The moving moment when Pope Francis washed and kissed the feet of refugees

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Pope Francis washed and kissed the feet of Muslim, Orthodox, Hindu and Catholic refugees in a moving ceremony during Holy Thursday Mass at a refugee center on the outskirts of Rome. Several of the migrants wept as the pontiff knelt before them, pouring holy water from a brass pitcher over their feet, then wiped them clean and kissed them. [Additional reporting by The Associated Press.]

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