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A M M A N, Jordan, March 20-21- The Papal Pilgrimage, began in JORDAN
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John Paul II finished his visit
to Mount
Nebo by climbing on a platform at
St. George Greek Orthodox Church. Here, the pontiff looks across the Jordan
Valley to
Jerusalem and Bethlem as a Franciscan
monk points out the Dead Sea and Israel.
Where Jesus Was Baptized
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In an apparent reference to the peace process, John Paul referred to Weizman as "a man of peace and a peacemaker."
"We all know how urgent is the need for peace and justice, not just for Israel alone, but for the entire region," the pope said.
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Pope Goes to Bethlehem
B E T H L E H E M, West Bank, March 22 — Near the birthplace of Jesus, Pope John Paul II injected himself into a deep political debate, hailing the Palestinian people, observing their plight as refugees and saying they have a right to a homeland. After touring Bethlehem,
where Jesus is said to have been born in a stable and then placed in a
manger, the pope began an hourlong tour of nearby Dheishehrefugee
camp, where he viewed the cramped living
conditions of the 10,000 people there.
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 Pope
Speaks to Palestinian Refugees, Protesters Stone Police
Palestinian leader YasserArafat
salutes during a welcoming ceremony for Pope John Paul II in Bethlehem.
The pontiff celebrated Mass
in Bethlehem’s Manger Square.
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JERUSALEM
(March 23)- Historic
papal visit
to "Yad
Vashem "
Visit to Hall of Remembrance atYad Vashem Holocaustmemorial in Jerusalem.John Paul visit Yad Vashem,to remember the Holocaust Martyrs'.
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E R U S A L E M, March 24 — After
a week of steps laden with political overtones, Pope John Paul II stood
firmly on religious ground today, giving a sermon on the mount where Jesus
is said to have preached.
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Pope
John Paul II, with a huge portrait depicting Jesus behind him, sits on
the altar at Korazim, near the sea of Galilee. The pope preached
at the site where Jesus is said to have given his Sermon on the Mount.
SATURDAY, March 25----Nazareth. Mass in Basilica of the Annunciation in Nazareth.  Pope
John Paul II holds up a Bible during Mass
at
the Basilica of the Annunciation
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E R U S A L E M, March 26 — Winding
down his Hold Land pilgrimage, Pope John Paul II ventured into Jerusalem’s
Old City to tour some of the most revered religious sites in the
world.
The pope prayed at Judaism’s holiest site, the Western Wall, and in an unprecedented gesture of reconciliationasked Jews to forgive centuries of Christian sins against their people.. The leader of the world’s one billion Roman Catholics walked with the aid of a cane to the wall, a remnant of the perimeter of the Jewish Second Temple destroyed by the Romans in 70 A.D. Meets Muslim Leader Earlier, the pope also met the city’s Muslim grandmufti on a tour of sites sacred to Islam, Judaism and Christianity. Ikrema Sabri, the leading Muslim cleric in the contested city, welcomed the pope at his office on the sprawling al-Haram al-Sharif complex — the site of Islam’s al-Aqsa mosque and the golden Dome of the Rock. J
E R U S A L E M, March 26 —
Pope
John Paul II completed his pilgrimage in the Holy Land on solid spiritual
footing as he made a highly touching, unscheduled return
visit
back to the Church of the Holy Sepulchre
for a final .
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BETHLEHEM(March
23) - Pope John Paul II was warmly received by Palestinian Authority
Chairman Yasser Arafat in Bethlehem , on an historic visit that Palestinians
hoped would give a significant boost to their drive toward statehood.