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Vice President JD Vance said it was an "amazing blessing" Thursday to visit the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem, where Christians believe Jesus Christ was crucified, buried and resurrected.

The visit came as Vance was visiting Israel to build upon the Trump administration’s ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas in the Gaza Strip.

"I am immensely grateful to the Greek, Armenian, and Catholic priests who care for this most sacred of places," Vance wrote on X on Thursday, sharing photos of his visit to the church. "May the Prince of Peace have mercy on us, and bless our efforts for peace."

"I am also grateful to the Franciscan monks who celebrated a private mass for my family and many of the Americans work

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