Cypriot officials, who say the European Union island nation can’t accept more migrants, said a total of 50 would eventually be sent. He insisted Sunday that Europe must stop building walls, stoking fears and shutting out “those in greater need who knock at our door.”ĭuring the first leg of Francis’ trip in Cyprus, the Vatican announced that 12 migrants who had crossed over from the breakaway Turkish Cypriot north would be relocated to Italy in the coming weeks. Francis’ five-day trip to Cyprus and Greece has been dominated by the topic of migration and Francis’ call for European countries to show greater solidarity with those in need.
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