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Pope Francis lands in Panama City ahead to participate in the 2019 World Youth Day. IMAGES
Pope Francis is greeted by Emmanuel and Brigitte Macron at Marseille airport, from where he will take off to return to the Vatican, after a visit to France's second city that was largely dominated by condemnation of the fate of migrants. IMAGES
French President Emmanuel Macron and Brigitte Macron welcome Pope Francis at the Palais du Pharo in Marseille. The pontiff is on a two-day visit devoted to the theme of migration and the Mediterranean. SHOTLIST TO FOLLOW IMAGES
Pope Francis greets journalists on the plane at Rome-Fiumicino airport before flying to Marseille for a two-day visit devoted to the Mediterranean and the challenge of migration, against a backdrop of growing hostility towards would-be exiles in a Europe tempted to turn inward. IMAGES
Crowd of faithful is gathered to attend Pope Francis' ecumenical prayer in Juba, South Sudan, where the Pope is making an official visit, accompanied by the heads of the Churches of England and Scotland, representatives of the country's two other Christian denominations. From 2013 to 2018, South Sudan, which has a population of 12 million, 60% of whom are Christians, was in the grip of a bloody civil war that left 380,000 people dead. IMAGES