Family first: Pope says migration policy changes when newcomers seen as kin
With passion in Cyprus and reason in Greece, Pope Francis continued to articulate and adjust his teaching on migration.
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by bcadmin | Dec 7, 2021 | Cardinal Michael Czerny, Catholic News Service, Cyprus, Greece, immigrants and refugees, Lesbos, News, Pope Francis, Pope in Greece & Cyprus, Vatican | 0 |
With passion in Cyprus and reason in Greece, Pope Francis continued to articulate and adjust his teaching on migration.
Read Moreby bcadmin | Dec 7, 2021 | Asylum seekers, Church in Europe, Cyprus, Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem, lead, Migrants, News, Pope Francis, Pope in Greece & Cyprus | 0 |
Francis’ trip to Cyprus was a reminder that even though there’s a global pandemic, too many human tragedies are being forgotten due to a single-minded focus on COVID, said an official of the Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem.
Read Moreby bcadmin | Dec 6, 2021 | Archbishop Michel Aupetit, Breaking News, lead, News, papal interview, Papal plane, Papal Trips, Pope Francis, Pope in Greece & Cyprus, Vatican | 0 |
Pope Francis challenged allegations against Archbishop Michel #Aupetit, saying, “what did Aupetit do that was so bad in order to give his resignation?” #PopeFrancis
Read Moreby bcadmin | Dec 6, 2021 | Breaking News, Catholic Youth, Church in Europe, Greece, lead, News, Papal Trips, Pope Francis, Pope in Greece & Cyprus | 0 |
On his last day #PopeFrancisinGreece met with young people, telling them to get off social media and invest in real relationships and to avoid the “siren calls” of passing fads.
Read Moreby bcadmin | Dec 6, 2021 | Church in Europe, Greece, lead, Lesbos, migrants and refugees, News, Papal Trips, Pope Francis, Pope in Greece & Cyprus | 0 |
Migrants living on the Greek island of Lesbos hope the visit of Pope Francis Sunday will inspire a change in the country’s strict asylum process.
Read Moreby bcadmin | Dec 5, 2021 | News, Pope Francis, Pope in Greece & Cyprus | 0 |
After spending Sunday morning on the Greek island of Lesbos, Pope Francis returned to Athens and celebrated Mass for Greece’s Catholic community, telling faithful not to give up when life seems hopeless, but to trust in the strength of God.
Read Moreby bcadmin | Dec 5, 2021 | Associated Press, Breaking News, Catholic-Orthodox Relations, Church in Europe, Greece, Greek Orthodox, News, Papal Trips, Pope Francis, Pope in Greece & Cyprus | 0 |
Pope Francis was heckled by an elderly Greek Orthodox priest on Saturday as he arrived for a meeting with the head of the country’s Orthodox Church.
Read Moreby bcadmin | Dec 5, 2021 | Greece, lead, Lesbos, migrant crisis, News, Patriarch Bartholomew, Pope Francis, Pope in Greece & Cyprus | 0 |
Sunday’s stop on Lesbos marks Francis’s second visit to the island, having traveled there in 2016 to shed light on the migration crisis and pray alongside Orthodox leaders for migrants and refugees who die in an attempt to reach Europe.
Read Moreby bcadmin | Dec 5, 2021 | Christian refugees, Greece, Lesbos, News, Pope Francis, Pope in Greece & Cyprus | 0 |
LESBOS – Christian migrants and refugees living in the main reception camp on the Greek island of Lesbos have written Pope Francis a letter ahead of his visit to the facility today, sharing their woes and asking him to intercede with authorities on their behalf. The letter, titled, “Cries of […]
Read Moreby bcadmin | Dec 4, 2021 | Catholic-Orthodox Relations, Communism, Ecumenism, Greece, lead, News, Pope Francis, Pope in Greece & Cyprus | 0 |
Catholics in Greece are a small minority, making up just three percent of the country’s population of 11 million, around 97 percent of whom officially adhere to the Orthodox Church, declared as the “prevailing religion” in Greece’s constitution.
Read Moreby bcadmin | Dec 4, 2021 | Cyprus, democracy, Europe, Greece, lead, Migration, Nationalism, News, Politics, Pope Francis, Pope in Greece & Cyprus, Populism | 0 |
Referring to modern Europe and the broader global landscape, Francis said that across the board “we are witnessing a retreat from democracy” due to both a lack of participation from citizens, and a growing lack of trust in institutions.
Read Moreby bcadmin | Dec 4, 2021 | Church in Europe, Greece, immigrants and refugees, lead, Lesbos, News, Papal Trips, Pope Francis, Pope in Greece & Cyprus | 0 |
For migrants who live on Lesbos, Pope Francis’s visit Sunday will be a much-awaited opportunity not only for them to share their stories, but to shed a spotlight on an ongoing migration crisis.
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