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Pope’s visit to Greece comes at time of fear, uncertainty for refugees

Thursday, April 14, 2016 13:17
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Cindy Wooden | Catholic News Service

VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis' trip to Lesbos, Greece, April 16 comes at a frightening and critical time for tens of thousands of refugees and migrants waiting and wondering where they will end up, said members of Catholic aid agencies.

Maristella Tsamatropoulou, spokeswoman for Caritas Hellas, the Catholic charity in Greece, said when rumors started swirling that Pope Francis would join Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew of Constantinople on a visit to refugees, “we believed it immediately because our pope is spontaneous; he's a force of nature.”

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