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Vatican takes in 12 migrants as pope denounces indifference
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NICOSIA, Cyprus — Pope Francis on Friday denounced the “indifference” that the West shows migrants as the Vatican confirmed at least a dozen asylum-seekers would be transferred from Cyprus to Italy in
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Migrant crisis front and center in pope's Greece-Cyprus trip
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In Cyprus and Greece, Pope Plans to Send Message on Migrants
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A weary pope urges Cyprus to welcome migrants, heal division
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Vatican takes in 12 migrants as pope denounces indifference
Since becoming the head of the Catholic Church, Pope Francis has sought to hammer home his philosophy on migrants: "Welcome, protect, promote, integrate."
Pope Francis is heading back to the Greek island of Lesbos to meet migrants and asylum-seekers for the second time in five years. It comes as European governments are hardening
The pope sees his visit here as another way to get people in Europe and elsewhere to understand that the greatest humanitarian crisis since World War II requires a global solution.
(RNS) — Five years ago, Pope Francis took 12 refugees with him from a camp in Greece. Migrants and asylum-seekers in Greece and Cyprus hope he will do so again.
NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — Pope Francis praised the “mosaic” of Cyprus’ multiethnic people as he arrived Thursday on the ethnically divided Mediterranean island and urged it to welcome migrants and
VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis’ trip to Cyprus and Greece is drawing new attention to the plight of migrants on Europe’s borders and the disconnect between Francis’ Gospel-driven call
Pope Francis arrives on the divided island of Cyprus Thursday as part of a landmark trip to push two of his priorities: the plight of migrants and inter-confessional dialogue.
Pope Francis arrived in Cyprus Thursday, where he called on residents to "welcome and integrate one another," referencing the divisions that the migrant crisis has sowed on the island nation.
Even as the world focuses on a new coronavirus variant, Francis is embarking on a trip that incorporates longstanding priorities like opening borders and welcoming the destitute.
Pope Francis praised the “mosaic” of Cyprus’ multiethnic people as he arrived Thursday on the ethnically divided Mediterranean island and urged it to welcome migrants and heal the divisions that have lacerated the country for nearly a half-century.
NICOSIA, Cyprus — Pope Francis on Friday denounced the “indifference” that the West shows migrants as the Vatican confirmed at least a dozen asylum-seekers would be transferred from Cyprus to Italy in
As he celebrated Mass, Pope Francis urged Cypriots to welcome refugees and embrace their home’s history as a crossroads of cultures. But the government says it is overwhelmed.
After delivering an open-air mass in Nicosia, the 84-year-old pontiff held a prayer ceremony with dozens of migrants stuck in Cyprus, offering them a chance for a new life in Italy.
Pope Francis arrived in Athens following a two-day visit to Cyprus. The pontiff is keen to help migrants, but also boost ties with the Greek Orthodox Church.
