Pope Benedict XVI spent a day during his 2009 visit to Jerusalem with Israel’s President Shimon Peres, visiting with the Nobel Peace Prize winner at his official residence and then participating in a poignant Holocaust memorial service at Yad Vashem. Below are photos from these events.
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