Pope Francis meets Israeli President Shimon Peres (Left) and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas (Right) for a group prayer session and private peace talks in the Vatican Gardens on June 8, 2014. The three leaders were joined by the Orthodox Christian leader Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople Bartholomew I (Center). Francis proposed the meeting last month during his visit to Israel and the West Bank. Photo by Eric Vandeville/ABACAPRESS.COM