Cyprus Pope Vısıt

epa02184993 A view of a Franciscan monastery near rows of barrels obstructing access into the United Nations " green line " which splits the Cypriot capital Nicosia , on 3June 2010 . Pope Benedict does not have a political agenda in visiting Cyprus from 4-6June , but his accommodation at the Franciscan monastery in territory under the jurisdiction of U . N . peacekeeping forces brings a long-standing conflict into sharper focus . The Roman Catholic Holy Cross Church in the medieval heart of Nicosia still bears scars from the crossfire of ethnic strifefrom a Turkish invasion triggered by a Greek inspired coup in 1974 . EPA/KATIA CHRISTODOULOU  EPA/KATIA CHRISTODOULOU