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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
Accompanied by Archbishop Justin Welby of Canterbury and Iain Greenshields of the Church of Scotland, Pope Francis meets with the authorities and diplomatic corps of South Sudan at the Presidential Palace in Juba. IMAGES
On the third day of his visit to the Democratic Republic of Congo, Pope Francis visits the Our Lady of the Congo Cathedral in Kinshasa to meet with priests and members of the church. IMAGES
Pope Francis is welcomed by Mary Simon, the first Indigenous person to become Canada's governor general, and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau during a ceremony at the Citadel, the governor general's residence in Quebec City. IMAGES