Vatican City, Jul 20, 2016 / 12:49 pm
Though rumors have been floating for some time, the Vatican confirmed that the Pope will meet with 10 Holocaust survivors during his upcoming visit to Auschwitz while in Poland for World Youth Day.
After arriving to Auschwitz and passing under the arch of the main entrance on foot, Francis will be taken by car to Block 11, where he will be welcomed by Poland's Prime Minister Beata Szydlo, as well as the 10 survivors.
The Pope "will individually meet" with each of the survivors, "the last of whom will be given a candle," Fr. Federico Lombardi told journalists July 20.
One of the survivors, he noted, is 101 years old and is hosting a group of pilgrims who are traveling to Krakow to participate in WYD.