Pope Francis flanked by Israel's then President Shimon Peres, right, and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas during an evening of peace prayers in the Vatican, Sunday, June 8, 2014. (AP Photo ...

Later, he would invite Abbas and then-President Shimon Peres to the Vatican for a prayer summit. Pope Francis attends the weekly general audience, in Paul VI Audience Hall at the Vatican ...

A generation of well-meaning naive Israeli leaders, such as Shimon Peres, once thought that Arab Gaza would lead the way to a new Middle East if they forced Jews to leave their thriving communities.

In May 1996, I was working for The Associated Press, and Netanyahu had ascended to lead Likud; he was campaigning against incumbent Prime Minister Shimon Peres. I was dispatched to speak to him ...

Pope Francis brought the Israeli President, Shimon Peres (left), and his Palestinian counterpart, Mahmoud Abbas, together to pray for peace in 2014 Francis worked with Anglicans, Lutherans and ...

In 2014, he helped Pope Francis organise a prayer for peace between Palestinian Authority president Mahmoud Abbas and then-Israeli president Shimon Peres. Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa.

In 2014, on Pentecost Sunday, Pope Francis hosted prayers for peace in the Vatican with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and Israeli President Shimon Peres. He was also the first Pope to set ...

In 2014, he helped Pope Francis organise a prayer for peace between Palestinian Authority president Mahmoud Abbas and then-Israeli president Shimon Peres. Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa.