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Auschwitz-Birkenau, one of the most infamous and reviled sites in Europe, hosted the head of the Catholic Church, Pope Francis himself. Pope Francis visited the concentration camp on Friday during his visit to Poland. The leader of Catholicism came to Poland to celebrate World Youth Day and chose to devote Friday to commemorate suffering. The Pope sat in silent contemplation and prayer upon arrival at a site where some of most tragic human suffering of modern European history happened.
[As he arrived for Holy Mass at the Black Madonna shrine in Poland on Thursday, Pope Francis missed a step and took a nasty spill. Nearby clergymen rushed to the aid of the head of the Catholic Church and helped him to his feet.
Pope Francis is on his way to Uganda as part of his historic six-day visit to Africa, the first in his papacy. Thursday the Pontiff held a mass before hundreds of thousands of people in Nairobi, Kenya.
Tens of thousands of people gather in Saint Peter's Square to hear Pope Francis give the Easter mass and the traditional blessing. The Easter holy week, which commemorates the death and the resurrection of Christ, is the high point of the Catholic calendar. IMAGES
Pope Francis arrives for the open-air Holy Mass on the esplanade of the National Shrine in the town of Sastin which he leads with bishops of Slovakia. The Pope will return to Rome after the mass, completing his four-day visit to the country. IMAGES
Pope Francis leads a mass at St Peter's Basilica to mark the Vatican's World Day of Peace. IMAGES
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