The Hajj , one of the five pillars of Islam , is the annual pilgrimage to Mecca in Saudi Arabia . ` Make the future with beauty , with goodness and truth , '' Pope Francis told some of the kids who posed with him . `` Have courage . Islam requires every Muslim who is physically and financially able to make the journey once . ' 2012 has been dubbed ` ` the year of the selfie '' and has drawn criticism from clerics .
The Hajj , one of the five pillars of Islam , is the annual pilgrimage to Mecca in Saudi Arabia . Islam requires every Muslim who is physically and financially able to make the journey once . ' 2012 has been dubbed ` ` the year of the selfie '' and has drawn criticism from clerics .