GENE RANDALL, CNN ANCHOR: In Israel today, Pope John Paul II visited some of the Holiest sides in Christendom. For more now on the Pope's pilgrimage, CNN's Jim Bittermann has a report.</s>JIM BITTERMANN, CNN CORRESPONDENT (voice-over): In the garden on the Mount of Olives, with trees dating back to before the birth of Christ, the pope came to pray during what The Vatican spokesman had predicted would be for the pope one of the two most moving moments of his pilgrimage. Here in "Basilica of the Agony," as its called, John Paul II prayed at the rock, where the Bible says Christ, too, had prayed the night before he died, anguished of his impending betrayal and crucifixion. Hours earlier, the pope had visited Nazareth, a holy site which marks the very beginning of Christianity. In the foundations of a crusader basilica, John Paul I prayed at the place where the Virgin Mary is said to have heard from the Angel Gabriel that she would bear the Christ child. Then at a more modern basilica above, the pope celebrated a mass conducted in English, Arabic and Latin before an audience that included Christians, Muslims and Jews. But while inside, there was the suggestion of religious harm money, not far from the basilica front gate, Muslims were gathering for prayer at a place that has caused more religious tension lately than this Arab/Christian town has known for years. Israeli officials gave the Muslims permission to build a Mosque on the site, and Christian leaders have said it would be provocation. Still, while many Muslims were in the streets after prayers, when the pope left Nazareth, there were no problems. (on camera): Late this evening, at the pope's final event of the day, John Paul II told Christian leaders at ecumenical meetings that they should stop their squabblings in order to be in a better position to live in harmony with Jews and Muslim here. Jim Bittermann, CNN, Jerusalem.
Pope John Paul II Visits Some of Holiest Sites in Christendom