Brings Together Hundreds Of Italian Pilgrims, Israelis And Palestinians In Sporting Events Aimed To Promote Pilgrimage As A Bridge For Peace
Hundreds of runners – Italian Catholics, Israelis and Palestinians – participated Sunday (25.4.10) in the annual Bethlehem-Jerusalem Peace Run, thereby opening the Pope John Paul II Games 2010, which are taking place for the seventh time. For the first time since the 2000 Intifada, Israeli runners received permission to enter Bethlehem and join the other runners from the starting point. Nearly 1000 Italian Catholic made the pilgrimage to the Holy Land to participate in the sporting events.