{"id":71029,"date":"2026-02-17T00:25:28","date_gmt":"2026-02-17T00:25:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/?p=71029"},"modified":"2026-02-17T00:25:28","modified_gmt":"2026-02-17T00:25:28","slug":"latin-patriarch-of-jerusalems-visit-to-u-s-will-spotlight-plight-of-holy-land-christians","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/it\/learn\/latin-patriarch-of-jerusalems-visit-to-u-s-will-spotlight-plight-of-holy-land-christians\/","title":{"rendered":"La visita del patriarca latino di Gerusalemme negli Stati Uniti metter\u00e0 in luce la difficile situazione dei cristiani in Terra Santa"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\n Cardinale Pierbattista Pizzaballa, patriarca latino di Gerusalemme. \/ Crediti: Foto per gentile concessione della Custodia di Terra Santa<\/span>\n<\/div>\n

Detroit, Michigan, 3 dicembre 2025 \/ 06:00 (CNA).<\/p>\n

L'arcidiocesiocesi di Detroit accoglier\u00e0 il cardinale Pierbattista Pizzaballa,<\/a> patriarca latino di Gerusalemme, per una visita pastorale dal 4 al 7 dicembre. In un'intervista alla CNA, padre Adam Nowak<\/a>, vice cancelliere dell'arcidiocesi, ha affermato che il patriarca \u00e8 stato invitato dopo consultazioni con i cristiani arabi locali. <\/p>\n

\u201cGli obiettivi di questo evento sono spirituali e mirano a esprimere la nostra vicinanza ai nostri fratelli e sorelle cristiani sofferenti in Terra Santa\u201d, ha detto Nowak. Il 5 dicembre, Pizzaballa interverr\u00e0 a una cena ospitata dall'arcivescovo di Detroit Edward Weisenburger, volta a raccogliere fondi per il Patriarcato latino di Gerusalemme e le sue opere caritative. Il patriarcato ha giurisdizione sui cattolici di rito latino e melchita a Cipro, in Israele, in Giordania e in Palestina. <\/p>\n

Nowak ha affermato che Weisenburger spera che, come risultato della visita pastorale, le persone possano \u201ccomprendere a un livello pi\u00f9 personale, ascoltando le storie e le esperienze del patriarca, com'\u00e8 la situazione l\u00ec ora, le difficolt\u00e0 che affrontano, ma anche la speranza duratura che nutrono\u201d. <\/p>\n

Il sud-est del Michigan ospita vivaci comunit\u00e0 cattoliche mediorientali, tra cui caldei, maroniti e melchiti. Pizzaballa incontrer\u00e0 i fedeli e parteciper\u00e0 a eventi incentrati sulla preghiera, la solidariet\u00e0 e gli sforzi di soccorso.  <\/p>\n

Annunciando la raccolta fondi, l'arcivescovo ha elogiato i cristiani di Terra Santa, che \u201cmantengono eroicamente<\/a> e proteggono i luoghi santi sacri a tutti noi. Contano sulla nostra solidariet\u00e0 per mantenere viva la loro antica fede nella sua terra d'origine\u201d.<\/p>\n

Forte sostegno locale per la Terra Santa<\/h2>\n

A ottobre, i cattolici dell'arcidiocesi hanno risposto generosamente alla richiesta di aiuto di Weisenburger per Gaza, contribuendo con oltre $462.000 per alleviare la grave carenza di cibo. <\/p>\n

La visita di Pizzaballa inizier\u00e0 il 4 dicembre con un altro evento di raccolta fondi ospitato dall'Eparchia cattolica caldea di San Tommaso Apostolo. Padre Marcus Shammami<\/a> ha dichiarato alla CNA che il vescovo Francis Y. Kalabat vuole \u201cmettere in luce la presenza cristiana in Medio Oriente, perch\u00e9 gran parte del mondo dimentica che i cristiani sono ancora l\u00ec\u201d.<\/p>\n

Nell'arcidiocesi di Detroit ci sono otto parrocchie caldee. Shammami ha affermato che la visita \u00e8 significativa anche per i cattolici di queste parrocchie, molti dei quali hanno sofferto anni di guerra e conflitto in Iraq. Circa l'80% dei cristiani iracheni sono cattolici caldei.<\/p>\n

\u201cIl mondo \u00e8 rimasto per lo pi\u00f9 in silenzio durante i nostri anni di lotta in Iraq, sorvolando sulla questione. Vogliamo assicurarci che non accada di nuovo\u201d, ha detto Shammami. Il governo iracheno, ufficialmente musulmano, offre una garanzia di libert\u00e0 religiosa e di culto, ma impone restrizioni ai cristiani. Il Commissione statunitense sulla libert\u00e0 religiosa internazionale<\/a> ha inserito l'Iraq nella sua lista di paesi sotto speciale osservazione.<\/p>\n

Nel suo itinerario, Pizzaballa celebrer\u00e0 anche la Messa domenica 7 dicembre presso la Basilica del Santuario Nazionale del Piccolo Fiore a Royal Oak, Michigan.<\/p>\n

https:\/\/www.catholicnewsagency.com\/news\/268189\/latin-patriarch-of-jerusalem-s-visit-to-us-will-spotlight-plight-of-holy-land-christians<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, Latin patriarch of Jerusalem. \/ Credit: Photo courtesy of Custos of the Holy Land Detroit, Michigan, Dec 3, 2025 \/ 06:00 am (CNA). The Archdiocese of Detroit will welcome Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, Latin patriarch of Jerusalem, for a pastoral visit Dec. 4\u20137. 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