After taking a spontaneous stop at the West Bank separation wall during his 3-day visit to the Middle East, Pope Francis called for an end to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, which he described as increasingly unacceptable. The 77-year-old pontiff said, “The time has come to put an end to this situation which has become increasingly unacceptable.” The pope invited Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas and Israeli President Shimon Peres to the Vatican for a “heartfelt prayer” for peace. His visit to the Middle East began in Jordan on Saturday, May 24.
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