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The Pope appealed to Catholics and Lutherans to "mend" history and look with honesty at the past, "recognising error and seeking forgiveness".

By tradition, on 31 October 1517 the German theologian Martin Luther nailed his 95 theses to the door of a church.

The papal visit kicks off a year of events to mark the quincentenary.

Pope Francis and Lutheran leaders presided over a ecumenical prayer service in Lund cathedral in southern Sweden on Monday.

Crown Princess Victoria and Prince Daniel welcomed a healthy baby boy Wednesday evening, the palace announced in a release.

While the baby's name won't be revealed until Thursday, the couple shared that their son is healthy after entering the world at 8 pounds and 22 inches.

"They are doing great and have been really well-cared for," Prince Daniel told reporters outside the hospital. "I have not had time to feel just yet how it feels to be a father of two. But it feels good so far!"

Fiji's prime minister, Frank Bainimarama, says Fiji will co-host the first of five triennial conferences in an attempt to help drive momentum to achieve the UN's Sustainable Development Goal on oceans.

The Fiji Times reports Mr Bainimarma saying the Pacific Islands were deeply concerned because they see the declining health of the ocean every day.

The Sustainable Development Goal for oceans prescribes different targets for reducing marine pollution, ending illegal and unregulated overfishing, and protecting marine and coastal ecosystems.

The dozen commercial planes landing there each day are instead watched by cameras, guided in by controllers viewing the video at another airport 90 miles away.

Ornskoldsvik is the first airport in the world to use such technology. 

In his recent visit to Port Moresby to present his credentials to the Governor General Grand Chief Sir Michael Ogio, Ahlberger said Papua New Guinea and Sweden had a shared commitment to the UN and it was essential that the voices of small island developing states in the Pacific region were heard in the UN climate change negotiations.

“Climate change is the challenge of our time; it is a top priority for the Government of Sweden and cooperative responses are needed,” Ahlberger said.