Deborah Lutterbeck reports: “Pope Francis, Israeli President Shimon Peres and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas attend a peace prayer meeting in “neutral” Vatican gardens.”
Reuters: “Pope calls on Israelis, Palestinians to find “courage” for peace”
AFP reported on the background to this meeting:
Pope Francis hosts Israeli-Palestinian peace prayer (via AFP)
Pope Francis on Sunday hosts an unprecedented peace prayer meeting with Israeli President Shimon Peres and Palestinian leader Mahmud Abbas in a symbolic gesture to foster dialogue but unlikely to have any immediate effect. Tensions are running high…