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Pope Francis greets refugees at the Moria refugee camp on the island of Lesbos, Greece, April 16, 2016. (CNS photo/Paul Haring)
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Catholics: Will we succor the suffering or shout at each other?
Jim McDermott
How is the Kingdom brought closer to the here and now by name-calling?
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‘Refugees are not numbers, they are people.’ Pope Francis finishes visit to refugee camp
Gerard O’Connell
Pope Francis brought his message of love and inclusion with both words and gestures.
Pope Francis greets refugees who are traveling to Rome with him at the international airport in Mytilene on the island of Lesbos, Greece, April 16, 2016. The pope brought 12 refugees to Italy on his plane. (CNS photo/Paul Haring)
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'We entrust to you all those who have made this journey': Full texts of statements and prayers at Lesbos
Kevin Clarke
'Those who are afraid of you have not looked at you in the eyes. Those who are afraid of you do not see your faces. Those who are afraid of you do not see your children.'
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Pope Francis is taking 12 Syrian refugees back to Rome, and all of them are Muslims.
Gerard O’Connell
Six of the refugees are children, and all are Muslims
Pope Francis meets refugees at the Moria refugee camp on the island of Lesbos, Greece, April 16, 2016. (CNS photo/Paul Haring)
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Pope Francis meets with refugees in camp and tells them: You are not alone.
Gerard O’Connell
Francis was joined by Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I and the Primate of Greece, Archbishop Ieronymous II.
Young refugees wait in line for tea at a makeshift camp April 11 at the Greek-Macedonian border near the village of Idomeni, Greece. Pope Francis will travel to Lesbos, Greece, April 16. (CNS photo/Stoyan Nenov, Reuters)
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Refugees at the Caritas Hotel in Lesbos consider themselves lucky.
Gerard O’Connell
“I got here thanks to Allah,” said Munir, whose son was killed in Syria.
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