In his first visit to Auschwitz in his capacity as leader of the Catholic Church, Pope Francis prayed and met with survivors during a five-day trip to Poland that included meetings with young Catholic pilgrims gathering in Krakow for World Youth Day, a global celebration of faith.

The Vatican issued an unprecedented declaration that the Jewish people are part of God’s salvation without explicitly confessing Jesus as their savior, in a document that includes other changes in Catholic Church teachings related to Christian-Jewish relations.