Pope: No Peace in Israel Without Two-State Solution

“True peace remains distant” between Israel and Palestine until the two-state solution is implemented, Pope Francis said in an interview with the Italian daily La Stampa, published today, Jan. 29. The pope also discussed his health, how he deals with loneliness and the reception of the Vatican’s declaration on blessings for people in “irregular situations.” “Right now, the conflict is expanding dramatically,” he said in the interview given to Domenico Agasso, the paper’s Vatican correspondent, on Friday, Jan. 26.