In the media — March 28, 2024

One is Palestinian, the other Israeli: Sorrow made them friends

Originally published in Aleteia

An interview with two fathers, a Palestinian and an Israeli, who both lost daughters in the conflict in the Holy Land, were able to meet the Pope.

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