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Japan Prime Minister Shinzo Abe meets with Pope Francis in his official residence during the penultimate day of the pontiff's Asian tour. IMAGES
Die Mannschaft, the official nickname of the German national football team, had the privilege to be the honored guests of a private audience with Pope Francis in Apostolic Palace in Vatican City on Monday. The Argentinian-born Pope Francis is football fan and was able to brush off Germany's surprise last gasp 2-1 win over Argentina in extra time in the final of the 2014 World Cup held in Brazil. However, Germany lost out to France in the semi-finals of this year's Euro football championship.
Pope Francis received Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg and his wife Priscilla Chan at the Santa Marta residence in Vatican City on Monday. The two men swapped books after their conversation, which centred on ways of connecting people across the world. The discussion revolved around how to use communication technologies to alleviate poverty, encourage a culture of encounter, and deliver a message of hope to those most in need.
On the second day of his visit to Marseille, Pope Francis met privately with people in precarious situations at the Archdiocese of Marseille in the heart of the port city. IMAGES
Hundreds of thousands of pilgrims cheer Pope Francis as the pontiff arrives at a Lisbon park for an homage to the crucifixion of Jesus Christ at a global jamboree. It marks the pope's second mass event with participants at this year's World Youth Day, which is actually a six-day extravaganza and happens to be the largest Catholic gathering in the world. Local authorities estimate the crowd size at about 800,000 people. IMAGES
Thousands of pilgrims from around the globe gather in Lisbon, many of them waving their national flags, as they wait to welcome Pope Francis at the world's largest Catholic gathering. More than a million people from over 200 countries are expected to visit the Portuguese capital for the World Youth Day, which is in fact a six-day international Catholic jamboree. IMAGES
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