Pope Francis Visits the Middle East
![Pope Francis and King Abdullah travel in a golf cart during their visit to the site at Jordan River where Jesus is believed to have been baptized, May 24, 2014.](https://gdb.voanews.com/7B02DAD4-767F-4159-BCD3-CB3F9BE782FC_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Pope Francis and King Abdullah travel in a golf cart during their visit to the site at Jordan River where Jesus is believed to have been baptized, May 24, 2014.
![Pope Francis prays at the edge of Jordan River, May 24, 2014.](https://gdb.voanews.com/449FD435-C11F-4D0A-8FFA-4DEB7DA2231B_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Pope Francis prays at the edge of Jordan River, May 24, 2014.
![Jordan's King Abdullah, with his wife Queen Rania, talks with Pope Francis as their four children listen at the royal palace in Amman, May 24, 2014.](https://gdb.voanews.com/36A3C8DC-111D-48BB-AD52-3E03213F9AFC_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Jordan's King Abdullah, with his wife Queen Rania, talks with Pope Francis as their four children listen at the royal palace in Amman, May 24, 2014.
![Pope Francis greets journalists aboard the papal flight on his way to Amman, Jordan, Saturday, May 24, 2014.](https://gdb.voanews.com/0234C124-2A7B-4195-B27C-F9F227456872_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Pope Francis greets journalists aboard the papal flight on his way to Amman, Jordan, Saturday, May 24, 2014.