Pope Francis returned on Sunday to the Greek island of Lesbos to offer comfort to migrants at a refugee camp and blast what he said was Europe's indifference and self-interest "that condemns to death ...
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How the world sees Greece
Sunday, December 5, 2021
Pope comforts migrants in 2nd trip to Greek island, condemns Europe's response to crisis
How Greece’s Brutal Anti-Migrant Policies Became a Model for Britain
From criminalizing aid workers to barbed-wire prisons and pushbacks at sea, Greece's right-wing government is waging a war on migrants — and providing a model that Britain's Tory government is keen to ...
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Pope Francis condemns politics of migration in address on Greek front line
… a migrant camp on the Greek island of Lesbos, home to … comment at a time when Greek authorities and others have been …
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Italy Will Loan Greece Parthenon Marble Piece – With Collateral
… Greece has to, in return, send another treasure on loan. The Greek … piece will travel back to Greece on a four-year loan … the Parthenon Frieze remains in Greece. Greece’s New Democracy government made … will never go back to Greece. The site said that the …
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Pope Francis Laments That for Migrants, ‘Little Has Changed’
At a Greek refugee camp, Francis sought to restore compassion for asylum seekers, whose plight he called a “shipwreck of civilization.”
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Pope Francis denounces Europe’s migrant crisis as ‘shipwreck of civilization’
‘Walls and barbed wire’ are not the answer, pontiff says on visit to Greek refugee camp.
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Pope chides Europe, comforts migrants on return to Lesbos
Pope Francis returned to the Greek island of Lesbos to offer comfort to migrants at a refugee camp and blast what he said was Europe's indifference and self-interest 'that condemns to death those on the fringes.'
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Coffee May Decrease Chances of Alzheimer’s Disease
A new study suggests that coffee consumption may decrease your chances of developing Alzheimer’s disease. The study, which was published on November 19, sheds light on the mysterious disease, for which there is no cure as of now. While coffee does not mitigate or fight Alzheimer’s like some medications do, the study found that people […] Read the full story on GreekReporter.com.
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Greece celebrates 40 years of diplomatic ties with the Vatican with art exhibition
Comunione di persone” (communion of persons) is the exhibition that brings 66 portraits by Greek artists to Rome. It celebrates 40 years since Greece established diplomatic ties with the Holy See. The ...
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Pope Comforts Migrants At Lesbos Refugee Camp While Urging Action
“Let us stop ignoring reality, stop constantly shifting responsibility, stop passing off the issue of migration to others," Pope Francis said during a visit to the Greek island.
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Pope warns politicians not to exploit 'fear of the other' after meeting with migrants in Greece
Francis met with several dozen migrants on the Greek island of Lesbos Sunday. He warned politicians against "instilling fear of the other" and using migrants for "political propaganda," BBC reports.
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Pope castigates Europe over migration crisis during return to Lesbos
Francis says fear, indifference and cynical disregard continue to condemn people to death at sea Pope Francis has returned to Lesbos, the Greek island long at the centre of Europe’s refugee crisis, to offer comfort to asylum seekers and harsh words for a continent that has all too often rejected them. Five years after his last visit, the pontiff admonished the west for its handling of the humanitarian crisis. Instead of welcoming people fleeing poverty and war, its indifference and cynical disregard had continued to condemn people to death, he said. Continue reading...
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Bennett to host trilateral Israel-Cyprus-Greece summit
PM Naftali Bennett to host trilateral Israel-Cyprus-Greece summit this week with Cypriot president and Greek Prime Minister. Last Briefs 503 Service Unavailable Service Unavailable Guru Meditation: XID: 9175703 Varnish cache server
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Voting for KINAL leadership opens on Sunday in Greece and abroad
… 840 election centers in Greece and at Greek communities in Europe, the … , alphabetically: Nikos Androulakis in Iraklio (Crete), Pavlos Christidis and Pavlos Geroulanos … in Metamorfossi (Attica), and George Papandreou in Tavros (Attica). EDEKAP announced …
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Turkey rescues 63 asylum seekers pushed back by Greece
Turkey rescued 63 asylum seekers who were illegally pushed back by Greece to Turkish waters, a security source said on Sunday. They were rescued at four different locations off the coast of Cesme ...
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Pope Francis in Greece: ‘Let us ask for the grace of hope’
The pope encouraged the 2,000 people gathered in Athens’ Megaron Concert Hall to be “witnesses of hope and sowers of joy.” ...
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Pope Calls Neglect of Migrants 'Shipwreck' on Lesbos Visit
LESBOS, GREECE - Pope Francis on Sunday returned to the island of Lesbos, the migration flashpoint he first visited in 2016, calling the neglect of migrants the 'shipwreck of civilization.' The pope has long championed the cause of migrants and his visit comes a day after he delivered a stinging rebuke to Europe which he said was 'torn by nationalist egoism.' 'In Europe there are those who persist in treati
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Greek Orthodox church wants to build 32,000-square-foot facility in west Omaha
All Holy Spirit Greek Orthodox Church is seeking city permission to build a religious campus at 405 S. 193rd St.
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Pope condemns ‘shipwreck of civilisation’ while comforting migrants in Greece
Pope Francis returned to the Greek island of Lesbos on Sunday to offer comfort to migrants at a refugee camp and blasted what he said was the indifference and self-interest shown by Europe “that condemns to death those on the fringes.”“Please, let us stop this shipwreck of civilisation!” Pope Francis said at the Mavrovouni camp, a cluster of white UN containers on the edge of the sea lined by barbed wire fencing and draped with laundry hanging from lines.Arriving at the camp, a maskless Pope…
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Pope visits refugees on a troubled Greek island
"The pope coming today is something that is giving all the refugees, is making all the refugees to be happy. Because they know that we are here, but there is someone who thinks about us and he came to ...
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Pope Francis' full homily at the closing Mass of his trip to Greece
On this second Sunday of Advent, the word of God sets before us the figure of Saint John the Baptist. The Gospel highlights two important things: the place where John appears, which is the desert, and ...
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Pope Francis visits refugees on Greek island of Lesbos, decries 'shipwreck of civilization'
Pope Francis met with refugees on the Greek island of Lesbos Sunday, his second trip to the island -- which has become a symbol of the migrant crisis -- in five years.
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Don’t exploit migrants for politics, pope says on Lesbos visit
Pope Francis has denounced Europe's fear and indifference to migrants on his second visit to the Greek island of Lesbos.
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Christmas 2021 Celebrations Planned Throughout Greece
Christmas celebrations in theme parks have been very popular in recent years and this holiday season will be special as they were closed last year because of the pandemic Read the full story on GreekReporter.com.
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Five Ways Christmas Affects your Brain
The Christmas season is an intense time of year. Neuroscience can shed some light on what it does to our brains. By Kira Shaw Christmas is a time of year like no other; gifts are exchanged, little-spoken-to relatives are contacted, and appetising treats are consumed with great gusto. Christmas can be both a time of […] Read the full story on GreekReporter.com.
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Pope Francis berates 'selfish' Europe during visit to migrant camp in Greece
Pope Francis visited the island of Lesbos on Sunday, calling the neglect of migrants the "shipwreck of civilisation". He warned that the Mediterranean was becoming a grim cemetery without ...
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Pope denounces treatment of migrants in Europe on trip to Greek refugee camp
Pope Francis denounced on Sunday the treatment of migrants in Europe on a trip to the Greek island of Lesbos, where thousands of refugees are living in camps enduring difficult living conditions while ...
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Greece Shortens COVID Booster Shot Interval, Big Response
ATHENS – After Greece’s National Vaccinations Committee reduced … from Dec. 3-4, said Kathimerini.
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Two More COVID Omicron Variant Cases Found in Greece
… Chania on the island of Crete in a man who had … for the holidays, and as Greece still hasn’t barred travel … people who had come into Greece before the new measures, he … the cases were Omicron, said Kathimerini, adding that both patients showed …
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Capital Link Invest in Greece Forum Postponed to Spring 2022
… Annual Capital Link Invest in Greece Forum has been postponed … Capital Link Invest in Greece Forum for the spring … political and economic situation in Greece. “However, recent COVID developments … as the flagship event promoting Greece as a business and …
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My Great Greek Adventure: The Epic Journey to Ithaki
… Odyssey took Odysseus all around Greece and the Mediterranean, while all … the legacy of Ithaki and Greek culture on human history forever … contrast to the rest of Greece. During the Turkish invasions in …
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LIVE: Pope Francis' final public Mass in Greece
Pope Francis celebrates Mass in the Megaron Concert Hall in Athens. It was built in 1991 and is comprised of four separate halls which have a total seating capacity of 4,310. The readings are done in ...
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Pope condemns treatment of migrants in Europe
Visiting a camp in Greece, Francis calls the neglect of migrants the "shipwreck of civilisation".
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Pope Francis arrives on Greek Island of Lesbos, visits refugee camp: Reports
Pope Francis on Sunday arrived on the Greek island of Lesbos where he together with Greek President Katerina Sakellaropoulou EU Vice-President Margaritis Schi ...
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Tatar says Greek Cypriots trying to destroy economy in the north
The Greek Cypriot side is taking measures to destroy the economy in the north, Turkish Cypriot leader Erin Tatar said on Sunday speaking to shop owners in the old city in north Nicosia. The “Greek ...
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Pope in Greece Live Updates: Francis Chastises West on Visit to Migrant Camp
On the island of Lesbos, he said that because of Europe’s moves to deter and block migrants, “the Mediterranean Sea, cradle of so many civilizations, now looks like a mirror of death.”
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Smallness Can Be a Blessing, Pope Francis Tells Greece’s Catholic Minority
Pope Francis praised Greece as “a land that is a gift, a patrimony of mankind, on which the foundations of the West have been built.” ...
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‘I was trying to save lives, but could get 25 years in jail’ – Kerry diver awaiting trial in Greece
A Kerryman says his life is “in limbo” as he awaits a trial date for helping to save migrants who made dangerous sea journeys to the Greek island of Lesbos.
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Pope urges action on migrant crisis to stop ‘shipwreck of civilisation’
Francis condemned European inaction and self-interest while visiting migrants on the Greek island of Lesbos.
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Visiting Greek razor wire-fenced migrant camp, Pope Francis challenges Europe to live up to its human rights ideals
Pope Francis ventured Sunday into one of the grimmest places in Europe, a razor wire-fenced camp for asylum seekers, telling the people who lived there that Europe’s migration response has too often ...
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URGENT: Fans of Giannis Antetokoumps(Greek Freak) Needed to Volunteer at Bucks Game
What a blessing it is to FUNdraise with the BUCKS the 2021 NBA Champions. We need bonafide fans to volunteer to run our concession stand (selling food &drinks) at the games. It's ...
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Pope Francis Discusses Refugee Crisis Amid Greece Visit
… welcoming ceremony at the Greek Presidential mansion. The … In his journey to Greece and Cyprus, Pope Francis … the answer to authoritarianism. Greek President Kateina Sakellaropoulou welcomed … wider region. Quoting several Greek philosophers, Francis pleaded …
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Pope in Greece: Francis Visits Migrant Camp on Island of Lesbos
… the Mavrovouni camp in Lesbos, Greece, on Sunday, before the pope … the migrant camps on the Greek island of Lesbos, that the … day trip to Cyprus and Greece meant to draw renewed … he worked toward reconciliation with Greek Orthodox leaders, he recalled their …
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Shipwreck of civilization: Pope comforts migrants on Lesbos
Pope Francis is offering comfort to migrants at a refugee camp on the Greek island of Lesbos
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Pope Francis meets migrants at Lesbos refugee camp
The pope spent time with refugees at a temporary facility on the island, built at speed to replace the Moria camp that burned down last year. Migration has been a key focus of his five-day visit to Greece and Cyprus.
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Dealing with uncertainty about the Omicron variant
Caution is sensible when so much is unknown The race is on to understand the new variant identified by scientists in South Africa and Botswana, dubbed Omicron (the next Greek letter was “nu”, but this could have been mistaken for “new”). Fears include greater spread, worse disease or reduced effectiveness of treatments and vaccines. Increased transmission can arise from two factors. First, there is an intrinsic advantage, with a heightened “basic reproduction number” R0; in a susceptible population, that is the average number of people each case infects, although after 20 months of pandemic this has become a notional concept. It was around 3 for the original wild-type virus, compared to around 6 for Delta and possibly rather more for Omicron. Continue reading...
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Zozo Christodoulou, The First Greek Woman to Run the Marathon
Zozo Christodoulou did something that no other Greek woman had done before: she ran in the original Marathon race, making history for Greek women. At the time, the race was called the “Open Marathon” ...
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“OceanHero” Funds Marine Cleanups Through Use of Search Engine
OceanHero is an organization that funds ocean-bound plastic recovery, recycling infrastructure development, and the technology to transform waste products into new goods — all by the simple use of a search engine. OceanHero founder Marvin Burman, from Germany, describes himself as a “serial entrepreneur” who has eight years of experience building digital products. He co-founded […] Read the full story on GreekReporter.com.
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Pope to reach out to migrants on Greece's Lesbos island
Pope Francis will on Sunday return to the island of Lesbos, the migration flashpoint he first visited in 2016, to plead for better treatment of refugees ...
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Omicron scare: Stringent quarantine rules in Japan for travellers from India, Romania, Greece, 4 US states
… Omicron, Japan will add India, Greece, Romania and four US states … travelling to Japan from India, Greece, Romania and four US states …
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