(AP-CBS News) Pope Francis visited the Nazi German death camp of Auschwitz-Birkenau Friday, the third consecutive pontiff to make the pilgrimage to the place where Adolf Hitler's forces killed more than 1 million people, most of them Jews. Francis entered the camp on foot and prayed silently for more than 15 minutes before meeting with several survivors of the camp. He then placed a large white candle at the Death Wall where prisoners were executed.
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