After arriving in Greece from Cyprus Dec. 4, Pope Francis went to meetings with Greek President Katerina Sakellaropoulou, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis.
In Greece, Pope expresses concern for democracy’s decline in Europe
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 back to countries where they face conditions similar to an encampment, the Vatican announced he would help move a dozen migrants from Cyprus to Italy before Christmas.
United in faith, Cypriot Christians have mission to console, pope says
Meeting Dec. 3 with Archbishop Chrysostomos II, head of the Orthodox Church of Cyprus, the pope heard a long litany of the offenses and atrocities Orthodox and other Christians of northern Cyprus have suffered at the hands of Turkish Cypriots and the Turkey military since the island nation was divided in 1974.
Pope, arriving in Cyprus, tells Catholics to celebrate, welcome diversity
The pope is beginning a five-day visit to Cyprus and Greece.
Designer picks simple fabric, Cypriot symbols for pope’s vestments
The vestments, by Lebanese designer Maged Bou Tanous, were made for Pope Francis when he celebrates Mass Dec. 3, 2021, in Nicosia, Cyprus.