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Pope Francis is driven through the streets of Vilnius on a visit to Lithuania, greeting people in the streets who cheer him on as he passes by in the Popemobile. FIRST IMAGES
Pope Francis drives up the Avenue du Prado in Marseille in his "popemobile", decorated in the Vatican's yellow and white colours, before heading to the Stade Velodrome to celebrate a mass. IMAGES
Pope francis drives through the streets of Juba, welcomed by cheering crowds. Pope Francis arrived on a three-day visit to South Sudan to promote peace and reconciliation in the world's youngest country. He was greeted after his plane touched down at Juba airport by a number of dignitaries including South Sudan's president, Salva Kiir. IMAGES
Crowds cheer Pope Francis as his motorcade passes through the streets of the capital. After the Democratic Republic of Congo, the pontiff begins his three-day visit to South Sudan to promote peace and reconciliation in the world's youngest country, riven by the scars of civil war and extreme poverty. The predominantly Christian nation gained independence from Muslim-dominated Sudan in 2011 after decades of conflict. IMAGES
Pope Francis travels to the Las Garzas youth detention center in his Popemobile, waving as hundreds of pilgrims gathered to catch a glimpse of the pontiff. IMAGES