Pope Francis has described Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas as “an angel of peace” during a Vatican meeting, just days after the Catholic leadership vowed to recognize Palestine as a state. The Saturday meeting between the pontiff and Abbas came ahead of a Vatican ceremony to canonize two Palestinian nuns, who will become the first from the…
Palestinian president meets Pope Francis in Vatican
Pope Francis has described Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas as “an angel of peace” during a Vatican meeting, just days after the Catholic leadership vowed to recognize Palestine as a state. The Saturday meeting between the pontiff and Abbas came ahead of a Vatican ceremony to canonize two Palestinian nuns, who will become the first from the…