In his traditional Christmas message, which he read a short while ago from the Vatican, Pope Francis referred to the need for the reunification of Cyprus.

Minister of Education, Religious Affairs & Sports Kyriakos Pierrakakis paid an official visit to the Vatican, where he raised the issue of Turkiye's conversion of the historic Monastery of Chora in Istanbul into a mosque.

The Greek Prime Minister, Mr. Kyriakos Mitsotakis, met with the Primate of the Roman Catholic Church, Pope Francis, who is paying, today, a visit to Greece.