Father Eduardo, the Franciscan friar interpreter of the Pope in Cyprus and Greece: “Like a grandfather with his grandson”

We saw him at the side of Pope Francis virtually every moment of the apostolic journey to Cyprus and Greece,…

The Pope in Cyprus and Greece: “Fraternity, an antidote to walls and barbed wire”

Pope Francis completed his 35th apostolic journey to Cyprus and Greece with a strong appeal to Europe and the world…

Pope in Lesbos: “Stop this shipwreck of civilization!”

Pope Francis has returned to Lesbos after five years to send yet a further appeal to the international community not…

Asylum seekers in Lesbos awaiting the Pope. Sant’Egidio: “Approximately 1,700 persons on the island amidst continuing hardships”

The Pope will visit the island of Lesbos on Sunday, December 5 – in the context of his apostolic visit…

Greece. First Family Counselling service in the country offered by CEI and Caritas Armenia

The first Family Counselling centre in Greece resumes its activities in Athens after the pandemic. The “Charity is family” project,…

Greece: vaccination centres in front of Orthodox Churches. Pilot programme in Athens, Thessaloniki and Crete. “The Church supports science”

Migration: European Asylum Support Office (EASO) strengthens its activities in the Mediterranean. Support to Greece, Italy, Spain, Cyprus and Malta

Austria: Mgr. Glettler (Innsbruck), “our country should receive 100 refugee families from the island of Lesbos without ifs and buts”

Lesvos: Caritas Hellas, 11,000 people lacking shelter and first relocations. New camp being developed amidst high tension

Seven Caritas Hellas workers are operating in Kara Tepe camp on Lesvos island. They ensured the distribution of water bottles…

Lesbos: Caritas Europa, “Moria, humanitarian disaster, consequence of flawed asylum policies. All refugees” must be relocated

EU: supporting refugees on Aegean islands. Poland offers 156 housing units. Lenarcic, “do everything to prevent tragedies like the one in Moria”