Pope leads mass in Częstochowa attended by over 100,000 pilgrims

Pope Francis, on the second day of his visit to Poland, has celebrated a mass for more than 100,000 people in Częstochowa, during which he praised Poland for holding fast to its catholic faith. As the pope walked up to the alter he tripped and fell over, but wasn't injured and continued the mass. "Your own history, shaped by the Gospel, the cross and fidelity to the church, has seen the contagious power of a genuine faith, passed down from family to family, from fathers to sons and above all from mothers and grandmothers, whom we need so much to thank," the pope said. Francis prayed that Poles would have "the desire to leave behind all past wrongs and wounds, and to build fellowship for all, without ever yielding to the temptation to withdraw or to domineer." The Pope also expressed his hope that Poles stay united in the face of debate about how to view refugees and migrants. Before he led the mass to celebrate the 1,050th anniversary of the baptism of Poland, the Pope prayed before Poland's holiest icon - the Black Madonna of Jasna Góra.