Pope Francis Visits Greece, Takes 12 Refugees To Vatican

Pope Francis' visit to the island of Lesbos in Greece on Saturday had quite a fallout in time and space. Many refugees fell at his feet when he gave a powerful speech about Europe's developing stance on the migrants. He concluded with a visit to the Holy See and rescued a number of refugees.

He took 12 Syrians from three families with him back to the Vatican to be cared for. About half the entourage were children whose houses had got destroyed by the Middle East unrest.

The visit  lasted only a few hours, but he reached out to a large number of migrants, especially at the Moria detention facility, the centre for hundreds of deportations amidst a new immigration plan by Europe.

He told the people in the refugee camp that they were not alone.

"I want to tell you, you are not alone. As people of faith, we wish to join our voices to speak out on your behalf. Do not lose hope!" he said.

He referred to a large number of migrants who had been killed on the way but reached the island to start a new life in the continent. 

"This is a trip that is a bit different than the others. This is a trip marked by sadness. We are going to encounter the greatest humanitarian catastrophe since World War Two. We will see many people who are suffering, who don't know where to go, who had to flee," Francis said.

"We are also going to a cemetery, the sea. So many people died there. This is what is in my heart as I make this trip."

Hence, even though a number of migrants were not Catholic, his five-hour visit got a number of migrants cheering, weeping and kissing his feet.