At Regina Coeli, Pope recalls visit to refugees on
Lesbos
(Vatican
Radio) “To the refugees and to the Greek people, I brought the solidarity of
the Church.” These were the words of Pope Francis at the Regina Coeli at St
Peter’s on Sunday, speaking of his visit the day before to the Greek island of
Lesbos. “With me were the Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew, and Archbishop
Hieronymous of Athens and of All Greece, to signify the unity in charity of all
the disciples of the Lord.”
The
Holy Father began his remarks by thanking all those “who accompanied” the
voyage with their prayers. He then recalled his visit to one of the refugee
camps, where the three prelates were able to visit with more than 300 refugees,
from Afghanistan, Syria, North Africa and other parts of the world. “So many of
them were children!” the Pope said, noting how some of the children had
witnessed the deaths of parents or companions. “I saw so much sorrow!” he
continued, before recalling the particular case of a young Muslim man, with two
young children, whose Christian fiancée was killed by terrorists because she
would not deny Christ and renounce her faith. “She is a martyr!” the Pope said.
The
Pope’s short visit to Lesbos drew attention to the plight of thousands of
migrants and refugees crossing the Mediterranean Sea in search of new lives in
Europe.
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