Pope recreates the 2014 Mideast peace prayer in Vatican Gardens to beg for an end to Gaza conflict

Published June 7, 2024 11:20 AM

ROME (AP) — Pope Francis has gathered the Israeli and Palestinian ambassadors to the Vatican Gardens to pray for an end to the war in Gaza. The event on Friday marked the 10th anniversary of a similar encounter with the Israeli and Palestinian presidents in the gardens. Francis said too many children had been killed and that the world is never a better place with war.

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