Pope asks young people to resist ‘consumerist sirens’ as he ends Greece visit

Pope Francis during his visit the Saint Dionysius School of the Ursuline Sisters in Athens (Pool/AP)

Pope Francis has wrapped up his visit to Greece by encouraging its young people to follow their dreams and not be tempted by the consumerist “sirens” of today that promise easy pleasures.

Francis met with students at a Catholic school in Athens in his final event of a five-day visit to Cyprus and Greece that has been dominated by his concern for the plight of migrants seeking entry in Europe.