‘Christians are deeply weary of this endless back-and-forth-of announcements that are then contradicted by events,’ Latin Patriarch Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa said. Speaking to journalists during his visit to Assisi on Thursday, Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa said that Christians in the Holy Land are tired and want peace. In reality, however, the problems of the Middle East are the kind that will require a great deal of time,” he said. “Like everyone else, Christians are deeply weary of this endless back-and-forth-of announcements that are then contradicted by events,” Pizzaballa said. Despite signs of hope in the region, Pizzaballa said worry persists.