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Monsignor Aldo Berardi esprime la sua gioia per l’annuncio del terzo viaggio apostolico nella regione, e parla del Giubileo straordinario dei Vicariati apostolici dell’Arabia del Nord e del Sud che si apre ufficialmente il 4 novembre: “La nostra presenza ha dato un colore diverso alla società in cui viviamo”.

Pope Francis holds a telephone conversation with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, who thanks the Pope for his peace-building efforts and inviting him to continue pressing for a ceasefire.

Yesterday, Pope Francis renewed his humanitarian appeal for Gaza, where Israel's ground operations are expanding. From the Latin parish of the Strip comes the voice of Sister Saleh: “Who among the powerful of the world will listen to him? They are gambling with the lives of our dead, our children, our elderly.” In the meantime, the premises of the Patriarchate's school have been made available for the shelter of displaced persons from the Greek Catholic cultural centre, which is in danger of being bombed. A Caritas Jerusalem aid project underway.