At just a few minutes after 10:00AM, the plane carrying Pope Francis to Lesvos landed at Mytilene airport.
Pope Francis will visit refugees in the “Welcome Center and Authentication” at Kara Tepe.
The President of the Republic, who arrived on the island half an hour earlier, will accompany the Primate of the Roman Catholic Church during his visit.
The two of them had a short conversation upon his arrival, while Metropolitan Iakovos welcomed him to the island.
The Vice President of the European Commission, Margaritis Schoinas, and the Minister of Immigration and Asylum, Notis Mitarachi, will also be in Kara Tepe.
The Pope will stay for about an hour at the “Reception and Identification Center” and at 12:15 he will leave Lesvos for Athens.
At 16:45 he will perform a Divine Liturgy at the Athens Concert Hall.
READ MORE: Refugees in Lesbos await Pope to share their stories.
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