Israel and Jordan open new websites to mark Pope's visit

Israel and Jordan are both opening multimedia websites to mark the Pope's visit later this month.

The Israeli website will offer regular updates and live broadcasts of events during the Pope's pilgrimage, including a visit to Yad Vashem Holocaust Martyrs' and Heroes' Memorial (11 May), Masses at the Garden of Gethsemane (Jerusalem, 12 May) and at the Mount of the Precipice (Nazereth, 14 May), as well as visits to the site of the Last Supper (12 May), and the Church of the Holy Sepulcher (15 May). The site may be accessed at: PopeinIsrael.org.il

The Jordanian website will have regular updates and news related to the Pope, to his itinerary, and to Jordan and its magnificent religious and touristic sites and locations. See: www.visitjordan.com/pope.