Crispian Balmer and Philip Pullella
By Crispian Balmer and Philip Pullella
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Israel News Pope Francis Spars With Israel’s Benjamin Netanyahu Over Language of Jesus
(Reuters) — Pope Francis and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu traded words on Monday over the language spoken by Jesus two millennia ago. “Jesus was here, in this land. He spoke Hebrew,” Netanyahu told Francis, at a public meeting in Jerusalem in which the Israeli leader cited a strong connection between Judaism and Christianity. “Aramaic,”…
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Fast Forward Pope Francis Visits Yad Vashem — Lays Wreath at Theodor Herzl’s Grave
(Reuters) — Pope Francis navigated the minefield of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and humbly bowed to kiss the hands of Holocaust survivors on Monday, the last day of a Mideast trip laden with bold personal gestures. “Never again, Lord. Never again!” he said in the dimly lit Hall of Remembrance in the Yad Vashem Museum which…
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Fast Forward Pope Francis Wraps Up Whirlwind Trip With Benjamin Netanyahu Meeting
Pope Francis completes a tour of the Holy Land on Monday, paying homage to Jews killed in the Nazi Holocaust and looking to affirm Christian rights at a disputed place of worship in Jerusalem. After visits to Jordan and the Palestinian Territories – including praying at the wall dividing Bethlehem from Jerusalem, Francis spends the…
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