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The Pope is due to meet thousands of refugees seeking sanctuary in Europe
Pope’s trip to Lesbos ‘humanitarian’ not political, says Vatican spokesman
The Pope’s trip to Lesbos tomorrow is a “humanitarian and ecumenical gesture”, not a political one, the Vatican spokesman said.
Pope Francis is to join Orthodox leaders Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew of Constantinople and Orthodox Archbishop Ieronymos II of Athens and all Greece, in personally meeting with hundreds of refugees and migrants stranded in Greece.
Releasing the detailed schedule for the Pope’s trip to Lesbos, Greece, on 16 April, Jesuit Father Federico Lombardi, Vatican spokesman, said the Pope and the Orthodox leaders wanted to draw attention to “a situation in which many people are suffering” and where a “solution worthy of the human person” still must be found.
The three are scheduled to visit the Moria refugee camp, which the European Union has designated as a “hotspot” for registering those seeking asylum in Europe. It’s where those whose applications are denied are sent back to Turkey, which was their last stop before entering Greece and, therefore, EU territory.
thetablet.co.uk/news/5435/0/pope-s-trip-to-lesbos-humanitarian-not-political-says-vatican-spokesman
The Pope is due to meet thousands of refugees seeking sanctuary in Europe
Pope’s trip to Lesbos ‘humanitarian’ not political, says Vatican spokesman
The Pope’s trip to Lesbos tomorrow is a “humanitarian and ecumenical gesture”, not a political one, the Vatican spokesman said.
Pope Francis is to join Orthodox leaders Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew of Constantinople and Orthodox Archbishop Ieronymos II of Athens and all Greece, in personally meeting with hundreds of refugees and migrants stranded in Greece.
Releasing the detailed schedule for the Pope’s trip to Lesbos, Greece, on 16 April, Jesuit Father Federico Lombardi, Vatican spokesman, said the Pope and the Orthodox leaders wanted to draw attention to “a situation in which many people are suffering” and where a “solution worthy of the human person” still must be found.
The three are scheduled to visit the Moria refugee camp, which the European Union has designated as a “hotspot” for registering those seeking asylum in Europe. It’s where those whose applications are denied are sent back to Turkey, which was their last stop before entering Greece and, therefore, EU territory.
thetablet.co.uk/news/5435/0/pope-s-trip-to-lesbos-humanitarian-not-political-says-vatican-spokesman