Pope Francis Urges Polish Youths To Accept Migrants

He told young people gathered in Krakow that “a merciful heart opens up to welcome refugees and migrants”.

But analysts say this statement puts him at odds with Poland’s anti-immigrant right-wing government.

It is Pope Francis’s first visit to Eastern Europe, with Poland being the home of the late Pope John Paul II.

Pope Francis has also offered a private prayer at the former Auschwitz Death camp.

He walked alone and in silence around the concentration and extermination camp in what was nazi-occupied Poland where 1.1 million people, mostly Jews, were killed.

The Pope later met elderly survivors of the camp, kissing them on the cheeks and speaking to them softly.