Σάββατο 16 Απριλίου 2016

The gift of the Pontiff: he will return to the Vatican with 10 refugees

The gift of the Pontiff: he will return to the Vatican with 10 refugees



With 10 refugees from vulnerable social groups, members of single-parent families with children mothers, people with disabilities or health problems, from different nationalities will start the return trip, at 3.15 pm, after the completion of his visit to Lesvos, the Pope Francis.

Historical Pope-Patriarch meeting in Lesvos

According to reliable information, early yesterday afternoon the Pope asked through the officials to be a highly symbolic act, to return to the Vatican along with 10 refugees who belong to vulnerable social groups and are trapped in Greece due to the closure of borders in Balkans and the Nordic countries.


This action of the Pope of Rome is interpreted as an expression of dissatisfaction with the followed policy and practice but also as a signal to European leaders.

Yesterday afternoon they were selected 10 refugees among those staying in the camp of the municipality Lesbos, in Kara Tepe Mytilene. In their entirety they have reached Greece and recorded in hot spots of Moria before March 20th, when the European Union - Turkey agreement was in force, according to the Athens Press Agency.

Lesvos there are a total of 417 refugees arrived in Greece before March 20th, stranded on the island and staying in open structures like the camp of Kara Tepe.

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