Cardinal Pizzaballa pays special visit to Our Lady of the Ridge Catholic Church

CHICAGO - The Chicago-area Arab Catholic community welcomed a special guest on Saturday afternoon. 

Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa made a pastoral visit to Our Lady of the Ridge Catholic Church in Chicago Ridge. 

More than 400 people attended the special mass. His visit follows a recent meeting with Pope Francis over the ongoing tensions in the Middle East. 

A week after the Hamas attack on Israel, Cardinal Pizzaballa said he was willing to exchange himself for the Israeli children taken hostage by Hamas.