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Jordan Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa begins pastoral visit to Irbid, May 14

en.abouna.org: On May 14, His Beatitude Cardinal Pierbattista Pitzzaballa, Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem, began a pastoral visit to Saint George the Martyr Church in Irbid, northern Jordan, in the framework of his mission based on “presence and closeness.” The parish currently includes around 182 families, totaling about 623 people.   During the visit, which will continue until Sunday, May 17, Cardinal Pizzaballa will hold a series of meetings to lear ...more

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