# Jerusalem · 26 May 2014 > Photos and videos from Jerusalem on 26 May 2014. ## Facts - **What:** Jerusalem · 26 May 2014 (News story) - **Where:** [Jerusalem](https://apa.atyaf.co/location/jerusalem) - **When:** 2014-05-26 – 2014-05-27 - **Media:** 91 photos, 0 videos, 0 rushes - **Credit:** © apaimages / Amos Ben Gershom, Handout Photo Israeli GPO / Pool - APAIMAGES, Handout Photo by Amos Ben Gershom-Israeli GPO / Pool - APAIMAGES, Handout Photo by Avi Ohayon-Israeli GPO / Pool - APAIMAGES, Handout Photo by Ben Gershom-Israeli GPO / Pool - APAIMAGES, Handout Photo by Cobi Gideon-Israeli GPO / Pool - APAIMAGES, Handout Photo by Haim Zach-Israeli GPO / Pool - APAIMAGES, Handout Photo by Kobi Gideon-Israeli GPO / Pool - APAIMAGES, Handout Photo by Mark Neiman-Israeli GPO / Pool - APAIMAGES, Saeed Qaq - **Licensing:** Editorial licenses on request: https://apa.atyaf.co/pricing (sales@apa.atyaf.co). Previews are watermarked. - **Canonical URL:** https://apa.atyaf.co/story/jerusalem-2014-05-26 - **Last updated:** 2026-10-20T21:09:21+00:00 - **Arabic version:** https://apa.atyaf.co/ar/story/jerusalem-2014-05-26 ## Media in this story - [Pope Francis and Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I pray at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in the Old City of Jerusalem](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2014-015257) — APA-PH-2014-015257 · photo · 2014-05-26 · Jerusalem, Palestinian Territory · Goverment Press Office Pope Francis and Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I pray at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in the Old City of Jerusalem on May 25, 2014. In his first Middle East tour since his anointment in 2013, Pope Francis held a historic prayer service with the Ecumenical Patriarch in Jerusalem on Sunday. This was the first reunion between the two Christian sects in fifty years. (Handout Photo by Ben Gersho... - [Pope Francis visits the Yad Vashem Holocaust Museum in Jerusalem, attended by Israeli President Shimon Peres and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2014-015258) — APA-PH-2014-015258 · photo · 2014-05-26 · Jerusalem, Palestinian Territory · Goverment Press Office Pope Francis visits the Yad Vashem Holocaust Museum in Jerusalem, attended by Israeli President Shimon Peres and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on May 26, 2014. In his first Middle East tour since his anointment in 2013, Pope Francis held a historic prayer service with the Ecumenical Patriarch in Jerusalem on Sunday. This was the first reunion between the two Christian sects in fifty years. (Ha... - [Pope Francis visits the Yad Vashem Holocaust Museum in Jerusalem, attended by Israeli President Shimon Peres and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2014-015259) — APA-PH-2014-015259 · photo · 2014-05-26 · Jerusalem, Palestinian Territory · Goverment Press Office Pope Francis visits the Yad Vashem Holocaust Museum in Jerusalem, attended by Israeli President Shimon Peres and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on May 26, 2014. In his first Middle East tour since his anointment in 2013, Pope Francis held a historic prayer service with the Ecumenical Patriarch in Jerusalem on Sunday. This was the first reunion between the two Christian sects in fifty years. (Ha... - [Pope Francis visits the Yad Vashem Holocaust Museum in Jerusalem, attended by Israeli President Shimon Peres and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2014-015260) — APA-PH-2014-015260 · photo · 2014-05-26 · Jerusalem, Palestinian Territory · Goverment Press Office Pope Francis visits the Yad Vashem Holocaust Museum in Jerusalem, attended by Israeli President Shimon Peres and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on May 26, 2014. In his first Middle East tour since his anointment in 2013, Pope Francis held a historic prayer service with the Ecumenical Patriarch in Jerusalem on Sunday. This was the first reunion between the two Christian sects in fifty years. (Ha... - [Pope Francis visits the Yad Vashem Holocaust Museum in Jerusalem, attended by Israeli President Shimon Peres and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2014-015261) — APA-PH-2014-015261 · photo · 2014-05-26 · Jerusalem, Palestinian Territory · Goverment Press Office Pope Francis visits the Yad Vashem Holocaust Museum in Jerusalem, attended by Israeli President Shimon Peres and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on May 26, 2014. In his first Middle East tour since his anointment in 2013, Pope Francis held a historic prayer service with the Ecumenical Patriarch in Jerusalem on Sunday. This was the first reunion between the two Christian sects in fifty years. (Ha... - [Pope Francis visits the Yad Vashem Holocaust Museum in Jerusalem, attended by Israeli President Shimon Peres and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2014-015262) — APA-PH-2014-015262 · photo · 2014-05-26 · Jerusalem, Palestinian Territory · Goverment Press Office Pope Francis visits the Yad Vashem Holocaust Museum in Jerusalem, attended by Israeli President Shimon Peres and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on May 26, 2014. In his first Middle East tour since his anointment in 2013, Pope Francis held a historic prayer service with the Ecumenical Patriarch in Jerusalem on Sunday. This was the first reunion between the two Christian sects in fifty years. (Ha... - [Pope Francis arrives and meet with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Israeli President Shimon Peres](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2014-015263) — APA-PH-2014-015263 · photo · 2014-05-26 · Jerusalem, Palestinian Territory · Goverment Press Office Pope Francis arrives and meet with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Israeli President Shimon Peres, in Jerusalem on May 25, 2014. In his first Middle East tour since his anointment in 2013, Pope Francis held a historic prayer service with the Ecumenical Patriarch in Jerusalem on Sunday. This was the first reunion between the two Christian sects in fifty years. (Handout Photo by Avi Oh... - [Pope Francis arrives and meet with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Israeli President Shimon Peres](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2014-015264) — APA-PH-2014-015264 · photo · 2014-05-26 · Jerusalem, Palestinian Territory · Goverment Press Office Pope Francis arrives and meet with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Israeli President Shimon Peres, in Jerusalem on May 25, 2014. In his first Middle East tour since his anointment in 2013, Pope Francis held a historic prayer service with the Ecumenical Patriarch in Jerusalem on Sunday. This was the first reunion between the two Christian sects in fifty years. (Handout Photo by Avi Oh... - [Pope Francis arrives and meet with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Israeli President Shimon Peres](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2014-015265) — APA-PH-2014-015265 · photo · 2014-05-26 · Jerusalem, Palestinian Territory · Goverment Press Office Pope Francis arrives and meet with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Israeli President Shimon Peres, in Jerusalem on May 25, 2014. In his first Middle East tour since his anointment in 2013, Pope Francis held a historic prayer service with the Ecumenical Patriarch in Jerusalem on Sunday. This was the first reunion between the two Christian sects in fifty years. (Handout Photo by Avi Oh... - [Pope Francis arrives and meet with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Israeli President Shimon Peres](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2014-015266) — APA-PH-2014-015266 · photo · 2014-05-26 · Jerusalem, Palestinian Territory · Goverment Press Office Pope Francis arrives and meet with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Israeli President Shimon Peres, in Jerusalem on May 25, 2014. In his first Middle East tour since his anointment in 2013, Pope Francis held a historic prayer service with the Ecumenical Patriarch in Jerusalem on Sunday. This was the first reunion between the two Christian sects in fifty years. (Handout Photo by Avi Oh... - [Pope Francis arrives and meet with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Israeli President Shimon Peres](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2014-015267) — APA-PH-2014-015267 · photo · 2014-05-26 · Jerusalem, Palestinian Territory · Goverment Press Office Pope Francis arrives and meet with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Israeli President Shimon Peres, in Jerusalem on May 25, 2014. In his first Middle East tour since his anointment in 2013, Pope Francis held a historic prayer service with the Ecumenical Patriarch in Jerusalem on Sunday. This was the first reunion between the two Christian sects in fifty years. (Handout Photo by Avi Oh... - [Pope Francis arrives and meet with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Israeli President Shimon Peres](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2014-015268) — APA-PH-2014-015268 · photo · 2014-05-26 · Jerusalem, Palestinian Territory · Goverment Press Office Pope Francis arrives and meet with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Israeli President Shimon Peres, in Jerusalem on May 25, 2014. In his first Middle East tour since his anointment in 2013, Pope Francis held a historic prayer service with the Ecumenical Patriarch in Jerusalem on Sunday. This was the first reunion between the two Christian sects in fifty years. (Handout Photo by Avi Oh... - [Pope Francis arrives and meet with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Israeli President Shimon Peres](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2014-015269) — APA-PH-2014-015269 · photo · 2014-05-26 · Jerusalem, Palestinian Territory · Goverment Press Office Pope Francis arrives and meet with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Israeli President Shimon Peres, in Jerusalem on May 25, 2014. In his first Middle East tour since his anointment in 2013, Pope Francis held a historic prayer service with the Ecumenical Patriarch in Jerusalem on Sunday. This was the first reunion between the two Christian sects in fifty years. (Handout Photo by Avi Oh... - [Pope Francis arrives and meet with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Israeli President Shimon Peres](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2014-015270) — APA-PH-2014-015270 · photo · 2014-05-26 · Jerusalem, Palestinian Territory · Goverment Press Office Pope Francis arrives and meet with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Israeli President Shimon Peres, in Jerusalem on May 25, 2014. In his first Middle East tour since his anointment in 2013, Pope Francis held a historic prayer service with the Ecumenical Patriarch in Jerusalem on Sunday. This was the first reunion between the two Christian sects in fifty years. (Handout Photo by Avi Oh... - [Pope Francis arrives and meet with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Israeli President Shimon Peres](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2014-015271) — APA-PH-2014-015271 · photo · 2014-05-26 · Jerusalem, Palestinian Territory · Goverment Press Office Pope Francis arrives and meet with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Israeli President Shimon Peres, in Jerusalem on May 25, 2014. In his first Middle East tour since his anointment in 2013, Pope Francis held a historic prayer service with the Ecumenical Patriarch in Jerusalem on Sunday. This was the first reunion between the two Christian sects in fifty years. (Handout Photo by Avi Oh... - [Pope Francis arrives and meet with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Israeli President Shimon Peres](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2014-015272) — APA-PH-2014-015272 · photo · 2014-05-26 · Jerusalem, Palestinian Territory · Goverment Press Office Pope Francis arrives and meet with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Israeli President Shimon Peres, in Jerusalem on May 25, 2014. In his first Middle East tour since his anointment in 2013, Pope Francis held a historic prayer service with the Ecumenical Patriarch in Jerusalem on Sunday. This was the first reunion between the two Christian sects in fifty years. (Handout Photo by Avi Oh... - [Pope Francis visiting the Western Wall, Judaism's holiest site, in Jerusalem's Old City](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2014-015273) — APA-PH-2014-015273 · photo · 2014-05-26 · Jerusalem, Palestinian Territory · Goverment Press Office Pope Francis visiting the Western Wall, Judaism's holiest site, in Jerusalem's Old City, Israel, 26 May 2014. In his first Middle East tour since his anointment in 2013, Pope Francis held a historic prayer service with the Ecumenical Patriarch in Jerusalem on Sunday. This was the first reunion between the two Christian sects in fifty years. (Handout Photo by Kobi Gideon-Israeli GPO / Pool - APAIMA... - [Pope Francis arrives and meet with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Israeli President Shimon Peres](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2014-015274) — APA-PH-2014-015274 · photo · 2014-05-26 · Jerusalem, Palestinian Territory · Goverment Press Office Pope Francis arrives and meet with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Israeli President Shimon Peres, in Jerusalem on May 25, 2014. In his first Middle East tour since his anointment in 2013, Pope Francis held a historic prayer service with the Ecumenical Patriarch in Jerusalem on Sunday. This was the first reunion between the two Christian sects in fifty years. (Handout Photo by Haim Z... - [Pope Francis arrives and meet with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Israeli President Shimon Peres](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2014-015275) — APA-PH-2014-015275 · photo · 2014-05-26 · Jerusalem, Palestinian Territory · Goverment Press Office Pope Francis arrives and meet with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Israeli President Shimon Peres, in Jerusalem on May 25, 2014. In his first Middle East tour since his anointment in 2013, Pope Francis held a historic prayer service with the Ecumenical Patriarch in Jerusalem on Sunday. This was the first reunion between the two Christian sects in fifty years. (Handout Photo by Haim Z... - [Pope Francis arrives and meet with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Israeli President Shimon Peres](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2014-015276) — APA-PH-2014-015276 · photo · 2014-05-26 · Jerusalem, Palestinian Territory · Goverment Press Office Pope Francis arrives and meet with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Israeli President Shimon Peres, in Jerusalem on May 25, 2014. In his first Middle East tour since his anointment in 2013, Pope Francis held a historic prayer service with the Ecumenical Patriarch in Jerusalem on Sunday. This was the first reunion between the two Christian sects in fifty years. (Handout Photo by Haim Z... - [Pope Francis walks in front of the Dome of the Rock as he visits the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2014-015277) — APA-PH-2014-015277 · photo · 2014-05-26 · Jerusalem, Palestinian Territory · Goverment Press Office Pope Francis walks in front of the Dome of the Rock as he visits the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound, in Jerusalem's Old City on May 25, 2014. In his first Middle East tour since his anointment in 2013, Pope Francis held a historic prayer service with the Ecumenical Patriarch in Jerusalem on Sunday. This was the first reunion between the two Christian sects in fifty years. (Handout Photo by Haim Zach-Isra... - [Pope Francis walks in front of the Dome of the Rock as he visits the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2014-015278) — APA-PH-2014-015278 · photo · 2014-05-26 · Jerusalem, Palestinian Territory · Goverment Press Office Pope Francis walks in front of the Dome of the Rock as he visits the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound, in Jerusalem's Old City on May 25, 2014. In his first Middle East tour since his anointment in 2013, Pope Francis held a historic prayer service with the Ecumenical Patriarch in Jerusalem on Sunday. This was the first reunion between the two Christian sects in fifty years. (Handout Photo by Haim Zach-Isra... - [Pope Francis walks in front of the Dome of the Rock as he visits the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2014-015279) — APA-PH-2014-015279 · photo · 2014-05-26 · Jerusalem, Palestinian Territory · Goverment Press Office Pope Francis walks in front of the Dome of the Rock as he visits the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound, in Jerusalem's Old City on May 25, 2014. In his first Middle East tour since his anointment in 2013, Pope Francis held a historic prayer service with the Ecumenical Patriarch in Jerusalem on Sunday. This was the first reunion between the two Christian sects in fifty years. (Handout Photo by Haim Zach-Isra... - [Pope Francis walks in front of the Dome of the Rock as he visits the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2014-015280) — APA-PH-2014-015280 · photo · 2014-05-26 · Jerusalem, Palestinian Territory · Goverment Press Office Pope Francis walks in front of the Dome of the Rock as he visits the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound, in Jerusalem's Old City on May 25, 2014. In his first Middle East tour since his anointment in 2013, Pope Francis held a historic prayer service with the Ecumenical Patriarch in Jerusalem on Sunday. This was the first reunion between the two Christian sects in fifty years. (Handout Photo by Haim Zach-Isra... - [Pope Francis arrives and meet with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Israeli President Shimon Peres](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2014-015281) — APA-PH-2014-015281 · photo · 2014-05-26 · Jerusalem, Palestinian Territory · Goverment Press Office Pope Francis arrives and meet with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Israeli President Shimon Peres, in Jerusalem on May 25, 2014. In his first Middle East tour since his anointment in 2013, Pope Francis held a historic prayer service with the Ecumenical Patriarch in Jerusalem on Sunday. This was the first reunion between the two Christian sects in fifty years. (Handout Photo by Cobi G... - [Pope Francis visiting the Western Wall, Judaism's holiest site, in Jerusalem's Old City](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2014-015282) — APA-PH-2014-015282 · photo · 2014-05-26 · Jerusalem, Palestinian Territory · Goverment Press Office Pope Francis visiting the Western Wall, Judaism's holiest site, in Jerusalem's Old City, Israel, 26 May 2014. In his first Middle East tour since his anointment in 2013, Pope Francis held a historic prayer service with the Ecumenical Patriarch in Jerusalem on Sunday. This was the first reunion between the two Christian sects in fifty years. (Handout Photo by Kobi Gideon-Israeli GPO / Pool - APAIMA... - [Pope Francis visiting the Western Wall, Judaism's holiest site, in Jerusalem's Old City](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2014-015283) — APA-PH-2014-015283 · photo · 2014-05-26 · Jerusalem, Palestinian Territory · Goverment Press Office Pope Francis visiting the Western Wall, Judaism's holiest site, in Jerusalem's Old City, Israel, 26 May 2014. In his first Middle East tour since his anointment in 2013, Pope Francis held a historic prayer service with the Ecumenical Patriarch in Jerusalem on Sunday. This was the first reunion between the two Christian sects in fifty years. (Handout Photo by Kobi Gideon-Israeli GPO / Pool - APAIMA... - [Pope Francis visiting the Western Wall, Judaism's holiest site, in Jerusalem's Old City](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2014-015284) — APA-PH-2014-015284 · photo · 2014-05-26 · Jerusalem, Palestinian Territory · Goverment Press Office Pope Francis visiting the Western Wall, Judaism's holiest site, in Jerusalem's Old City, Israel, 26 May 2014. In his first Middle East tour since his anointment in 2013, Pope Francis held a historic prayer service with the Ecumenical Patriarch in Jerusalem on Sunday. This was the first reunion between the two Christian sects in fifty years. (Handout Photo by Kobi Gideon-Israeli GPO / Pool - APAIMA... - [Pope Francis visiting the Western Wall, Judaism's holiest site, in Jerusalem's Old City](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2014-015285) — APA-PH-2014-015285 · photo · 2014-05-26 · Jerusalem, Palestinian Territory · Goverment Press Office Pope Francis visiting the Western Wall, Judaism's holiest site, in Jerusalem's Old City, Israel, 26 May 2014. In his first Middle East tour since his anointment in 2013, Pope Francis held a historic prayer service with the Ecumenical Patriarch in Jerusalem on Sunday. This was the first reunion between the two Christian sects in fifty years. (Handout Photo by Kobi Gideon-Israeli GPO / Pool - APAIMA... - [Pope Francis visiting the Western Wall, Judaism's holiest site, in Jerusalem's Old City](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2014-015286) — APA-PH-2014-015286 · photo · 2014-05-26 · Jerusalem, Palestinian Territory · Goverment Press Office Pope Francis visiting the Western Wall, Judaism's holiest site, in Jerusalem's Old City, Israel, 26 May 2014. In his first Middle East tour since his anointment in 2013, Pope Francis held a historic prayer service with the Ecumenical Patriarch in Jerusalem on Sunday. This was the first reunion between the two Christian sects in fifty years. (Handout Photo by Kobi Gideon-Israeli GPO / Pool - APAIMA... - [Pope Francis visiting the Western Wall, Judaism's holiest site, in Jerusalem's Old City](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2014-015287) — APA-PH-2014-015287 · photo · 2014-05-26 · Jerusalem, Palestinian Territory · Goverment Press Office Pope Francis visiting the Western Wall, Judaism's holiest site, in Jerusalem's Old City, Israel, 26 May 2014. In his first Middle East tour since his anointment in 2013, Pope Francis held a historic prayer service with the Ecumenical Patriarch in Jerusalem on Sunday. This was the first reunion between the two Christian sects in fifty years. (Handout Photo by Kobi Gideon-Israeli GPO / Pool - APAIMA... - [Pope Francis visiting the Western Wall, Judaism's holiest site, in Jerusalem's Old City](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2014-015288) — APA-PH-2014-015288 · photo · 2014-05-26 · Jerusalem, Palestinian Territory · Goverment Press Office Pope Francis visiting the Western Wall, Judaism's holiest site, in Jerusalem's Old City, Israel, 26 May 2014. In his first Middle East tour since his anointment in 2013, Pope Francis held a historic prayer service with the Ecumenical Patriarch in Jerusalem on Sunday. This was the first reunion between the two Christian sects in fifty years. (Handout Photo by Kobi Gideon-Israeli GPO / Pool - APAIMA... - [Pope Francis arrives and meet with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Israeli President Shimon Peres](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2014-015289) — APA-PH-2014-015289 · photo · 2014-05-26 · Jerusalem, Palestinian Territory · Goverment Press Office Pope Francis arrives and meet with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Israeli President Shimon Peres, in Jerusalem on May 25, 2014. In his first Middle East tour since his anointment in 2013, Pope Francis held a historic prayer service with the Ecumenical Patriarch in Jerusalem on Sunday. This was the first reunion between the two Christian sects in fifty years. (Handout Photo by Mark N... - [Pope Francis arrives and meet with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Israeli President Shimon Peres](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2014-015290) — APA-PH-2014-015290 · photo · 2014-05-26 · Jerusalem, Palestinian Territory · Goverment Press Office Pope Francis arrives and meet with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Israeli President Shimon Peres, in Jerusalem on May 25, 2014. In his first Middle East tour since his anointment in 2013, Pope Francis held a historic prayer service with the Ecumenical Patriarch in Jerusalem on Sunday. This was the first reunion between the two Christian sects in fifty years. (Handout Photo by Mark N... - [Pope Francis arrives and meet with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Israeli President Shimon Peres](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2014-015291) — APA-PH-2014-015291 · photo · 2014-05-26 · Jerusalem, Palestinian Territory · Goverment Press Office Pope Francis arrives and meet with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Israeli President Shimon Peres, in Jerusalem on May 25, 2014. In his first Middle East tour since his anointment in 2013, Pope Francis held a historic prayer service with the Ecumenical Patriarch in Jerusalem on Sunday. This was the first reunion between the two Christian sects in fifty years. (Handout Photo by Mark N... - [Pope Francis arrives and meet with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Israeli President Shimon Peres](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2014-015292) — APA-PH-2014-015292 · photo · 2014-05-26 · Jerusalem, Palestinian Territory · Goverment Press Office Pope Francis arrives and meet with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Israeli President Shimon Peres, in Jerusalem on May 25, 2014. In his first Middle East tour since his anointment in 2013, Pope Francis held a historic prayer service with the Ecumenical Patriarch in Jerusalem on Sunday. This was the first reunion between the two Christian sects in fifty years. (Handout Photo by Mark N... - [Pope Francis arrives and meet with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Israeli President Shimon Peres](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2014-015293) — APA-PH-2014-015293 · photo · 2014-05-26 · Jerusalem, Palestinian Territory · Goverment Press Office Pope Francis arrives and meet with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Israeli President Shimon Peres, in Jerusalem on May 25, 2014. In his first Middle East tour since his anointment in 2013, Pope Francis held a historic prayer service with the Ecumenical Patriarch in Jerusalem on Sunday. This was the first reunion between the two Christian sects in fifty years. (Handout Photo by Mark N... - [Pope Francis visiting the Western Wall, Judaism's holiest site, in Jerusalem's Old City](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2014-015294) — APA-PH-2014-015294 · photo · 2014-05-26 · Jerusalem, Palestinian Territory · Goverment Press Office Pope Francis visits the Heichal Shlomo center in Jerusalem, May 26, 2014. In his first Middle East tour since his anointment in 2013, Pope Francis held a historic prayer service with the Ecumenical Patriarch in Jerusalem on Sunday. This was the first reunion between the two Christian sects in fifty years. (Handout Photo Israeli GPO / Pool - APAIMAGES) - [Pope Francis visiting the Western Wall, Judaism's holiest site, in Jerusalem's Old City](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2014-015295) — APA-PH-2014-015295 · photo · 2014-05-26 · Jerusalem, Palestinian Territory · Goverment Press Office Pope Francis visits the Heichal Shlomo center in Jerusalem, May 26, 2014. In his first Middle East tour since his anointment in 2013, Pope Francis held a historic prayer service with the Ecumenical Patriarch in Jerusalem on Sunday. This was the first reunion between the two Christian sects in fifty years. (Handout Photo Israeli GPO / Pool - APAIMAGES) - [Pope Francis visiting the Western Wall, Judaism's holiest site, in Jerusalem's Old City](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2014-015296) — APA-PH-2014-015296 · photo · 2014-05-26 · Jerusalem, Palestinian Territory · Goverment Press Office Pope Francis visits the Heichal Shlomo center in Jerusalem, May 26, 2014. In his first Middle East tour since his anointment in 2013, Pope Francis held a historic prayer service with the Ecumenical Patriarch in Jerusalem on Sunday. This was the first reunion between the two Christian sects in fifty years. (Handout Photo Israeli GPO / Pool - APAIMAGES) - [Pope Francis visiting the Western Wall, Judaism's holiest site, in Jerusalem's Old City](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2014-015297) — APA-PH-2014-015297 · photo · 2014-05-26 · Jerusalem, Palestinian Territory · Goverment Press Office Pope Francis visits the Heichal Shlomo center in Jerusalem, May 26, 2014. In his first Middle East tour since his anointment in 2013, Pope Francis held a historic prayer service with the Ecumenical Patriarch in Jerusalem on Sunday. This was the first reunion between the two Christian sects in fifty years. (Handout Photo Israeli GPO / Pool - APAIMAGES) - [Pope Francis visiting the Western Wall, Judaism's holiest site, in Jerusalem's Old City](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2014-015298) — APA-PH-2014-015298 · photo · 2014-05-26 · Jerusalem, Palestinian Territory · Goverment Press Office Pope Francis visits the Heichal Shlomo center in Jerusalem, May 26, 2014. In his first Middle East tour since his anointment in 2013, Pope Francis held a historic prayer service with the Ecumenical Patriarch in Jerusalem on Sunday. This was the first reunion between the two Christian sects in fifty years. (Handout Photo Israeli GPO / Pool - APAIMAGES) - [Pope Francis visiting the Western Wall, Judaism's holiest site, in Jerusalem's Old City](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2014-015299) — APA-PH-2014-015299 · photo · 2014-05-26 · Jerusalem, Palestinian Territory · Goverment Press Office Pope Francis visits the Heichal Shlomo center in Jerusalem, May 26, 2014. In his first Middle East tour since his anointment in 2013, Pope Francis held a historic prayer service with the Ecumenical Patriarch in Jerusalem on Sunday. This was the first reunion between the two Christian sects in fifty years. (Handout Photo Israeli GPO / Pool - APAIMAGES) - [Pope Francis visiting the Western Wall, Judaism's holiest site, in Jerusalem's Old City](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2014-015300) — APA-PH-2014-015300 · photo · 2014-05-26 · Jerusalem, Palestinian Territory · Goverment Press Office Pope Francis visits the Heichal Shlomo center in Jerusalem, May 26, 2014. In his first Middle East tour since his anointment in 2013, Pope Francis held a historic prayer service with the Ecumenical Patriarch in Jerusalem on Sunday. This was the first reunion between the two Christian sects in fifty years. (Handout Photo Israeli GPO / Pool - APAIMAGES) - [Pope Francis visiting the Western Wall, Judaism's holiest site, in Jerusalem's Old City](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2014-015301) — APA-PH-2014-015301 · photo · 2014-05-26 · Jerusalem, Palestinian Territory · Goverment Press Office Pope Francis visits the Heichal Shlomo center in Jerusalem, May 26, 2014. In his first Middle East tour since his anointment in 2013, Pope Francis held a historic prayer service with the Ecumenical Patriarch in Jerusalem on Sunday. This was the first reunion between the two Christian sects in fifty years. (Handout Photo Israeli GPO / Pool - APAIMAGES) - [Pope Francis visiting the Western Wall, Judaism's holiest site, in Jerusalem's Old City](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2014-015302) — APA-PH-2014-015302 · photo · 2014-05-26 · Jerusalem, Palestinian Territory · Goverment Press Office Pope Francis visits the Heichal Shlomo center in Jerusalem, May 26, 2014. In his first Middle East tour since his anointment in 2013, Pope Francis held a historic prayer service with the Ecumenical Patriarch in Jerusalem on Sunday. This was the first reunion between the two Christian sects in fifty years. (Handout Photo Israeli GPO / Pool - APAIMAGES) - [Pope Francis visiting the Western Wall, Judaism's holiest site, in Jerusalem's Old City](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2014-015303) — APA-PH-2014-015303 · photo · 2014-05-26 · Jerusalem, Palestinian Territory · Goverment Press Office Pope Francis visits the Heichal Shlomo center in Jerusalem, May 26, 2014. In his first Middle East tour since his anointment in 2013, Pope Francis held a historic prayer service with the Ecumenical Patriarch in Jerusalem on Sunday. This was the first reunion between the two Christian sects in fifty years. (Handout Photo Israeli GPO / Pool - APAIMAGES) - [Pope Francis visits the Yad Vashem Holocaust Museum in Jerusalem,](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2014-015314) — APA-PH-2014-015314 · photo · 2014-05-26 · Jerusalem, Palestinian Territory · Goverment Press Office Pope Francis visits the Yad Vashem Holocaust Museum in Jerusalem, attended by Israeli President Shimon Peres and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on May 26, 2014. In his first Middle East tour since his anointment in 2013, Pope Francis held a historic prayer service with the Ecumenical Patriarch in Jerusalem on Sunday. This was the first reunion between the two Christian sects in fifty years. (Ha... - [Pope Francis visits the Yad Vashem Holocaust Museum in Jerusalem,](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2014-015315) — APA-PH-2014-015315 · photo · 2014-05-26 · Jerusalem, Palestinian Territory · Goverment Press Office Pope Francis visits the Yad Vashem Holocaust Museum in Jerusalem, attended by Israeli President Shimon Peres and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on May 26, 2014. In his first Middle East tour since his anointment in 2013, Pope Francis held a historic prayer service with the Ecumenical Patriarch in Jerusalem on Sunday. This was the first reunion between the two Christian sects in fifty years. (Ha... - [Pope Francis visits the Yad Vashem Holocaust Museum in Jerusalem,](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2014-015316) — APA-PH-2014-015316 · photo · 2014-05-26 · Jerusalem, Palestinian Territory · Goverment Press Office Pope Francis visits the Yad Vashem Holocaust Museum in Jerusalem, attended by Israeli President Shimon Peres and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on May 26, 2014. In his first Middle East tour since his anointment in 2013, Pope Francis held a historic prayer service with the Ecumenical Patriarch in Jerusalem on Sunday. This was the first reunion between the two Christian sects in fifty years. (Ha... - [Pope Francis visits the Yad Vashem Holocaust Museum in Jerusalem,](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2014-015317) — APA-PH-2014-015317 · photo · 2014-05-26 · Jerusalem, Palestinian Territory · Goverment Press Office Pope Francis visits the Yad Vashem Holocaust Museum in Jerusalem, attended by Israeli President Shimon Peres and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on May 26, 2014. In his first Middle East tour since his anointment in 2013, Pope Francis held a historic prayer service with the Ecumenical Patriarch in Jerusalem on Sunday. This was the first reunion between the two Christian sects in fifty years. (Ha... - [Pope Francis visits the Yad Vashem Holocaust Museum in Jerusalem,](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2014-015318) — APA-PH-2014-015318 · photo · 2014-05-26 · Jerusalem, Palestinian Territory · Goverment Press Office Pope Francis visits the Yad Vashem Holocaust Museum in Jerusalem, attended by Israeli President Shimon Peres and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on May 26, 2014. In his first Middle East tour since his anointment in 2013, Pope Francis held a historic prayer service with the Ecumenical Patriarch in Jerusalem on Sunday. This was the first reunion between the two Christian sects in fifty years. (Ha... - [Pope Francis visits the Yad Vashem Holocaust Museum in Jerusalem,](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2014-015319) — APA-PH-2014-015319 · photo · 2014-05-26 · Jerusalem, Palestinian Territory · Goverment Press Office Pope Francis visits the Yad Vashem Holocaust Museum in Jerusalem, attended by Israeli President Shimon Peres and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on May 26, 2014. In his first Middle East tour since his anointment in 2013, Pope Francis held a historic prayer service with the Ecumenical Patriarch in Jerusalem on Sunday. This was the first reunion between the two Christian sects in fifty years. (Ha... - [Pope Francis prays at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in the Old City of Jerusalem](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2014-015320) — APA-PH-2014-015320 · photo · 2014-05-26 · Jerusalem, Palestinian Territory · Goverment Press Office Pope Francis prays at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in the Old City of Jerusalem on May 25, 2014. In his first Middle East tour since his anointment in 2013, Pope Francis held a historic prayer service with the Ecumenical Patriarch in Jerusalem on Sunday. This was the first reunion between the two Christian sects in fifty years. (Handout Photo by Amos Ben Gershom-Israeli GPO / Pool - APAIMAGES) - [Pope Francis visits the Yad Vashem Holocaust Museum in Jerusalem,](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2014-015321) — APA-PH-2014-015321 · photo · 2014-05-26 · Jerusalem, Palestinian Territory · Goverment Press Office Pope Francis visits the Yad Vashem Holocaust Museum in Jerusalem, attended by Israeli President Shimon Peres and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on May 26, 2014. In his first Middle East tour since his anointment in 2013, Pope Francis held a historic prayer service with the Ecumenical Patriarch in Jerusalem on Sunday. This was the first reunion between the two Christian sects in fifty years. (Ha... - [Pope Francis visits the Yad Vashem Holocaust Museum in Jerusalem,](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2014-015322) — APA-PH-2014-015322 · photo · 2014-05-26 · Jerusalem, Palestinian Territory · Goverment Press Office Pope Francis visits the Yad Vashem Holocaust Museum in Jerusalem, attended by Israeli President Shimon Peres and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on May 26, 2014. In his first Middle East tour since his anointment in 2013, Pope Francis held a historic prayer service with the Ecumenical Patriarch in Jerusalem on Sunday. This was the first reunion between the two Christian sects in fifty years. (Ha... - [Pope Francis visits the Yad Vashem Holocaust Museum in Jerusalem,](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2014-015323) — APA-PH-2014-015323 · photo · 2014-05-26 · Jerusalem, Palestinian Territory · Goverment Press Office Pope Francis visits the Yad Vashem Holocaust Museum in Jerusalem, attended by Israeli President Shimon Peres and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on May 26, 2014. In his first Middle East tour since his anointment in 2013, Pope Francis held a historic prayer service with the Ecumenical Patriarch in Jerusalem on Sunday. This was the first reunion between the two Christian sects in fifty years. (Ha... - [Pope Francis visits the Yad Vashem Holocaust Museum in Jerusalem,](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2014-015324) — APA-PH-2014-015324 · photo · 2014-05-26 · Jerusalem, Palestinian Territory · Goverment Press Office Pope Francis visits the Yad Vashem Holocaust Museum in Jerusalem, attended by Israeli President Shimon Peres and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on May 26, 2014. In his first Middle East tour since his anointment in 2013, Pope Francis held a historic prayer service with the Ecumenical Patriarch in Jerusalem on Sunday. This was the first reunion between the two Christian sects in fifty years. (Ha... - [Pope Francis visits the Yad Vashem Holocaust Museum in Jerusalem,](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2014-015325) — APA-PH-2014-015325 · photo · 2014-05-26 · Jerusalem, Palestinian Territory · Goverment Press Office Pope Francis visits the Yad Vashem Holocaust Museum in Jerusalem, attended by Israeli President Shimon Peres and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on May 26, 2014. In his first Middle East tour since his anointment in 2013, Pope Francis held a historic prayer service with the Ecumenical Patriarch in Jerusalem on Sunday. This was the first reunion between the two Christian sects in fifty years. (Ha... - [Pope Francis visits the Yad Vashem Holocaust Museum in Jerusalem,](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2014-015326) — APA-PH-2014-015326 · photo · 2014-05-26 · Jerusalem, Palestinian Territory · Goverment Press Office Pope Francis visits the Yad Vashem Holocaust Museum in Jerusalem, attended by Israeli President Shimon Peres and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on May 26, 2014. In his first Middle East tour since his anointment in 2013, Pope Francis held a historic prayer service with the Ecumenical Patriarch in Jerusalem on Sunday. This was the first reunion between the two Christian sects in fifty years. (Ha...