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![Oswiecim, 07.06.1979. Pope John Paul II's first Pilgrimage to Poland. Pope during prayers after the death of Father Kolbeg at Auschwitz concentration camp. by Oswiecim, 07.06.1979. Pope John Paul II's first Pilgrimage to Poland. Pope during prayers after the death of Father Kolbeg at Auschwitz concentration camp. by](https://images-cdn.bridgemanimages.com/api/1.0/image/600wm.FRM.43663650.7055475/5633455.jpg)
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![James Martin, SJ on Twitter: ""It was impossible for me not to come here as Pope." St. John Paul II, Auschwitz-Birkenau, June 7, 1979. #HolocaustMemorialDay #WeRemember https://t.co/wpTAxZXfc2 https://t.co/7ZkwTVDZ9q" / Twitter James Martin, SJ on Twitter: ""It was impossible for me not to come here as Pope." St. John Paul II, Auschwitz-Birkenau, June 7, 1979. #HolocaustMemorialDay #WeRemember https://t.co/wpTAxZXfc2 https://t.co/7ZkwTVDZ9q" / Twitter](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EPS1fqHWAAA3f7d.jpg)
James Martin, SJ on Twitter: ""It was impossible for me not to come here as Pope." St. John Paul II, Auschwitz-Birkenau, June 7, 1979. #HolocaustMemorialDay #WeRemember https://t.co/wpTAxZXfc2 https://t.co/7ZkwTVDZ9q" / Twitter
![Pope John Paul II, Praying in front of 'The Death Wall' in Auschwitz where several thousand people were executed. [June, 1979] : r/Kanye Pope John Paul II, Praying in front of 'The Death Wall' in Auschwitz where several thousand people were executed. [June, 1979] : r/Kanye](https://i.redd.it/1omkiyjjbq3a1.jpg)
Pope John Paul II, Praying in front of 'The Death Wall' in Auschwitz where several thousand people were executed. [June, 1979] : r/Kanye
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Kraków's Jews on pope's Auschwitz visit: 'It's so important to tell the truth' | Pope Francis | The Guardian
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