16-04-2016 11:36 via news.yahoo.com

Pope, on landmark Lesbos visit, 'wants to take back refugees'

Pope Francis received an emotional welcome Saturday on the Greek island of Lesbos during a visit aimed at showing solidarity with migrants fleeing war and poverty, a small group of whom he hopes to bring back to the Vatican. The pontiff's landmark visit comes amid controversy over a deal last month to end Europe's refugee crisis by sending all irregular migrants who land in Greece back to Turkey. At a refugee camp, where refugees knelt before the pope, one man cried "Father bless me" as the pont
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