Within the framework of his visit to the Holy See, Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan met with His Holiness Pope Leo XIV. His Holiness welcomed Prime Minister Pashinyan’s visit to the Vatican and his participation in the canonization ceremony of Archbishop Ignatius Maloyan and six other Blesseds. He emphasized the close relations established between the Holy See and Armenia, particularly emphasizing the role of the Mekhitarist Congregation of Venice in deepening these ties....
During his working visit to the Holy See (Vatican), Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan met with Armenian Catholicos-Patriarch of the Catholicosate of Cilicia, His Eminence and Beatitude Father Raphael Petros 21st Minasyan, and students of the college at the Levonian College attached to the St. Nicholas Armenian Catholic Church in Rome. During the meeting, issues of Armenia’s domestic and foreign policy, current issues, the peace process between Armenia and Azerbaijan, regional...
Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan visited the Embassy of the Republic of Armenia in Italy. Accompanied by Ambassador Vladimir Karapetyan, the Prime Minister toured the embassy and interacted with the staff. Vladimir Karapetyan provided details on the activities of the embassy and the process of cooperation with the Italian Government.
Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan visited the Embassy of the Republic of Armenia to the Holy See. Accompanied by the Ambassador of the Republic of Armenia to the Holy See Boris Sahakyan, the Prime Minister toured the embassy and got acquainted with the working conditions and activities of the embassy. Current issues of cooperation between the embassy and the Holy See were discussed, as well as directions for the further development of relations between Armenia and the Holy See.
Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan attended the dinner in honor of canonization of Archbishop Ignatius Maloyan. The dinner was given on behalf of His Holiness Raphael Petros 21st, Catholicos Patriarch of the Armenian Catholic Church of Cilicia. Lebanese President Joseph Aoun also attended the dinner. * * * Ignatius Maloyan was born on April 8, 1869 in Mardin (Ottoman Empire). In 1883, the parish priest, noticing signs of religious orientation in the fourteen-year-old Maloyan, sent...
The canonization ceremony of Archbishop Ignatius Maloyan and six other blesseds took place in St. Peter’s Square in the Vatican, presided over by His Holiness Pope Leo XIV. The ceremony was attended by the Prime Minister of the Republic of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan. During the ceremony, His Holiness Pope Leo XIV welcomed the leaders participating in the ceremony, including the Prime Minister of the Republic of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan, the President of Italy Sergio Mattarella and...
