cortili, nei vicoli, per le strade e sulla spiaggia\u00bb, ha detto marted\u00ec ai giornalisti. \u00abTende che sono diventate case per coloro che hanno perso tutto\u00bb.<\/p>\n

\u00abLa Chiesa, l'intera comunit\u00e0 cristiana, non li abbandoner\u00e0 mai\u00bb, ha detto.<\/p>\n

Pur esprimendo particolare solidariet\u00e0 alle comunit\u00e0 cristiane di Gaza, il cardinale ha sottolineato che la \u00abmissione\u00bb della Chiesa a Gaza \u00e8 aperta a tutte le persone.<\/p>\n

\u00abI nostri ospedali, rifugi, scuole, parrocchie \u2014 San Porfirio, la Sacra Famiglia, l'ospedale arabo Al-Ahli, la Caritas \u2014 sono luoghi di incontro e condivisione per tutti: cristiani, musulmani, credenti, dubbiosi, rifugiati, bambini\u00bb, ha affermato.<\/p>\n

Ribadendo l'appello di Papa Leone XIV durante l'Angelus di domenica 20 luglio<\/a> alla comunit\u00e0 internazionale affinch\u00e9 rispetti il diritto internazionale umanitario e protegga i civili, il cardinale ha affermato che ritardare gli aiuti umanitari a Gaza \u00e8 \u00abuna questione di vita o di morte\u00bb.<\/p>\n

\u00abOgni ora senza cibo, acqua, medicine e riparo causa un danno profondo\u00bb, ha detto.<\/p>\n

\u00abLo abbiamo visto: uomini che resistono al sole per ore nella speranza di un pasto semplice\u00bb, ha continuato. \u00abQuesta \u00e8 un'umiliazione difficile da sopportare quando la vedi con i tuoi occhi\u00bb.<\/p>\n

Definendo la privazione dei beni di prima necessit\u00e0 \u00abmoralmente inaccettabile e ingiustificabile\u00bb, Pizzaballa ha affermato che lui e Teofilo III sostengono il lavoro di tutti gli attori umanitari \u2014 \u00ablocali e internazionali, cristiani e musulmani, religiosi e laici\u00bb \u2014 per aiutare la popolazione di Gaza.<\/p>\n

Oltre a sottolineare gli orrori della guerra, il cardinale ha detto di aver testimoniato anche prove di fede e \u00abla dignit\u00e0 dello spirito umano\u00bb in coloro che lui e il patriarca greco-ortodosso hanno incontrato durante la loro visita pastorale. <\/p>\n

\u00abAbbiamo incontrato madri che preparavano cibo per gli altri, infermieri che curavano le ferite con dolcezza e persone di ogni fede che pregavano ancora il Dio che vede e non dimentica mai\u00bb, ha ricordato durante la conferenza stampa.<\/p>\n

\u00abCristo non \u00e8 assente da Gaza\u00bb, ha detto. \u00abLui \u00e8 l\u00ec \u2014 crocifisso nei feriti, sepolto sotto le macerie e tuttavia presente in ogni atto di misericordia, in ogni candela nell'oscurit\u00e0, in ogni mano tesa verso chi soffre\u00bb.<\/p>\n

https:\/\/www.catholicnewsagency.com\/news\/265483\/cardinal-pizzaballa-christ-is-not-absent-from-gaza-amid-war<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem Pierbattista Pizzaballa (left) and Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Jerusalem Theophilos III hold a joint press conference in Jerusalem on July 22, 2025. \/ Credit: AHMAD GHARABLI\/AFP via Getty Images Rome Newsroom, Jul 22, 2025 \/ 09:38 am (CNA). Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa spoke on Tuesday about the devastation [\u2026]<\/p>","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":59028,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"_wpas_customize_per_network":false},"categories":[100],"tags":[],"series":[],"class_list":["post-57894","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-christian-news"],"mb":[],"acf":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Cardinal-Pizzaballa-%E2%80%98Christ-is-not-absent-from-Gaza-amid-war.webp?fit=800%2C533&quality=75&ssl=1","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":57495,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/it\/learn\/pizzaballa-patriarch-theophilos-iii-visit-holy-family-church-in-gaza-after-israeli-attack\/","url_meta":{"origin":57894,"position":0},"title":"Pizzaballa, Patriarch Theophilos III visit Holy Family Church in Gaza after Israeli attack","author":"Christian Pure Team","date":"Luglio 20, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"The Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem, Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, and Greek Orthodox Patriarch Theophilos III, leave the church after a visit to Holy Family Parish in Gaza on July 18, 2025. \/ Credit: Caritas Jerusalem Rome Newsroom, Jul 18, 2025 \/ 13:30 pm (CNA). 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