Later, however, Francis spoke with passion about his Auschwitz visit to a crowd of young people gathered outside the archbishop’s residence where he was staying for the night. Saturday, July 30, 2016 Pope makes historic visit to AuschwitzPope Francis walks through a gate with the words “Arbeit macht frei” (Work sets you free) at the former Nazi German concentration and extermination camp Auschwitz-Birkenau in Oswiecim, Poland. One man gave the pope a picture of himself surrounded by other emaciated inmates in a bunk, and asked Francis to sign it. The third pope to visit Auschwitz and the first not to have lived through the war in Europe, he entered the camp by foot, passing through iron gates under the infamous sign reading “Arbeit Macht Frei”, German for “Work Sets You Free”. He later spent a few minutes quietly greeting 11 Auschwitz survivors, kissing each of them on both cheeks.

Source: Bueno Aires Herald July 30, 2016 02:26 UTC