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March 28, 2024

Pope Francis, Israel's President Shimon Peres, right, and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, left, pray for peace at the Vatican on Sunday, June 8, 2014. Pope Francis waded head-first into Mideast peace-making Sunday, welcoming the Israeli and Palestinian presidents to the Vatican for an evening of peace prayers just weeks after the last round of U.S.-sponsored negotiations collapsed.

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Pope Francis, Israel's President Shimon Peres, right, and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, left, pray for peace at the Vatican on Sunday, June 8, 2014. Pope Francis waded head-first into Mideast peace-making Sunday, welcoming the Israeli and Palestinian presidents to the Vatican for an evening of peace prayers just weeks after the last round of U.S.-sponsored negotiations collapsed.