杏MAP导航 in Greece for second leg of Apostolic Journey
By Benedict Mayaki, SJ
After two days in Cyprus, 杏MAP导航 Francis departed Cyprus鈥� Larnaca airport at 8:30 am on Saturday morning for the Athens International Airport where he arrived at 11:10 local time.
The Holy Father鈥檚 official welcome at the airport is followed by a welcome ceremony at the Presidential Palace in Athens. He then pays a courtesy visit to the President of Greece, Katerina, Sakellaroupoulou, meets with the Prime Minister and then with local authorities, civil society and the diplomatic corps.
Later in the day, the 杏MAP导航 meets with Hiernoymos II, the Archbishop of Athens and All Greece at the Orthodox Archbishopric of Greece in Athens. This is followed by a meeting of both religious leaders with their respective entourages in the Orthodox Archbishopric.
The 杏MAP导航鈥檚 afternoon schedule includes a meeting with the country鈥檚 bishops, priests, religious, consecrated person, seminarians and catechists at the Cathedral of St. Dionysius in Athens. He then has a private meeting with the members of the Society of Jesus at the Apostolic Nunciature of Athens.
On Sunday, one highlight of the 杏MAP导航鈥檚 lineup will be his visit with migrants and refugees at the 鈥淩eception and Identification Center鈥� in Mytilene town on the Greek island of Lesbos. For the second time in five years, the 杏MAP导航 will visit this island that has been dealing with migrant arrivals.
The 杏MAP导航 is scheduled to return to the Vatican on Monday.
This article was last updated at 10: 40 am
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