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Sunday, September 27, 2015
Pope Francis visits Curran Fromhold Correctional Facility in Philadelphia, Sunday, Sept. 27, 2015.
Pope Francis speaks to inmates during his visit to the Curran Fromhold Correctional Facility in Philadelphia, Sunday, Sept. 27, 2015.
Pope Francis during his visit to the Curran Fromhold Correctional Facility in Philadelphia, Sunday, Sept. 27, 2015.
Pope Francis greets inmates during his visit to Curran Fromhold Correctional Facility in Philadelphia, Sunday, Sept. 27, 2015.
Inmate David Hernandez, 39, of North Philadelphia, prays during Pope Francis' visit to Curran Fromhold Correctional Facility in Philadelphia, Sunday, Sept. 27, 2015.
Pope Francis greets female inmates during his visit to the Curran Fromhold Correctional Facility in Philadelphia, Sunday, Sept. 27, 2015.
Pope Francis greets inmates during his visit to Curran Fromhold Correctional Facility in Philadelphia, Sunday, Sept. 27, 2015.
Pope Francis greets seminarians as he walks the loggia to his address to the Bishops at St. Martin of Tours Chapel at St.Charles Borromeo Seminary.
Pope Francis, in white, poses with seminarians on the steps of St. Martin of Tours Chapel at St. Charles Borromeo Seminary, following his address to the Bishops.
Pope Francis, in white, poses with seminarians on the steps of St. Martin of Tours Chapel at St. Charles Borromeo Seminary, following his address to the Bishops.
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Pope Francis visits Curran Fromhold Correctional Facility in Philadelphia, Sunday, Sept. 27, 2015.
Photo/David Maialetti

PHILADELPHIA -- Pope Francis spoke to inmates during his visit to the Curran Fromhold Correctional Facility in Philadelphia.

Pope Francis walked through the gym at Philadelphia's largest jail and shook the hands of each of the men and women individually.

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