{"id":92272,"date":"2026-10-28T17:33:29","date_gmt":"2026-10-28T17:33:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nativitypilgrimage.com\/?p=92272"},"modified":"2026-10-29T05:20:17","modified_gmt":"2026-10-29T05:20:17","slug":"cardinal-pierbattista-pizzaballa-encourages-pilgrims-back-to-the-holy-land","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nativitypilgrimage.com\/es\/holy-land\/cardinal-pierbattista-pizzaballa-encourages-pilgrims-back-to-the-holy-land\/","title":{"rendered":"Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa Encourages Pilgrims Back to the Holy Land"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\" id=\"wpb-content-root\"><div data-vc-full-width=\"true\" data-vc-full-width-temp=\"true\" data-vc-full-width-init=\"false\" data-vc-stretch-content=\"true\" class=\"vc_row wpb_row vc_row-fluid vc_custom_1793208779253 vc_row-has-fill vc_row-no-padding\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-12\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Church Leaders in Jerusalem Encourage Pilgrims to Return<\/span><\/h1>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vc_row-full-width vc_clearfix\"><\/div><div class=\"vc_row wpb_row vc_row-fluid\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-6\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><style type=\"text\/css\" data-type=\"the7_shortcodes-inline-css\">.shortcode-single-image-wrap.shortcode-single-image-6ded1b5df27daebfc054d74a8cb80b62.enable-bg-rollover .rollover i,\n.shortcode-single-image-wrap.shortcode-single-image-6ded1b5df27daebfc054d74a8cb80b62.enable-bg-rollover .rollover-video i {\n  background: -webkit-linear-gradient();\n  background: linear-gradient();\n}\n.shortcode-single-image-wrap.shortcode-single-image-6ded1b5df27daebfc054d74a8cb80b62 .rollover-icon {\n  font-size: 32px;\n  color: #ffffff;\n  min-width: 44px;\n  min-height: 44px;\n  line-height: 44px;\n  border-radius: 100px;\n  border-style: solid;\n  border-width: 0px;\n}\n.dt-icon-bg-on.shortcode-single-image-wrap.shortcode-single-image-6ded1b5df27daebfc054d74a8cb80b62 .rollover-icon {\n  background: rgba(255,255,255,0.3);\n  box-shadow: none;\n}<\/style><div class=\"shortcode-single-image-wrap shortcode-single-image-6ded1b5df27daebfc054d74a8cb80b62 alignnone  enable-bg-rollover dt-icon-bg-off\" style=\"margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:0px; margin-right:0px;\"><div class=\"shortcode-single-image\"><div class=\"fancy-media-wrap  layzr-bg\" style=\"\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"preload-me lazy-load aspect\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D&#39;http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg&#39;%20viewBox%3D&#39;0%200%202048%201150&#39;%2F%3E\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.nativitypilgrimage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/55508078_2352256381674245_7274102611328892928_n.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nativitypilgrimage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/55508078_2352256381674245_7274102611328892928_n.jpg 2048w\" loading=\"eager\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1150\"  data-dt-location=\"https:\/\/www.nativitypilgrimage.com\/es\/55508078_2352256381674245_7274102611328892928_n\/\" style=\"--ratio: 2048 \/ 1150;\" alt=\"Pilgrims walking the &quot;Via Dolorosa&quot; in Jerusalem\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-6\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<h2 data-pm-slice=\"1 1 &#091;&#093;\">Cardinal Encourages Pilgrims to Return<\/h2>\n<p data-pm-slice=\"1 1 &#091;&#093;\">In January 2026, Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa addressed Christians around the world, encouraging the return of pilgrimages to Jerusalem and Bethlehem.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\n&#8220;It&#8217;s about time to come back to the Holy Land, to enjoy the pilgrimage, and also to bring hope to the many Christian families who need to see your presence here.&#8221;\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>His message emphasized that pilgrimage is more than a personal spiritual experience. The presence of visitors also offers encouragement and economic support to Christian communities that have endured years of hardship and reduced tourism.<\/p>\n<p>His direct invitation to pilgrims, published by the Catholic Bishops&#8217; Conference of England and Wales, can be read below.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbcew.org.uk\/its-time-to-come-back-to-the-holy-land-says-latin-patriarch-of-jerusalem\/?utm_source=chatgpt.com\">Read the Patriarch&#8217;s statement<\/a><\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vc_row wpb_row vc_row-fluid vc_custom_1793208725705\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-12\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><div class=\"vc_separator wpb_content_element vc_separator_align_center vc_sep_border_width_1 vc_sep_pos_align_center vc_separator_no_text wpb_content_element  wpb_content_element\"   style=\"width: 100%;\"><span class=\"vc_sep_holder vc_sep_holder_l\"><span style=\"border-top-color:#0000008C;\" class=\"vc_sep_line\"><\/span><\/span><span class=\"vc_sep_holder vc_sep_holder_r\"><span style=\"border-top-color:#0000008C;\" class=\"vc_sep_line\"><\/span><\/span>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vc_row wpb_row vc_row-fluid\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-12\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"vc_grid-container-wrapper vc_clearfix vc_grid-animation-fadeIn\">\n\t<div class=\"vc_grid-container vc_clearfix wpb_content_element vc_media_grid\" style=\"--vc-grid-arrows-color:#5472D2;--vc-grid-paging-color:#EBEBEB;\" data-initial-loading-animation=\"fadeIn\" data-vc-grid-settings=\"{&quot;page_id&quot;:92272,&quot;style&quot;:&quot;all&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:&quot;vc_get_vc_grid_data&quot;,&quot;shortcode_id&quot;:&quot;1793208767167-d93e85a4-6f9e-1&quot;,&quot;tag&quot;:&quot;vc_media_grid&quot;}\" data-vc-request=\"https:\/\/www.nativitypilgrimage.com\/wp-admin\/admin-ajax.php\" data-vc-post-id=\"92272\" data-vc-public-nonce=\"c18375365a\">\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Church Leaders in Jerusalem Encourage Pilgrims to Return Cardinal Encourages Pilgrims to Return In January 2026, Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa addressed Christians around the world, encouraging the return of pilgrimages to Jerusalem and Bethlehem. &#8220;It&#8217;s about time to come back to the Holy Land, to enjoy the pilgrimage, and also to bring hope to the many&hellip;<\/p>","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":84401,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[240],"tags":[1017,1016],"class_list":["post-92272","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-holy-land","tag-pizzaballa","tag-renew-the-holy-land","category-240","description-off"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nativitypilgrimage.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/92272","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nativitypilgrimage.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nativitypilgrimage.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nativitypilgrimage.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nativitypilgrimage.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=92272"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.nativitypilgrimage.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/92272\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nativitypilgrimage.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/84401"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nativitypilgrimage.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=92272"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nativitypilgrimage.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=92272"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nativitypilgrimage.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=92272"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}