VATICAN CITY: Pope Francis will visit Cyprus and Greece, including the Greek island of Lesbos to meet migrants, from Dec 2-6, a Vatican source said on Tuesday .
Francis will stay in Cyprus Dec 2-4, his first visit to the ethnically split Mediterranean island, the source said. Cyprus's internationally recognised government is run by Greek Cypriots, while a breakaway administration in the north is recognised only by Turkey. The source said Francis would leave Cyprus for Athens on Dec 4. The next day, he makes a day trip to the Greek island of Lesbos, where in 2016 he visited the Moria camp and returned to Rome with a dozen Syrian refugees.Francis is due to return to Rome from Athens on Dec 6, the source added.
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