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Pope Francis visits a memorial of Mother Teresa in Skopje as he continues his three-day Balkan tour in North Macedonia. IMAGES of Pope Francis visiting the memorial
Pope Francis arrives to the Mavrovouni migrant camp on Lesbos island, where he is expected to plead for better treatment of refugees as attitudes towards migrants harden across Europe. IMAGES
Pope Francis visits the Maronite Cathedral of Our Lady of Grace in Nicosia, where he meets the Maronite Patriarch Bechara al-Rahi who is travelling from nearby Lebanon. It is the first stop of a landmark trip to push two of the pope's priorities: the plight of migrants and inter-confessional dialogue. IMAGES
Pope Francis visits Our Lady of Salvation Syro-Catholic Cathedral on the first papal visit to Iraq. Pope Francis began his historic trip to war-scarred Iraq, defying security concerns and the coronavirus pandemic to comfort one of the world's oldest and most persecuted Christian communities. IMAGES
Macedonian Prime Minister Zoran Zaev welcomes Greek Prime minister Alexis Tsipras to Skopje on his first visit after resolving a 27-year row over North Macedonia's name. It is the first official visit by a Greek prime minister since the former Yugoslav republic declared independence in 1991, kicking off the name row that roiled diplomatic ties for nearly three decades as the neighbours tussled for ownership of the name Macedonia and its cultural heritage. IMAGES of Zoran Zaev and Alexis Tsipras