Pope Visits The Camp At Auschwitz-Birkenau To Meet The Survivors

Pope visits the camp at Auschwitz-Birkenau. Pope visits the camp but it was not the first time. As the report said, his two predecessors John Paul II in 1979 and Benedict XVI in 2006 also visited the camp. According to a report, Pope Francis visits the former Nazi German concentration and extermination camp Auschwitz-Birkenau in Oswiecim, Polandon. On July 29, Friday, the pope walked alone through the notorious wrought-iron "Arbeit Macht Frei" gate at Auschwitz-Birkenau, beginning a historic visit to the former Nazi death camp. Visit the next page to read the full article. The pope visits the place to have a meeting with the Holocaust survivors. Before the meeting, the pope prayed in silent contemplation in front of the death wall where the Nazi's summarily executed thousands of people. In a report, the pope met Helena Dunicz Niwinska, a 101-year-old woman who played the violin in the Auschwitz orchestra and other survivors. Some of the survivors made Francis offerings that were linked to their suffering. According to a report, the pope lit a candle in front of the death wall. Pope Francis visited the cell of Polish priest and saint Maximilian Kolbe who reported died after taking the place of a condemned man in Auschwitz. Pope Francis met the survivors who work at the camp. The visit falls on the 75th anniversary of the day Kolbe was condemned to death. The report said that the Argentine have prayers for the 1.1 million mostly Jewish victims murdered at the camp. Pope Francis is the 266th and current Pope of the Roman Catholic Church, a title he holds ex officio as Bishop of Rome, and Sovereign of the Vatican City. He chose Francis as his papal name in honor of Saint Francis of Assisi. Thank you so much for sparing a bit of your precious time to read this blog site. You can SHARE this now with your family and friends on FACEBOOK or TWEET it on TWITTER to get others informed about it. You can also like our page on Facebook and visit our site more often for more informative updates that are truly worth a second to spare on.

Pope Visits the ‘Arbeit Macht Frei’ Gate at Auschwitz-Birkenau

Pope visits the camp at Auschwitz-Birkenau.

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