![ITALY-VATICAN-POPE-IMMIGRATION-HOLY THURSDAY In this handout picture released by the Vatican Press Office, Pope Francis performs the foot-washing ritual at the Castelnuovo di Porto refugees center near Rome, Italy on March 24, 2016. Pope Francis washed the feet of 11 young asylum seekers and a worker at their reception centre to highlight the need for the international community to provide shelter to refugees.](https://api.time.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/pope-francis-foot-washing-migrants-photos-01.jpg?quality=85&w=2400)
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![ITALY-VATICAN-POPE-IMMIGRATION-HOLY THURSDAY In this handout picture released by the Vatican Press Office, Pope Francis performs the foot-washing ritual at the Castelnuovo di Porto refugees center near Rome, Italy on March 24, 2016. Pope Francis washed the feet of 11 young asylum seekers and a worker at their reception centre to highlight the need for the international community to provide shelter to refugees.](https://api.time.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/pope-francis-foot-washing-migrants-photos-01.jpg?quality=75&w=2400)
![Pope Francis blesses a baby during the foot-washing ritual at the Castelnuovo di Porto refugees center near Rome, Italy Pope Francis blesses a baby during the foot-washing ritual at the Castelnuovo di Porto refugees center near Rome, Italy, on March 24, 2016.](https://api.time.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/pope-francis-foot-washing-migrants-photos-02.jpg?quality=75&w=2400)
![Pope Francis kisses the foot of a refugee during the foot-washing ritual at the Castelnuovo di Porto refugees center near Rome, Italy Pope Francis kisses the foot of a refugee during the foot-washing ritual at the Castelnuovo di Porto refugees center near Rome, Italy](https://api.time.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/pope-francis-foot-washing-migrants-photos-03.jpg?quality=75&w=2400)
![ITALY-VATICAN-POPE-IMMIGRATION-HOLY THURSDAY Pope Francis at the Castelnuovo di Porto refugees center near Rome, Italy on March 24, 2016.](https://api.time.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/pope-francis-foot-washing-migrants-photos-04.jpg?quality=75&w=2400)
![Italy Pope Holy Thursday Pope Francis kisses the foot of a man during the foot-washing ritual at the Castelnuovo di Porto refugees center near Rome, Italy on March 24, 2016.](https://api.time.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/pope-francis-foot-washing-migrants-photos-05.jpg?quality=75&w=2400)
![ITALY-VATICAN-POPE-IMMIGRATION-HOLY THURSDAY Pope Francis at the Castelnuovo di Porto refugees center near Rome, Italy on March 24, 2016.](https://api.time.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/pope-francis-foot-washing-migrants-photos-06.jpg?quality=75&w=2400)
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