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POPE FRANCIS made a historic visit to Auschwitz on Friday, writing in the memorial’s guest book in Spanish: “Lord, have pity on your people. Lord, forgive so much cruelty.”

Francis became the third consecutive pontiff to make the journey to the Auschwitz-Birkenau Nazi death camp in Poland, where Hitler killed more than 1 million people, most of them Jews.

As an Argentine, he is the first Pope to visit Auschwitz who did not himself live through World War II on European soil.

Francis entered on foot, walking slowly beneath the gate with the words “Arbeit Macht Frei” (Work Sets You Free).

The Pope expressed his sorrow in silence, mourning the countless victims in quiet prayer and meditation, according to Vatican and Polish church officials.

Francis prayed silently for 15 minutes before meeting with several survivors of the camp.

He then carried a large white candle to the Death Wall, where prisoners were executed.

The pontiff was mostly silent during his two-hour visit, except for speaking with the survivors.

After visiting Auschwitz, Francis went to nearby Birkenau, where the Nazis massacred many more.

Francis is on a five-day trip to Poland for events including Catholics’ World Youth Day.

John Paul’s Auschwitz visit in 1979 was the first ever by a Pope. LOOK, UP in the sky! It’s help from the New York men in blue.

Two NYPD helicopter jockeys ventured above the waters off New Jersey Thursday to rescue a 21-year-old man who fell off his jet ski, officials said.

Surveillance video from one of the two choppers showed two scuba divers being dispatched to the stranded man found bobbing in Raritan Bay off the coast of Keansburg. One helicopter hovered 10 feet above the water.

The divers held onto the man as the helicopter lowered a basket into the water. The victim was then gingerly placed in the basket and pulled into the chopper.

The man was taken to Staten Island University Hospital North Campus for observation, officials said.