“Peacemaking calls for courage, much more so than warfare.Instil in our hearts the courage to take concrete steps to achieve peace” Pope Francis said.
On June 8th, Pope Francis I met the Israeli President Shimon Peres and his Palestinian counterpart, Mahmoud Abbas in the Vatican Garden.
After a joint Peace Invocation, the three leaders delivered a speech.
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Address of the President of the State of Palestine, His Excellency Mahmoud Abbas (radio vaticana)
Full Text Speech of President Shimon Peres of Israel at Vatican Peace Meeting