AHMAD GHARABLI
Pierbattista Pizzaballa, Latin patriarch of Jerusalem, waves from a road, overlooking the Dome of the Rock Mosque at the al-Aqsa Mosque complex, during the traditional Palm Sunday procession at the Mount of Olives in Jerusalem on March 24.
ANALYSIS: As the Holy Land again descends into violent conflict, the peacemaking Latin patriarch of Jerusalem has emerged as a respected leader of the local Church in the Middle East.