Pope Francis to visit Lesbos, Greece, amid refugee crisis

Refugees and migrants can be seen on a beach behind a cross in a camp serving as a detention center on the Greek island of Lesbos. Human Rights Watch reports that none of the detainees had proper access to healthcare, sanitation facilities or legal aid.

Pakistani migrants play cricket near a refugee camp on the Greek island of Lesbos. On Saturday, Pope Francis will be visiting the island, which has become the epicenter of Europe’s refugee crisis.

A Pakistani migrant does his laundry near a refugee camp on the Greek island of Lesbos. Pope Francis will be visiting the island on Saturday, along with Orthodox church leaders and Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras.

A man looks through a gate at the Moria refugee camp on the Greek island of Lesbos.

People line up at the Moria refugee camp on the Greek island of Lesbos. The refugees hope that Greece’s northern borders will reopen to allow them to move to wealthier countries such as Germany and Sweden.