The Catholicos of All Armenians, Karekin II, on Tuesday left for Rome, Italy, to attend a conference devoted to religions and cultures in dialogue, and an inter-church prayer service, reported the Information Services of the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin.
Also, the Catholicos will deliver an address at the conference, and deliver a sermon at the inter-church prayer service.
During the visit, Karekin II will meet with Pope Francis, too.
The delegation comprises Pontifical Delegate for Western Europe, the official representative of the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin in the Vatican, Fr. Khazhak Archbishop Parsamyan, Chief Sacristian of the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin See, Bishop Mushegh Babayan, Human Rights Defender of the Republic of Armenia Arman Tatoyan, Director of the Propaganda Center and the Artsakh Office for the Preservation of Cultural and Cultural Heritage at the Mother See, Archimandrite Garegin Hambardzumyan and Father Anania Tsaturyan, Staff-bearer of His Holines.
The Armenian Patriarch of Constantinople, Archbishop Sahak Mashalyan, will also participate in the conferenee.