2014-05-26T13:09:00+00:00

Last updated on: May 26, 2014 at 1:09 pm   By

Jerusalem, Israel, May 26, 2014 / 07:09 am (CNA/EWTN News).- In a meeting today with Israeli President Shimon Peres, Pope Francis expressed his hope that Jerusalem would be a true 'city of peace,' with Peres echoing his commitment. “Ma... Read more

2014-05-26T11:19:00+00:00

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Jerusalem, Israel, May 26, 2014 / 05:19 am (CNA/EWTN News).- Dcn. Bernard Poggi, who is among the priests and religious slated to meet with Pope Francis in Jerusalem later today, stated that seeing the successor of Peter reminds him of the first apostl... Read more

2014-05-26T10:48:00+00:00

Last updated on: May 26, 2014 at 10:48 am   By

Jerusalem, Israel, May 26, 2014 / 04:48 am (CNA).- Pope Francis spent a large part of the third day of his pilgrimage to the Holy Land meeting with Muslim and Jewish leaders, praising the shared commitment to dialogue. “We are experiencing a f... Read more

2014-05-26T08:35:00+00:00

Last updated on: May 26, 2014 at 8:35 am   By

Jerusalem, Israel, May 26, 2014 / 02:35 am (CNA).- On the last day of his Holy Land pilgrimage Pope Francis stopped to pray at two sacred sites in Jerusalem. The Pontiff visited the the Western Wall in Jerusalem on the morning of May 26, pausing to ... Read more

2014-05-25T22:09:00+00:00

Last updated on: May 25, 2014 at 10:09 pm   By

Washington D.C., May 25, 2014 / 04:09 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- After being treated for two months in a hospital for injuries suffered from beatings during his imprisonment, Saeed Abedini – a Christian pastor and American citizen – is being retu... Read more

2014-05-25T18:28:00+00:00

Last updated on: May 25, 2014 at 6:28 pm   By

Jerusalem, Israel, May 25, 2014 / 12:28 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- At an ecumenical celebration in Jerusalem during his visit to the region, Pope Francis told inter-denominational Christians that the Risen Christ unites them all in a message of hope for the ... Read more

2014-05-25T18:08:00+00:00

Last updated on: May 25, 2014 at 6:08 pm   By

Jerusalem, Israel, May 25, 2014 / 12:08 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- A leader of one of the Boy Scout troops manning the entrances to Pope Francis’ Mass in Bethlehem today explained that the volunteers came from all over in order to join the pontiff in p... Read more

2014-05-25T17:58:00+00:00

Last updated on: May 25, 2014 at 5:58 pm   By

Jerusalem, Israel, May 25, 2014 / 11:58 am (CNA/EWTN News).- The director of the choir who sang during Pope Francis’ Mass in Bethlehem earlier today expressed that to sing for the pontiff in his country is like receiving your father into your hom... Read more

2014-05-25T17:56:00+00:00

Last updated on: May 25, 2014 at 5:56 pm   By

Jerusalem, Israel, May 25, 2014 / 11:56 am (CNA/EWTN News).- In a declaration delivered at the end of a private meeting, Pope Francis and the Ecumenical Patriarch of Costantinople Bartholomew I marked a new step on the journey towards unity, stressing ... Read more

2014-05-25T14:51:00+00:00

Last updated on: May 25, 2014 at 2:51 pm   By

Tel Aviv, Israel, May 25, 2014 / 08:51 am (CNA/EWTN News).- Late Sunday afternoon Pope Francis arrived in Tel Aviv, where he urged Israeli President Shimon Peres and other authorities to adopt a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. ... Read more

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