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Pope Mingles With Press on Plane to Mideast

Pope Francis greeted journalists aboard the papal flight to Jordan.
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Pope Francis greets journalists aboard the papal flight on his way to Amman, Jordan on Friday. Pope Francis arrived in Jordan at the start of a Middle East tour aiming to boost ties with Muslims and Jews as well as easing an age-old rift within Christianity itself. ANDREW MEDICHINI / AFP - Getty Images

Pope Francis greets journalists aboard the papal flight on his way to Amman, Jordan on Friday. Pope Francis arrived in Jordan at the start of a Middle East tour aiming to boost ties with Muslims and Jews as well as easing an age-old rift within Christianity itself.