Pope arrives in Greece

The pope arrived in Greece today for a personal pilgrimage with much wider implications: trying to heal nearly 1,000 years of discord between the Vatican and Orthodox churches.

Pope arrives in  Greece

The pope arrived in Greece today for a personal pilgrimage with much wider implications: trying to heal nearly 1,000 years of discord between the Vatican and Orthodox churches.

John Paul, making his first international voyage in a year, is the first pope in Greece in nearly 13 centuries. His six day trip to retrace he biblical journeys of the Apostle Paul will also pass through Syria and Malta.

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