On January 17, Pope Francis received journalists who work for the Holy Land Review, which is published by Franciscans of the Holy Land.
“I encourage you to tell the story of fraternity that is possible: the fraternity between Christians of Churches and confessions that are unfortunately still separated, but which in the Holy Land are often already close to unity,” Pope Francis said. “Tell of the fraternity that is possible among all the children of Abraham: Jews, Christians, and Muslims. Tell of the ecclesial fraternity that is open to migrants, displaced persons, and refugees.”