pope and he was earlier, we saw him at the basilica of notre—dame de la garde which is monument over lyttonan see, he is meeting with representatives of other religions and this is in front of a memorial to sailors and migrants lost at sea. so, the focus of his visit, very much expected to be focusing on migrants and the number of people who have lost their lives as they have tried to cross the mediterranean, but also the way in which europe manages the asylum seekers who arrive on its shores. the united nations estimates that more than 28,000 migrants who tried to cross the mediterranean have gone missing since 2014. so, a big two—day visit for the pope there in marseille, it is the first time that a pope has visited the city in 500 years, and tomorrow, saturday, there is going to be a big event at the stadium, the velodrome in marseille, where he will be leading prayers and thousands of people are expected to turn out to see him. we will be covering that across the weekend here on bbc news, to stay with us. —— to stay with us. the weather has felt decidedly cool today. we've had some pret