A bishop cannot lead his flock without the collaboration of his priests, the religious and the faithful. He would not be a good shepherd. Today you a… - Pierbattista Pizzaballa

After this crisis, one of the most serious of the last 70 years, neither Israelis nor Palestinians will be willing to seek temporary solutions. These events will force everyone to find stable solutions. [Two peoples, two states?] I don't know. Technically it seems difficult to me, even if it would be the only possible way. It is clear that whatever you choose to do will have to guarantee stability and freedom for both peoples.

We are made of flesh and bones, we need to experience, to touch, to see, to feel. Christianity is not spirituality, it is mysticism. Mysticism means experiencing, touching. The Shroud is a bit like the Sacraments, a kind of Sacrament. The Sacraments are a sign of an experience, of an encounter with Christ. And so it is with the Shroud. First of all, the Shroud immediately takes you back, with its image, with its reality, to two thousand years ago; and then it introduces you to that experience of resurrection and encounter with the Risen One: the Risen One who is present. Only you need to feel this presence, to touch it, and the Shroud introduces you to this experience.

È oggettivamente una situazione intollerabile. Abbiamo sempre avuto tantissimi problemi di ogni tipo, anche la situazione economico-finanziaria è sempre stata molto fragile ma la fame non c’è mai stata. È la prima volta che dobbiamo fare i conti con la fame. Questo è intollerabile.