Tag: Papal Visit to Cyprus and Greece

  • December 7, 2021

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...
  • December 6, 2021

Pope tells Greek young people to dream big, trust God’s love

Spending a bit of time with young people before leaving Greece, Pope Francis encouraged them to have the...
  • December 6, 2021

God’s power is revealed in love, pope says at Mass in Athens

God the Almighty almost always chooses the least mighty people and the most desolate places to reveal the...
  • December 6, 2021

Attack causes of migration, not those forced to flee, pope says on Lesbos

Standing in a tent on the shore, Pope Francis said the Mediterranean Sea, "the cradle of so many...
  • December 6, 2021

Pope asks pardon for sins that drove Catholic, Orthodox apart

Like St. John Paul II before him, Pope Francis apologized to members of the Orthodox Church of Greece...
  • December 6, 2021

In Greece, Pope expresses concern for democracy’s decline in Europe

From Aristotle to St. Gregory Nazianzus, and from the Acropolis to the olive tree, Pope Francis drew from...
  • December 3, 2021

Vatican announces pope will bring migrants from Cyprus to Italy

After Pope Francis denounced putting up "barbed wire" to keep out migrants and the practice of pushing boats...
  • December 3, 2021

God dreams of a world where all are welcomed as family, pope says

Pope Francis told migrants that, like them, God dreams of a world where everyone recognizes each other as...
  • December 2, 2021

Meeting Cypriot leaders, pope urges dialogue for peace, care for migrants

Sympathizing with the Cypriot government and citizens feeling overwhelmed by an influx of migrants and refugees, Pope Francis...
  • December 2, 2021

Pope, arriving in Cyprus, tells Catholics to celebrate, welcome diversity

The Catholic Church is a mosaic of different rites and cultures and must show the world the beauty...