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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
In his weekly Sunday Angelus prayer, Pope Francis prays for Ukraine and the earthquake victims of Turkey and Syria. He also offers his prayers for the victims of the deadly tornado in Mississippi and calls for a day of prayer for peace in Peru, amid a deepening political crisis. IMAGES
Pope Francis' plane lands in Juba at the start of a three-day visit to South Sudan to promote peace and reconciliation in the world's youngest country. IMAGES
Pope Francis' plane lands at N'Djili airport in Kinshasa. IMAGES
Pope Francis prays at the Ermineskin Cree Nation Cemetery in the community of Maskwacis, Canada, before visiting a former residential school where he is expected to make a historic personal apology to Indigenous survivors of abuse committed over decades at the Catholic-run institutions. IMAGES