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Latin Patriarch hopes for peace amid 'darkness' of Israel-Hamas war

(24 Dec 2023) RESTRICTION SUMMARY: ASSOCIATED PRESS Jerusalem - 24 December 2023 1. Latin Patriarch Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa arriving 2. Pizzaballa greeting children 3. Wide of event 4. SOUNDBITE (English) Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, the Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem: "Christmas is this, Christmas is, yes, there's fear, there are a lot of reasons to be frustrated by the war, by the violence, by all these things, also for the fear of the future, as you said, but Christmas says also that we have reason to hope, this is Jesus Christ." 5. Wide of event 6. SOUNDBITE (English) Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, the Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem: "I want to wish all of you, each one of you, all your families, all your houses, homes, wherever you are, the schools, everything, wherever, whatever you are doing, best wishes. May, despite everything, you receive the light we need now and also the words we need for our life and in our families." 7. Children singing 8. Pizzaballa kissing the children to thank them 9. Pan down of event 10. SOUNDBITE (English) Ibrahim Nino, Director of Media for the Latin Patriarchate: "We know that a lot of the sadness, darkness is around us, but we believe and we still have this faith and hope that our God will grant us peace and will have this peace in all the Holy Land, so we may live together to build the humanity and to live in peace in the land of peace. " 11. Pizzaballa coming down stairs as bells toll 12. Pizzaballa entering car 13. Car leaving STORYLINE: Latin Patriarch Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa held a ceremony at the Patriarchate in Jerusalem before leaving to celebrate Christmas Eve in Bethlehem. "May, despite everything, you receive the light we need now and also the words we need for our life and in our families," he said. With the ongoing Israel-Hamas war, Christmas celebrations are subdued this year. Pizzaballa said while there was fear and frustration because of the war in Gaza, Christmas was a time of hope. There are an estimated 50,000 Christian Palestinians living in the West Bank and Jerusalem, according to the U.S. State Department’s international religious freedom report for 2022. Approximately 1,300 Christians lived in Gaza, it said. Some Christians are also citizens of Israel. Many Palestinian Christians live in diaspora communities. AP Video shot by Moshe Edri =========================================================== Clients are reminded to adhere to all listed restrictions and to check the terms of their licence agreements. For further assistance, please contact the AP Archive on: Tel +44(0)2074827482 Email: info@aparchive.com. Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork Twitter:   / ap_archive   Facebook:   / aparchives   ​​ Instagram:   / apnews   You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/you...