Pope Francis warned Saturday that the “easy answers” of populism and authoritarianism are threatening democracy in Europe and called for fresh dedication to promoting the common good. Arriving in Greece, the birthplace of democracy, Francis used a speech to Greek political and cultural leaders to warn Europe at large about the threats facing the continent
Pope Francis began a landmark trip to Greece on Saturday with the first visit to Athens by a pontiff in two decades, aiming to improve historically fraught relations with the country's Orthodox Church and highlight the plight of refugees. Flying in after a two-day trip to Cyprus, the pope landed shortly after 0900 GMT in the Greek capital, where security
Reading Time: 2 minutes ATHENS, Dec 4 (Reuters) – Pope Francis arrived in Athens on Saturday for the second leg of a visit to the Mediterranean that aims to draw attention to the plight of migrants and refugees. After a two-day visit to Cyprus, the pope traveled to Greece, one of the main entry points into the European Union for asylum-seekers fleeing
Twitter / Catholic Sat Pope Francis has left Cyprus at 8.30am on Saturday morning for the Athens International Airport where he arrived at 11.10 local time after two days in Cyprus. After the official welcome at the airport, Pope Francis will attend a welcome ceremony at the Presidential Palace in Athens. He will then pay a courtesy visit to the President
Reading Time: 3 minutes NICOSIA (Reuters) -Pope Francis, at an emotional meeting with migrants, said on Friday he had a responsibility to tell the hard truth about the suffering of refugees, many held in conditions he compared to those in Nazi and Soviet camps. Francis, who has made defence of migrants and refugees a cornerstone of his pontificate,
Reading Time: 3 minutes Lucia Marcano was attending mass last month in the Catholic church on Lesbos when around 50 asylum-seekers from the island’s migrant camp turned up, having heard that Pope Francis was due to visit. “They came because they thought the pope would take them,” said Marcano, part of a small Catholic community there. Five years ago
Reading Time: < 1 minute Pope Francis (L) is welcomed upon his arrival at Larnaca International Airport, near Larnaca, Cyprus, 02 December 2021. The pontiff started a three-day visit to the Mediterranean island nation of Cyprus, before traveling on 04 December to Greece, where he will stay until 06 December. VIA EPA-EFE/ALESSANDRO DI MEO
Reading Time: 3 minutes Pope Francis on Thursday urged Cypriots to seek dialogue to heal the “terrible laceration” that has divided their island for nearly half a century, saying neither side should use force or threats. Francis, 84, started his first trip to Cyprus with a visit to the island’s Maronite cathedral, where he lauded Cyprus for its handling
Vatican Pope Francis has arrived in Cyprus where he will begin his apostolic journey in the eastern Mediterranean region. The Pope set off on Thursday morning for a three-day visit to the Mediterranean island, before traveling on Saturday to Greece where he will stay until Monday. 77 journalists, including seven reporters from Cyprus and Greece accompanied