Pope Francis prayed in Auschwitz
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On the third day of his visit to Poland, Pope Francis prayed in silence at Auschwitz, a former Nazi death camp. He is the third Pope who visited the site, but unlike John Paul II and Benedict XVI he didn't make a public statement there.
Pope Francis met with the survivors of the camp and Poles who saved Jews during World War II, the so called "Righteous Among the Nations".
After meeting them, he placed a candle at the Death Wall and prayed at the prison cell of father Maximilan Kolbe, a Polish priest who sacrificed his life to save that of his mate.
Pope Francis prayed in silence, but left a message in the memorial site's guest book: "Lord, have pity on your people. Lord, forgive so much cruelty."
He wrote the words in Spanish on Friday, signing the message "Franciscus," AP reported.
