Answer: Paul VI was the first pope to travel by plane when he made a pilgrimage to the Holy Land in 1964. In 1964, the Vatican was still far away from recognizing Israel as a Jewish state. But the sudden decision by Pope Paul VI to visit Israel laid the foundations for future popes, and the Catholic world, in general, to begin reconciling with their Jewish brethren.
Pope Paul VI - Holy Pilgrimage to the Holy Land
Pope Paul VI
Basilica of the Nativity
Holy Sepulcher
Fountain of the Holy Virgin
375-378 (1964)
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