His Holiness Karekin II, Supreme Patriarch and Catholicos of All Armenians, departed for Rome on Tuesday to participate in the “People as Brothers and the Future of the Country: Religions and Cultures in Dialogue” Conference and Inter-Church Prayer, organized by Sant'Egidio Community.

As Information Department at the Mother See reports, during the visit, the Pontiff of All Armenians will meet with His Holiness Pope Francis.

The delegation members accompanying His Holiness are His Eminence Archbishop Khajak Parsamyan, Pontifical Lelegate of Western Europe and representative of the Catholicos of All Armenians in Vatican; His Grace Bishop Moushegh Babayan, Grand Sacristan of the Mother See; Mr. Arman Tatoyan, Human Rights Defender of the Republic of Armenia; Rev. Fr. Archimandrite Karekin Hambardzumyan, Director of the Mission Department and the Department of the Preservation of Spiritual-Cultural Heritage of Artsakh operating in the Mother See; and Rev. Fr. Anania Tsaturyan, Staff-bearer of His Holiness.

His Beatitude Archbishop Sahak Mashalian, Armenian Patriarch of Constantinople; will also attend the Conference and Inter-Church Prayer.