July 16, 2023 JERUSALEM — On the backdrop of multiple violent incidents in Israel in recent months against Christian leaders and Christian sites, Jerusalem’s Latin Patriarch Pierbattista Pizzaballa emerges as a champion of tolerance and coexistence. Religious leaders from different dominions as well as Israeli academics recognize Pizzaballa’s engagement in establishing inter-cultural and inter-religious dialogue. Pizzaballa, 58, will soon make history when he becomes the Catholic Church’s first cardinal whose seat is in Jerusalem. His unprecedented appointment by Pope Francis on July 9 was set against the rise in attacks on Christian clergy in Jerusalem’s Old City over the last...