Pope Meets Israeli, Palestinian Leaders for Vatican Prayer Summit
![Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, Pope Francis and Israeli President Shimon Peres arrive in the Vatican Gardens to pray together at the Vatican, June 8, 2014.](https://gdb.voanews.com/b5b00024-a2b3-48c5-8ecc-4b37c5cbeeef_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, Pope Francis and Israeli President Shimon Peres arrive in the Vatican Gardens to pray together at the Vatican, June 8, 2014.
![Pope Francis welcomes Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas upon his arrival at the Vatican, June 8, 2014.](https://gdb.voanews.com/c0519427-7dc3-4d1f-ae20-d8b36f4c3ea6_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Pope Francis welcomes Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas upon his arrival at the Vatican, June 8, 2014.
![Israeli President Shimon Peres shakes hands with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas as Pope Francis watches after a prayer meeting at the Vatican, June 8, 2014.](https://gdb.voanews.com/0503244e-adc9-4a3b-9767-88e6682bb736_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Israeli President Shimon Peres shakes hands with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas as Pope Francis watches after a prayer meeting at the Vatican, June 8, 2014.
![Pope Francis and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas are pictured in the Vatican Gardens as they pray with Israeli President Shimon Peres (not pictured) at the Vatican, June 8, 2014.](https://gdb.voanews.com/5c4d0865-1d96-4b0a-8d00-c4f7c9bb0654_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Pope Francis and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas are pictured in the Vatican Gardens as they pray with Israeli President Shimon Peres (not pictured) at the Vatican, June 8, 2014.
![Israeli President Shimon Peres, Orthodox Patriarch Bartholomew I, Pope Francis and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas leave after a prayer meeting at the Vatican, June 8, 2014.](https://gdb.voanews.com/a4bcb450-8899-4466-b9e7-83f0eb109623_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Israeli President Shimon Peres, Orthodox Patriarch Bartholomew I, Pope Francis and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas leave after a prayer meeting at the Vatican, June 8, 2014.