Pope, in Bethlehem, urges intensified Mideast peace efforts

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BETHLEHEM, West Bank, May 25 (Reuters) - 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. With U.S.-brokered peace talks **w frozen, the Pope said he hoped "all will refrain from initiatives and actions which contradict the stated desire to reach a true agreement" for the creation of a Palestinian state alongside Israel.

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