We met mothers preparing food for others, nurses treating wounds with gentleness, and people of all faiths still praying to the God who sees and never forgets,” Cardinal Pizzaballa said, reading from a prepared statement. “This is really very harsh to the heart,” said Cardinal Pizzaballa. Cardinal Pizzaballa described a Gaza of almost complete destruction, even more so than when he was last visiting Holy Family Parish just before Christmas. Cardinal Pizzaballa also clarified that, contrary to reports from Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani’s X account, the patriarchs did not enter Gaza with 500 tons of aid. Every hour without food, water, medicine and shelter causes deep harm,” Cardinal Pizzaballa said in his statement.