VATICAN CITY (AP) — Israeli President Shimon Peres and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas will join Pope Francis for an afternoon praying for peace at the Vatican on June 8, the Vatican said Thursday. Francis had invited both men to "my home" to pray during his recent trip to the Middle East. Speaking from the biblical town of Bethlehem,
Vatican: Israel, Palestinian Peace Prayer June 8
Pope Francis: “Building peace is difficult, but living without peace is a constant torment.”