Home > Overseas MULTIMEDIA Pope Francis calls for better treatment of migrants Louisa Gouliamaki, AFP/ Pool Posted at Dec 06 2021 09:13 AM | Updated as of Dec 06 2021 11:26 AM Share Facebook Twitter Pinterest Viber Pope Francis greets two young refugee girls at the Reception and Identification Centre (RIC) in Mytilene on the island of Lesbos on Sunday. Pope Francis returned to the island of Lesbos, the migration flashpoint he first visited in 2016, to plead for better treatment of refugees as attitudes towards immigrants harden across Europe. Read More: Pope Francis Lesbos Greece migrants Reception and Identification Centre (RIC) Mytilene