 This is the weekend (May 24-26) of Pope Francis’s highly anticipated visit to the Middle East, where he is spending time in Jordan, Israel, and the Palestinian West Bank. The pope has said this three-day trip is “strictly religious,” but political sensitivities abound as Francis tries to navigate between Palestinian and Israeli concerns, especially in the wake of failed peace talks.
This is the weekend (May 24-26) of Pope Francis’s highly anticipated visit to the Middle East, where he is spending time in Jordan, Israel, and the Palestinian West Bank. The pope has said this three-day trip is “strictly religious,” but political sensitivities abound as Francis tries to navigate between Palestinian and Israeli concerns, especially in the wake of failed peace talks.

