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00:00 For the Pope's first visit outside Rome since late last year, the Vatican wanted something
00:05 memorable.
00:06 And that's what it got in Venice.
00:08 Pope Francis began his trip at a prison for women, where he was flown in by helicopter
00:12 to the courtyard.
00:18 Prison is a harsh reality.
00:21 But it can also become a place of moral and material rebirth, where the dignity of women
00:27 and men is not put in isolation.
00:34 The Pope also toured the Vatican's very own art exhibit, set up inside the prison to showcase
00:40 the lives of inmates.
00:41 It's the Vatican's entry for this year's Biennale, an arts festival held every year in Venice.
00:48 And then, from one extravagant entrance to another, Pope Francis swapped his helicopter
00:53 for a motorboat.
00:54 Speaking to young people who had gathered along the banks of the canal, he told them
00:58 to be wary of overusing smartphones.
01:01 "Do you know what a kiss, a hug or a handshake is?
01:09 People.
01:10 Don't forget that.
01:12 Use your smartphone, but meet people."
01:19 Presiding over Mass at St Mark's Square, he warned against the dangers of over-tourism
01:23 in a city that only recently became the first in the world to introduce an entrance fee
01:27 for tourists.
01:29 He cited the enchanting beauty of Venice, a city, he said, that can only thrive with
01:34 the care of its natural environment.
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