Pope Francis, who is travelling to the Greek island of Lesbos this weekend said that refugees were not numbers but are people who have faces, names, stories, and need to be treated as such.
The Greek island of Lesbos is the place where hundreds and thousands of refugees and migrants have used as a stepping stone in their trip to northern Europe, many not surviving the journey.
"Refugees are not numbers, they are people who have faces, names, stories, and need to be treated as such," Pope Francis tweeted.
The issue of migrants and refugees has always occupied a central part of his discourse. He had also criticised developed countries for the way they have dealt with the crises.
Apart from meeting the migrants and refugees in Moria, a fenced complex holding more than 3,000 refugees since a deal was reached to stem the flow last month between the European Union and Turkey, Pope Francis is set to urge leaders and societies to be and show more compassion to them.