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Israel President Peres bids farewell to Pope Benedict XVI at Ben Gurion Airport (Photo: GPO)   
Israel President Peres bids farewell to Pope Benedict XVI at Ben Gurion Airport (Photo: GPO)   
Israel bids farewell to Pope Benedict XVI
15 May 2009
Today we have come to bid you Shalom and farewell.
We were delighted with your decision to come to the Holy Land. Your journey to the Holy Land was a heartfelt example of the exercise of spiritual values. It constituted a significant contribution to the new relations between the Vatican and Jerusalem. It was a profound demonstration of the enduring dialogue between the Jewish people and the hundreds of millions of Christian believers throughout the world.
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Live broadcast of Papal visit
Pope Benedict XVI at mass at the Mount of the Precipice, Nazareth (Photo: GPO)
Pope Benedict XVI at mass at the Mount of the Precipice, Nazareth (Photo: GPO)

Throughout the visit to Israel of Pope Benedict XVI, live coverage was provided of all major events of the Pope's itinerary.

Selected clips are available for viewing (Video on Demand): May 11, May 12, May 14 and May 15.
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Final day of visit to Israel of Pope Benedict XVI: Photos
Pope Benedict prays on the Stone of Anointing, Church of the Holy Sepulcher (Photo: Reuters)
Pope Benedict prays on the Stone of Anointing, Church of the Holy Sepulcher (Photo: Reuters)
15 May 2009
- Visit with the Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Jerusalem
- Prayer at the Church of the Holy Sepulcher
- Visit with the Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Jerusalem
- Departure ceremony, Ben Gurion Airport
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