President Biden said Monday that he and Pope Francis agree on the administration's plan for addressing the ongoing conflict in the Middle East between Israel and Hamas, after their conversation over the weekend.
In this Sept. 24, 2015, file photo Pope Francis, flanked by then-Vice President Joe Biden and House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio, waves to the crowd on Capitol Hill in Washington as they stand on the Speaker’s Balcony on Capitol …President Biden said Monday that he and Pope Francis agree on the administration’s plan for addressing the ongoing conflict in the Middle East between Israel and Hamas, after their conversation over the weekend.
Mr. Biden and Pope Francis spoke on Sunday about the Israel-Hamas war, discussing the “need to prevent escalation in the region and work toward a durable peace in the Middle East,” the White House said.
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