Pope Visits Bethlehem on Second Day of Mideast Trip

Pope Francis (C) leads an open-air mass at Manger Square in the West Bank town of Bethlehem, May 25, 2014. Pope Francis made an impassioned plea for peace on a pilgrimage on Sunday to Bethlehem, the traditional birthplace of Jesus, urging an intensified effort to end the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

Pope Francis reaches to a girl after a mass in Bethlehem.

A Greek fisherman rescues a Syrian migrant, right, after his boat stalled while crossing from Turkey to the island of Lesbos, Greece, Sept. 22, 2015. More than 260,000 asylum-seekers have arrived in Greece so far this year, most reaching the country's eastern islands on flimsy rafts or boats from the nearby Turkish coast.

Palestinians hold pictures of Pope Francis and Palestinian prisoners during a demonstration to call for the release of prisoners from Israeli jails and to support prisoners who have been on hunger strike, in the West Bank town of Nablus.

Pope Francis, center on a vehicle, greets people as he arrives in Bethlehem, West Bank.

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas (C) attends an open-air mass led by Pope Francis in the Manger Square, next to the Nativity Church in the West Bank town of Bethlehem.

Pope Francis touches the wall that divides Israel from the West Bank.

Pope Francis is welcomed by Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas upon his arrival to the West Bank city of Bethlehem.

Pope Francis waves to the crowd at Manger Square in the West Bank town of Bethlehem.