Nine more Syrian refugees brought to Rome from Lesbos
with help of Vatican
(Vatican Radio) A group of
nine Syrian refugees, including two Christians, arrived in Rome on Thursday
from the Kara Tepe refugee camp on the Greek island of Lesbos, following the
visit of Pope Francis to the island on April 16, when he accompanied three
families of refugees back to Rome.
The Vatican Gendarmeria, with
the help of Interior Ministry of Greece, the Greek Asylum Service, and the
Community of Sant’Egidio, accompanied the refugees from Athens to Rome on
Thursday. The Community of Sant’Egidio will provide for their housing,
according to a statement from the Holy See Press Office.
The refugees, six adults and
three children, are all Syrian citizens who were in the Kara Tepe refugee camp.
They had arrived in Lesbos from Turkey.
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