Tense, chaotic situation in Lesbos as locals patrol streets following refugee camp fire

The director of Greece’s Catholic charitable organisation said the situation on Lesbos island remains tense after a fire at a refugee camp left at least 12,000 homeless. “The situation remains chaotic, as the government tries to bring the refugees into a new camp, with reassurances they’ll be looked after,” said Maria Alverti, director of Caritas... Read More

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September 10, 2020

Cardinal calls for resettlement of asylum-seekers from Greek island

Hours after a fire or fires sent thousands of migrants and refugees fleeing their tents and makeshift container homes at the Moria camp on the Greek island of Lesbos, a close aide to Pope Francis called for the permanent resettlement of all the residents. “Since the time of the visit of the Holy Father (in... Read More

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August 20, 2020

Archbishop says Church needs more aid to help refugees arriving in Greece

The archbishop of Athens, Greece, said the Catholic Church cannot continue to help refugees unless it gets more aid. Archbishop Sevastianos Rossolatos told Catholic News Service that the lone Catholic parish on the island of Lesbos was feeding refugees with help from the Rome-based Sant’Egidio Community, but said Caritas, the Church’s charitable agency, urgently needed... Read More

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July 23, 2020

Food & Drink: Seven top drops for a taste of the Med

Sam Wylie-Harris rounds up some stellar wines from our favourite Mediterranean hotspots. Jetting off to your favourite Mediterranean retreat may be off the cards for the foreseeable – but we can still fill our ice buckets and picnic hampers with wines from some of our best loved coastal locations. Just as these regions are synonymous... Read More

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June 12, 2020

Travel: How to embrace isolation on your next holiday

From far-flung cabins to off-grid retreats, these are the great escapes where you can really get away from it all, says Sarah Marshall. Even before the pandemic, tourists had grown tired of overtourism; travellers no longer wanted to follow the crowds. Space and privacy will become even more important when we all start to travel... Read More

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August 6, 2018

Greek Catholic leaders urge country to learn lessons from wildfires

Catholic leaders in Greece urged their country to learn lessons from the worst wildfires in a century, which left at least 91 people dead and more than 500 injured. “Help and support have come from all over Greece and Europe in wake of this tragedy, and I think we’ll recover,” said Archbishop Nikolaos Printezis of... Read More

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July 3, 2018

Fr Luke’s pride as he shows prince Jerusalem’s holiest site

A Franciscan friar from Sheffield has spoken of his “great honour” at guiding Prince William around the Basilica of the Holy Sepulchre, in Jerusalem. Fr John Luke Gregory OFM – better known as Fr Luke – showed the prince around the highly significant church on Thursday, 28th June as part of his tour of Israel... Read More

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August 12, 2016

Pope invites Syrian refugees to lunch

At a luncheon that was part reunion and part progress report, Pope Francis invited 21 Syrian refugees to join him at the Vatican on 11th August. The pope’s lunch guests included the 12 refugees – three married couples and six children – Pope Francis brought back to Rome with him from Lesbos, Greece, in April... Read More

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April 22, 2016

Rescued refugees report hundreds drowned in Mediterranean

The same day Pope Francis brought 12 Syrian refugees to Rome from Greece, a merchant ship rescued 41 refugees, including a 3-year-old child. They told human rights workers they saw as many as 500 others drown when the refugees’ boat sank. The U.N. Refugee Agency reported that its personnel interviewed the rescued men and women... Read More

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