JERUSALEM — Israeli President Shimon Peres and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas accepted Pope Francis' invitation to come to the Vatican and pray for peace with him.
耶路撒冷 - 以色列总统佩雷斯和巴勒斯坦权力机构主席马哈茂德·阿巴斯接受了罗马教宗方济各的邀请，到梵蒂冈和教宗一道为和平祈祷。
Speaking earlier Sunday in the West Bank town of Bethlehem, Francis said the time has come "for everyone to find the courage to be generous and creative" in ending "a protracted conflict that has inflicted many wounds."
星期天早些时候方济各在约旦河西岸城市伯利恒发表讲话说，现在是大家鼓起勇气发挥宽容和创造，来结束这场留下太多创伤的旷日持久的冲突的时候了。
He then invited the two presidents to come to the Vatican to pray for peace.
他随后邀请了巴以双方领导人到梵蒂冈为和平祈祷。
The offices of Abbas and Peres quickly confirmed that they had accepted the invitation, with the Palestinians saying the meeting would take place in June, according to an AP report.
双方办公室很快证实，阿巴斯和佩雷斯已经接受了邀请。据美联社报道，巴勒斯坦一方称这次会面将在6月举行。
Francis was greeted later Sunday in Tel Aviv by Israeli President Shimon Peres and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu before traveling to Jerusalem.
星期天晚些时候，在前往耶路撒冷之前，教宗在特拉维夫受到以色列总统佩雷斯和总理内坦尼亚胡的欢迎。
In Jerusalem, the pope presided over a joint prayer service with Orthodox Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew at the Church of the Holy Sepulcher in Jerusalem, the site where Christians believe Jesus was crucified and buried.
在耶路撒冷，教宗和东正教普世牧首巴塞洛缪在圣墓大教堂共同主持了一场联合祈祷会。基督徒认为，耶稣-基督在这里被钉在十字架上，并埋葬于此。
