Global Church News

Pope's visit to Lesbos in Greece a plea to 'look migrants in the eye'

Dec 06, 2021

Five years later, the Pope wanted to return to this island to visit migrants an refugees. At the beginning of his speech he quoted the words spoken, right here, by Patriarch Barthlomew of Constantinople in 2016.
Catholics in Greece hoping for renewed ecumenical relations amid Pope’s visit

Dec 06, 2021

Catholics in Greece are praising Pope Francis’ visit as offering the opportunity for a new highwater mark for ecumenical relations with the Orthodox majority.
Pope at Mass in Greece: Conversion helps us move beyond existential deserts

Dec 06, 2021

Pope Francis presides over Mass with the Catholic community in Athens, Greece, and encourages them to remain hopeful despite the "existential deserts" of our lives, since the Lord is always there to fill our emptiness if we make room for Him.
Pope Francis thanks Greece for warm welcome

Dec 06, 2021

Pope Francis expresses his appreciation for the warm welcome he has received in Greece, and recalls that “thanksgiving” is at the heart of our Christian faith and life.
Pope in Greece: May the Spirit be poured out in a new Pentecost

Dec 05, 2021

His Beatitude Archbishop Ieronymos II of Athens and All Greece welcomes Pope Francis to the Orthodox Archbishopric of Greece in Athens. With a spirit of brotherhood and mutual respect, both leaders express their good wishes for each other looking at ways to face the challenges and hopes of today.
Pope encourages Greek Catholics to follow the example of St. Paul

Dec 05, 2021

On his first day in Greece, Pope Francis meets the small Catholic community in Athens. In his speech he encourages Catholics in Greece to follow the example of St. Paul, who converted St. Dionysius in the Areopagus, sowing the mustard seed of the Christian faith in Greece.
Pope in Greece: A renewed humanity respects life, shows concern for all

Dec 05, 2021

At the start of his Apostolic Journey to Greece, Pope Francis addresses Greek authorities, leaders and diplomatic corps, and urges European leaders to pursue a new humanism which respects life as a right.
Caritas Hellas' assisting and protecting migrants arriving in Greece

Dec 05, 2021

One of the key moments of Pope Francis’ journey will be his visit on Sunday to the refugee camp on the island of Lesbos in Greece where Caritas Hellas runs a humanitarian assistance program. The project director sheds light on the situation and on the work of the Catholic aid agency.
Pope in Greece for second leg of Apostolic Journey

Dec 04, 2021

Pope Francis begins the third day of his 5-day Apostolic Journey, departing Cyprus for Greece on Saturday morning.
Pope's call for unity revitalises Church in Cyprus

Dec 04, 2021

Patriarch Pierbattista Pizzaballa, the Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem, reflects on the Pope’s just-concluded visit to Cyprus and the importance of his message of comfort and consolation to the Cypriot faithful.