Cardinal Pizzaballa 'bears witness to faith in a concrete way by pointing out to those involved the possible solutions offered by faith,' Cardinal Raymond Burke said recently.
'The message speaks about the practical apostasy of our time that is the going away from Christ by so many in the Church and the violence and death which are its fruit,' said Cardinal Burke.
The two prominent conservative cardinals welcomed the election of Leo XIV, calling on the faithful to ‘fervently pray’ while invoking God’s blessing upon the new pope.
Pope Francis started a two-month convalescence at the Vatican on March 23, and made his first public appearance in St. Peter's Square in months on Sunday.
In a brief statement issued via X, Cardinal Burke urged a more faithful practice of the season of Lent in order to 'combat' trials in both the Catholic Church and wider society.