Pope John Paul II said he is “deeply saddened” by the latest bloodshed in Jerusalem. Speaking after a suicide bomber killed nine Israelis in an attack Saturday night in Jerusalem, he prayed for an immediate cease-fire and a “renewed sense of humanity” in the embattled Middle East.
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