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04-07-2016, 04:11 PM
Pope Francis will visit Lesbos to show his support for refugees
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Pope Francis will visit the Greek island of Lesbos on April 16 to show support for refugees there, the Vatican*confirmed (http://www.news.va/en/news/309184) on its official website.*
SEE ALSO: EU an**unces plans to overhaul asylum and border system in midst of refugee crisis (http://mashable.com/2016/04/06/eu-migration-policies-restructure/)
The an**uncement comes after Greek church authorities were reported to have approved plans for a papal trip to the island, which in the past year has been the main port of arrival into Europe from Turkey for refugees fleeing war and poverty.*
The Greek Orthodox church said it had invited ecumenical patriarch Bartholomew, the head of the Eastern Orthodox church, “so that he can ho**ur Lesbos with his presence the day of Pope Francis’s visit”, according to AFP (http://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/apr/05/pope-francis-set-to-visit-greece-to-show-support-for-refugees-on-lesbos). * Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/04/07/pope-francis-lesbos-visit-refugees/)
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Pope Francis will visit the Greek island of Lesbos on April 16 to show support for refugees there, the Vatican*confirmed (http://www.news.va/en/news/309184) on its official website.*
SEE ALSO: EU an**unces plans to overhaul asylum and border system in midst of refugee crisis (http://mashable.com/2016/04/06/eu-migration-policies-restructure/)
The an**uncement comes after Greek church authorities were reported to have approved plans for a papal trip to the island, which in the past year has been the main port of arrival into Europe from Turkey for refugees fleeing war and poverty.*
The Greek Orthodox church said it had invited ecumenical patriarch Bartholomew, the head of the Eastern Orthodox church, “so that he can ho**ur Lesbos with his presence the day of Pope Francis’s visit”, according to AFP (http://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/apr/05/pope-francis-set-to-visit-greece-to-show-support-for-refugees-on-lesbos). * Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/04/07/pope-francis-lesbos-visit-refugees/)
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