▁Pope ▁Francis ▁met ▁with ▁that ▁year ' s ▁Nobel ▁Peace ▁Prize ▁la ure ates ▁from ▁Tun is ia . ▁ ▁In ▁May ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁his ▁visit ▁to ▁the ▁State ▁of ▁Israel , ▁where ▁he ▁delivered ▁ 1 3 ▁speech es , ▁was ▁heavily ▁public ized . ▁Pro tests ▁against ▁his ▁visit ▁resulted ▁in ▁an ▁alleg ed ▁ar son ▁attempt ▁at ▁the ▁D orm ition ▁Ab bey . ▁The ▁cave ▁under ▁the ▁Church ▁of ▁the ▁N ativity ▁caught ▁fire ▁the ▁night ▁after ▁his ▁visit . ▁ ▁In ▁May ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁Pope ▁Francis ▁wel com ed ▁Palest in ian ▁president ▁Mah m oud ▁Abb as ▁to ▁the ▁V at ican . ▁Several ▁media ▁out lets ▁reported ▁that ▁Francis ▁pra ised ▁Abb as ▁as ▁" an ▁ang el ▁of ▁peace ", ▁though ▁his ▁actual ▁words ▁were ▁the ▁following : ▁" The ▁ang el ▁of ▁peace ▁dest ro ys ▁the ▁evil ▁spirit ▁of ▁war . ▁I ▁thought ▁about ▁you : ▁may ▁you ▁be ▁an ▁ang el ▁of ▁peace ." ▁The ▁V at ican ▁signed ▁a ▁treat y ▁recogn izing ▁the ▁state ▁of ▁Palest ine . ▁The ▁V at ican ▁issued ▁statements ▁concerning ▁the ▁hope ▁that ▁the ▁peace ▁tal ks ▁could ▁res ume ▁between ▁Israel ▁and ▁Palest ine . ▁Abb as ' ▁visit ▁was ▁on ▁the ▁occasion ▁of ▁the ▁canon ization ▁of ▁two ▁Palest in ian ▁n uns . ▁ ▁On ▁ 6 ▁June ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁Pope ▁Francis ▁visited ▁Sar aje vo , ▁the ▁capital ▁city