Pope israel visit

Pope’s 1964 Holy Land trip laid foundations for ties with Israel

‘This visit could be of enormous historical importance,’ Paul VI said

A statue near the Church of the Transfiguration on Mount Tabor marking Pope Paul VI’s visit to the Holy Land.
The Jerusalem Post

Next year, Your Majesty

Pope Francis is shown on several large screens as he celebrates mass at Madison Square Garden in New York

Pope Francis takes New York

Then-Pope Benedict XVI (R) shakes hands with former chief rabbi Elio Toaff at Rome's main synagogue January 17, 2010.

Rabbi Elio Toaff, who ushered in era of closer ties between Jews and Vatican, dies at 99


Police detain 3 yeshiva students planning to disrupt Pope’s mass at King David’s Tomb

Apart from Monday’s detainments, police applaud "successful 2-day intensive security operation."

An ultra-Orthodox Jewish man walks past a banner depicting Pope Francis, in Jerusalem's Old City

First Person: Pope meets Wall

Sources indicate that the paper which the pope placed in the Kotel included the Lord's Prayer from the New Testament and Psalm 122 from the Hebrew Bible.

Pope at Western Wall

PA: Israel announced settlement plans in response to Pope's visit to security barrier

Jerusalem Municipality approves construction of 50 housing units in Har Homa beyond Green Line.

Pope Francis at the West Bank separation barrier

A pilgrimage to Jerusalem to see the Pope

Catholic journalists excited at opportunity to see the pontiff close up on his visit to Holy Land.

Pope arrives in Jerusalem

Despite lengthy wait, Pope touches hearts of Christian Palestinians in Bethlehem

‘Message of Christ still alive’ here, says believer, as Mass coincides with Islamic call to prayer from nearby mosque.

Pope Francis is greeted by Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas upon his arrival to the West Bank city of Bethlehem May 25, 2014.

Abbas briefs Pope Francis on 'obstacles' to peace

Pontiff: PA president a 'peacemaker,' visit attests to good relations with 'State of Palestine.'

Pope greets masses in Bethlehem

The Pope and Israel: Issues

The Jerusalem Post

The Significance of the Pope’s Upcoming Visit to Israel

The Jerusalem Post

The papal visit

An especially warm, expressive and sensitive pope is on the way to the Holy Land to embrace Israel.

Pope Francis waves as he delivers first "Urbi et Orbi".

The pope in Israel: Historical papal visits

Historical moments in the Israel-Vatican relationship, captured in the front covers of 'The Jerusalem Post'.

The Jerusalem Post