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Pope Francis looks at a painting given as a birthday gift by a group of asylum-seekers transferred from Cyprus to Italy with his help, during a meeting at the Vatican Dec. 17, 2021, the pope's birthday. The painting shows an Afghan refugee crossing the Mediterranean with other immigrants. The migrants are being assisted by the Vatican and the Community of Sant'Egidio. (CNS photo/Vatican Media)

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Pope welcomes first group of asylum-seekers from Cyprus

Cindy Wooden|Dec 17, 2021|2 Min Read

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Family first: Pope says migration policy changes when newcomers seen as kin

Cindy Wooden|Dec 7, 2021|5 Min Read

Pope Francis answers questions from journalists aboard his flight from Athens, Greece, to Rome Dec. 6, 2021. The pope was concluding a five-day visit to Cyprus and Greece. (CNS photo/Paul Haring)

Pope tells reporters Paris archbishop was hounded out by gossip

Cindy Wooden|Dec 6, 2021|4 Min Read

Pope Francis greets Rozh Najeeb, an immigrant from Iraq, during an ecumenical prayer with migrants in the Church of the Holy Cross in Nicosia, Cyprus, Dec. 3, 2021. (CNS photo/Paul Haring)

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God dreams of a world where all are welcomed as family, pope says

Cindy Wooden|Dec 3, 2021|5 Min Read

People wearing protective masks listen as Pope Francis leads an ecumenical prayer with migrants in the Church of the Holy Cross in Nicosia, Cyprus, Dec. 3, 2021. (CNS photo/Paul Haring)

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Vatican announces pope will bring migrants from Cyprus to Italy

Cindy Wooden|Dec 3, 2021|2 Min Read

Pope Francis and Orthodox Archbishop Chrysostomos II of Cyprus attend a meeting with the Orthodox bishops who are members of the Holy Synod at the Orthodox cathedral in Nicosia, Cyprus, Dec. 3, 2021. (CNS photo/Paul Haring)

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United in faith, Cypriot Christians have mission to console, pope says

Cindy Wooden|Dec 3, 2021|4 Min Read

Pope Francis is greeted by Cypriot President Nicos Anastasiades as he arrives for a meeting with government authorities, civic leaders and members of the diplomatic corps in the Ceremonial Hall of the presidential palace in Nicosia, Cyprus, Dec. 2, 2021. (CNS photo/Paul Haring)

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Meeting Cypriot leaders, pope urges dialogue for peace, care for migrants

Cindy Wooden|Dec 2, 2021|3 Min Read

Pope Francis is greeted by Annita Demetriou, president of the House of Representatives, and children as he arrives at the international airport in Larnaca, Cyprus, Dec. 2, 2021. The pope was beginning a five-day visit to Cyprus and Greece. (CNS photo/Paul Haring)

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Pope, arriving in Cyprus, tells Catholics to celebrate, welcome diversity

Cindy Wooden|Dec 2, 2021|5 Min Read

Pilgrims look at the horizon at the Monastery of Apostolos Andreas in Karpasia, Cyprus, Nov. 7. (CNS photo/Yiannis Kourtoglou, Reuters)

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Cyprus priest says papal trip encourages Christians on the peripheries

Elise Ann Allen|Nov 30, 2021|9 Min Read

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