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         Pope Francis Tells Crowds in Poland to Embrace 'New Humanity'

   by VOA News

   Pope Francis told hundreds of thousands of pilgrims Sunday in Krakow,
   Poland to "believe in a new humanity" that does not use borders as
   roadblocks and rejects hatred for each other.

   Francis addressed the congregants, who had traveled from all over the
   world, on a large field on the last of his five day visit to southern
   Poland.

   In an acknowledgement to a world dominated by the Internet, Francis
   urged the crowd to "download the best link of all, that of a heart
   which sees and transmits goodness without growing weary."

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   The pope also told the gathering that the Catholic church's next World
   Youth Day will be held in Panama in 2019. He did not indicate where in
   Panama the event would take place.

   His visit to Poland included a stop Saturday night at the Auschwitz
   death camp and an impromptu prayer stop at a Krakow church for victims
   of terrorism. Francis condemned the "devastating wave of terrorism" and
   wars in regions throughout the world.

   The events were organized by members of the 2016 World Youth Day, who
   estimated the final events were attended by 2.5 to three million
   people. Polish police estimated the crowds at more than 1.5 million.

   Some material for this report came from AP, AFP and Reuters.
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