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Five years after his last visit to the island of Lesbos (Greece), Pope Francis took advantage of his visit to urge Europe to wake up to the migration crisis.
On Sunday December 5, Pope Francis visited the Mavrovouni refugee camp, located on the island of Lesbos (Greece), where more than 2,000 people are crowded together in difficult conditions, awaiting a evolution of their situation. “I am fighting to help you“, declared in particular the sovereign pontiff. His visit was moreover eagerly awaited.”We hope that the coming of the Pope can bring us a change“, explained Christian Tango Mukaya, one of the asylum seekers.
The Pope also took advantage of this visit to castigate the wall of hatred erected on the island and point the finger at the lack of humanity in the face of the shipwrecks in the Mediterranean which have multiplied in recent years: “The Mediterranean is becoming a cold graveyard without a tombstone. I beg you, let’s stop this sinking of civilization“. In the process, he announced that he would welcome fifty refugees in Rome (Italy).
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