The Pope's Historic Holy Land Visit

A gust of wind blows off Pope Francis' cap as he speaks during a mass at Amman International Stadium May 24, 2014.Muhammad Hamed—Reuters

Jordan's King Abdullah and Queen Rania walk with Pope Francis during a welcoming ceremony in Amman

Jordan's King Abdullah, center, and Queen Rania, right, walk with Pope Francis during a welcoming ceremony in Amman, May 24, 2014.Ali Jarekji—Reuters

Pope Francis celebrates a mass in Amman's International Stadium May 24, 2014. Andrew Medichini—Pool/Reuters

Syrian and Iraqi refugees cheer Pope Francis as he leads a mass at the Church at Jordan river on 24 May 2014. Jamal Nasrallah—EPA

Catholic priests take a picture of Pope Francis (unseen) following a mass at the Amman stadium on May 24, 2014 in the Jordanian capital. Patrick Baz—AFP/Getty Images

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Pope Francis and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas review troops as they arrive at the presidential palace for a welcoming ceremony on May 25, 2014 in the West Bank Biblical town of Bethlehem. Ahmad Gharabli—AFP/Getty Images

Pope Francis touches the wall that divides Israel from the West Bank in the West Bank city of Bethlehem

Pope Francis touches the wall that divides Israel from the West Bank, on his way to celebrate a mass in Manger Square next to the Church of the Nativity in the West Bank city of Bethlehem, May 25, 2014. Mheisen Amareen—Reuters

Pope Francis leads an open-air mass in the Manger Square on May 25, 2014, outside the Church of the Nativity in the West Bank Biblical town of Bethlehem. Fadi Arouri—AFP/Getty Images

Pope Francis touches a girl as she is lifted up by the crowd at Manger Square in the West Bank town of Bethlehem May 25, 2014. Mohamad Torokman—Reuters

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Israeli President Shimon Peres, left, greets Pope Francis during a welcome ceremony upon the latter's arrival at Ben Gurion airport on May 25, 2014, near the Mediterranean Israeli coastal city of Tel Aviv. David Buimovitch—AFP/Getty Images

Pope Francis walks alongside Israeli President Shimon Peres and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during a welcome ceremony upon his arrival at Ben Gurion airport on May 25, 2014, near the Mediterranean Israeli coastal city of Tel Aviv. David Buimovitch—AFP/Getty Images

Pope Francis prays as he holds an envelope before placing it in one of the cracks between the stones of the Western Wall, the holiest place where Jews can pray, in Jerusalem on May 26, 2014Andrew Medichini—AP

Pope Francis listens to a speech during his meeting with Sephardi Chief Rabbi Yitzhak Yosef and Ashkenazi Chief Rabbi David Lau, at the Heichal Shlomo center in Jerusalem on May 26, 2014Andrew Medichini—AP

Pope Francis prays after laying a wreath as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Israeli President Shimon Peres look on during a memorial ceremony in the Hall of Remembrances in the Yad Vashem Holocaust memorial in Jerusalem, May 26, 2014.Abir Sultan—EPA

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