600 journalists to cover Pope’s visit to Armenia
Some 600 journalists have applied for accreditation to cover cover Pope Francis’ upcoming visit the Armenia, the Foreign Ministry said in its latest tweet. Pope Francis is due to arrive in Armenia on June 24. After the official welcome ceremony at Zvartnots Airport, the Pontiff will leave for the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin. A welcoming service will be held in the Mother Cathedral of Holy Etchmiadzin. The same day Pope Francis is scheduled to meet with Serzh Sargsyan at the Presidential Palace. His Holiness is also expected to meet with a group of high-ranking officials, civil society and diplomatic corps. In the morning of June 25, Pope Francis will visit the Tsitsernakaberd Memorial and the Armenian Genocide Museum Institute. He will later leave for Gyumri together with the Catholicos of All Armenians to serve a Holy Mass at Vardanants Square. In the evening of June 25 an ecumenical service and a Prayer for Peace will take place at the Republic Square in Yerevan, offered by His Holiness Karekin II and Pope Francis. On June 26, the Pope will meet with Armenian Catholic Bishops and will participate in a Holy Liturgy and an ecumenical dinner at the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin. Pope Francis and the Catholicos of all Armenians will sign a joint statement and will hold a prayer at Khor Virap Monastery. The Pope will return to Rome on June 26.
