VideoKRAKOW, Poland — Pope Francis celebrated Mass on Thursday at one of Poland’s most renowned shrines, urging Catholics to embrace “the humble love that brings freedom” and to shun the lust for wealth and power. And I hope Pope Francis, just like our pope, will continue to break the walls instead of making new ones.”Advertisement Continue reading the main storyOn Friday, the pope plans to visit the Auschwitz-Birkenau death camp site. “John Paul II was the first pope to become a bridge between Catholicism and other religions. Pope John Paul II, who was canonized in 2014, is the only pope to have been born in Poland, and he remains one of the nation’s most revered and cherished figures. The visit by Francis, his first to Poland as pope, had been eagerly awaited, in part because of his connection to one of his predecessors.

Source: International New York Times July 28, 2016 14:32 UTC