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PHOTOS: Pope Francis visits 9/11 Memorial

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Friday, September 25, 2015
Pope Francis visits the 9/11 Museum, Friday, Sept. 25, 2015 in New York.
Former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg is joined by Pope Francis as he views a New Testament bible fragment found in debris of the South Tower of the World Trade Center.
Pope Francis, second left, reads a passage during a multi-religious service at the 9/11 Museum, Friday, Sept. 25, 2015 in New York City.
Pope Francis greets Gunisha Kaur, member of Sikh community, as he arrives for an interfaith service at the Sept. 11 memorial museum in New York, Friday Sept. 25, 2015.
Pope Francis looks at Imam Khalid Latif, right, and Rabbi Elliot J. Cosgrove, left, shaking hands as he arrives for an interfaith service at the Sept. 11 memorial museum.
Pope Francis places a white rose at the South Pool of the 9/11 Memorial in downtown Manhattan, Friday, Sept. 25, 2015, in New York.
Pope Francis prays at the edge of the South Pool at the World Trade Center in New York, Friday, Sept. 25, 2015. Pope Francis is on a five-day trip to the United States.
Pope Francis and Cardinal Timothy Dolan, left, pray at the South Pool of the 9/11 Memorial in downtown Manhattan, Friday, Sept. 25, 2015, in New York.
Pope Francis waves as he arrives at the South Pool of the 9/11 Memorial in downtown Manhattan, Friday, Sept. 25, 2015, in New York.
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Pope Francis visits the 9/11 Museum, Friday, Sept. 25, 2015 in New York.
Susan Watts/New York Daily News via AP, Pool

Pope Francis visited the 9/11 Memorial and Museum in New York on Friday, where he spent time praying before participating in a multi-religious ceremony and touring parts of the museum.

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