Pope Francis wraps up go to to Cyprus

Pope Francis wraps up his official three-day go to to Cyprus on Saturday morning with a farewell ceremony earlier than departing for Greece on the second a part of his tour.

The ceremony at Larnaka Worldwide Airport will likely be attended by President of the Republic Nicos Anastasiades.

On Friday, the Pope accomplished his go to with a prayer attended by migrants on the Catholic Church of the Holy Cross in Nicosia. Earlier, he addressed the devoted on the GSP Stadium in Nicosia the place he held the Holy Mass.

In Greece, he’ll meet President Katerina Sakellaropoulou on Saturday after which Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and different Greek officers and diplomats.

Pope Francis will subsequently meet with Archbishop of Greece Ieronymos on the Archdiocese of Athens and with numerous representatives of the Church of Greece on the Catholic Cathedral of Saint Dionysius the Areopagite.

On Sunday, Francis will journey to Lesvos and communicate with refugees on the island, returning to the capital within the afternoon to conduct a liturgy on the Athens Live performance Corridor and meet once more with Ieronymos.

On Monday he’ll meet with the President of the Hellenic Parliament, earlier than talking to pupils on the Ecole Franco-Hellenique des Ursulines after which departing for the airport.