16-04-2016 09:49 via news.yahoo.com

Pope begins Greek island visit to highlight refugee plight

Pope Francis on Saturday arrived on the Greek island of Lesbos for a high-profile visit that will again turn the spotlight on a controversial EU deal with Turkey to end an unprecedented refugee crisis. "This is a voyage marked by sadness, a sad voyage," the pope told reporters during the flight from Rome. The Greek island, where hundreds of thousands of asylum-seekers and other migrants have arrived in recent months, is on the frontline of a humanitarian crisis that has sparked disagreements bet
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