WEEK IN RELIGIONGreek church authorities recently approved plans for a visit by Pope Francis to Lesbos to show support for the refugees there. Officials stated that Pope Francis requested the visit, the Vatican did not confirm the possible visit, but did not deny the papal request.Archbishop Ireonymos II, the head of the Greek Orthodox Church, said the visit was to "draw the attention of the international community to the need for an immediate ceasefire in the conflicts" in the Middle [...]
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