Pope Francis receives Catholicos Aram I

On 12 June, the Holy Father received in private audience His Holiness Aram I, Catholicos of the Armenian Apostolic Church - Holy See of Cilicia (Antelias, Lebanon) in his study beside the Paul VI Hall. 

During his visit to Rome, from 11 to 13 June, the Catholicos gave a lecture at the Pontifical Oriental Institute, on 11 June, on "The role of religion in geostrategic changes in the Middle East", introduced by Cardinal Kurt Koch, Prefect of the Dicastery for Promoting Christian Unity.

Following the audience with Pope Francis, the Catholicos had several meetings in the Vatican, in particular with Cardinal Kurt Koch, Archbishop Paul Richard Gallagher, Secretary for Relations with States of the Secretariat of State, Cardinal Claudio Gugerotti, Prefect of the Dicastery for the Eastern Churches, and Cardinal Victor Fernández, Prefect of the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith.