A migrant walks near Pournara migrant reception center in Kokkinotrimithia, as a giant Turkish Cypriot breakaway flag, right, and Turkish flags painted on a mountain are seen in the background in the Turkish occupied area of the ethnically divided island

Pope will help bring migrants from Cyprus to Italy, government says

People
Vatican
Nov 29, 2021

Pope Francis is arranging to transfer a number of migrants to Italy from the east Mediterranean island nation of Cyprus.

Pope Francis leads his general audience in the Paul VI hall at the Vatican Aug. 25. (CNS/Paul Haring)

Cypriot official: Pope Francis to visit Cyprus in December

Vatican
Aug 31, 2021

Pope Francis will visit Cyprus in December, making him the second Roman Catholic pope to ever travel to the eastern Mediterranean island nation, a Cypriot official said Aug. 31.