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Sunday, May 25, 2014
Pope to refer to ‘State of Palestine’ in Bethlehem speech
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GooglePope Francis’s prepared remarks for his speech in Bethlehem includes reference to “State of Palestine,” Buzzfeed’s Sheera Frenkel and The New York Times’s Jodi Rudoren say.
Readout of speech that @Pontifex is about to give in Bethlehem has him saying he is in "State of Palestine." Would be a first.
— Sheera Frenkel (@sheeraf) May 25, 2014
Pope's prepared remarks indicate he will say he is in "State of Palestine," a historic first
— Jodi Rudoren (@rudoren) May 25, 2014
The official Vatican news agency also refers to the pope’s visit to “The State of Palestine.”
Welcome Ceremony for the Pope in the State of Palestine.: http://t.co/hHehcfs8Hw via @YouTube
— Vatican News (@VaticanNews) May 25, 2014
Meanwhile, pictures of the pope waving to crowds in Bethlehem are making their way onto the net.
Pope in Palestine pic.twitter.com/7wVSW8fVQ2
— Noah Browning (@Noah_Browning) May 25, 2014
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