Archbishop of Canterbury prays at Western Wall

The head of the Anglican Church prays at the Western Wall in Jerusalem as part of a Mideast tour.

Justin Welby, the archbishop of Canterbury, is seen praying at the Jewish holy site alongside Britain’s Chief Rabbi Ephraim Mirvis.

Earlier in Jordan, Welby met with Iraqi Christian refugees and led prayers at the Bethany Beyond the Jordan archaeological site, believed to be the place where John the Baptist baptized Jesus of Nazareth.

At the site, he called for greater support for those in need, saying: “In this place where we hear birdsong and running water we are surrounded, within a few kilometers (miles), with violence.”

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