In a bid for peace Pope Francis hosts the Israeli and Palestinian Presidents at the Vatican -- for an unprecedented prayer meeting among Jews, Christians and Muslims.<br/> <br />It was the first public meeting between the two presidents in more than a year and comes more than a month after U.S.-led peace talks collapsed amid bitter mutual recrimination.<br/> <br />At an evening service in the Vatican gardens the Pope appeals to Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and Israeli President Shimon Peres to give peace a chance.<br/> <br />(SOUNDBITE) (Italian) POPE FRANCIS, SAYING:<br/> <br />"Peacemaking calls for courage, much more so than warfare. It calls for the courage to say yes to encounter and no to conflict: yes to dialogue and no to violence; yes to negotiations and no to hostilities. All of this takes courage, it takes strength and tenacity."<br/> <br />Peres spoke of a life defined by war and peace.<br/> <br />(SOUNDBITE) (English) ISRAELI PRESIDENT SHIMON PERES SAYING:<br/> <br />"Dear friends, I was young, now I
