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Two nuns cross the street in front of the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem, where Pope Francis will make his first visit on Sunday, May 25. Photo courtesy of Evan Simko-Bednarski

(RNS1-may12) Two nuns cross the street in front of the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem, where Pope Francis will make his first visit on Sunday, May 25. For use with RNS-POPE-ISRAEL, transmitted on May 12, 2014, Photo courtesy of Evan Simko-Bednarski

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Pope Benedict XVI named Archbishop Giuseppe Lazzarotto, the former nuncio to Australia, to be the new nuncio to Israel and apostolic delegate in Jerusalem and the Palestinian territories. Archbishop Lazzarotto is pictured in a 2007 photo. Photo by Patrick Browne Jr., Irish Catholic, courtesy of Catholic News Service