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‘My heart is close to you, to the Holy Land, to all the peoples who inhabit it, Israelis and Palestinians, and I pray that the desire for peace may prevail in all.’
The Pope emphasized the importance of justice for building peaceful coexistence in the world.
Speakers at the livestreamed opening ceremony included Rabbi Abraham Skorka; Archbishop Stanisław Gądecki, president of the Polish Bishops’ Conference; and Archbishop Stanisław Budzik of Lublin.
NEWS ANALYSIS: The visit will be the third by a pope, after St. John Paul II and Benedict XVI.
The Second Vatican Council ushered in a sea change in relations between the Church and the Jewish people with the declaration Nostra Aetate.
The bronze statue depicts two figures — signifying Christianity and Judaism — sitting beside each other and displaying their sacred texts in postures of dialogue.
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