Pope arrives in Lesbos

athens - Pope Francis has arrived Saturday on Lesbos. The Church Father will visit the Greek island in the context of the refugee crisis in Europe. Francis is joined by Patriarch Bartholomew I of the Eastern Orthodox Church and Ieronymus II, the head of the Greek Orthodox Church.

Francis was received by the Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras. The clergy visit later in the day the reception camp in Moriah, where the pope has scheduled a meeting with 250 asylum seekers. With eight of them he will have lunch in the afternoon.

The three clerics to draw attention with their visit to the fate of the refugees.,, It is a sad journey, '' the pope said during the flight to Lesbos.,, We are facing the biggest humanitarian disaster since the Second World War.

The visit ended in the port of Mytilene, where Francis will hold a minute's silence for the thousands of refugees who did not survive the crossing from Turkey to Greece.