YEREVAN, JUNE 20, ARMENPRESS: The head of the Armenian Apostolic Church, His Holiness Karekin II, Supreme Patriarch and Catholicos of All Armenians, has departed today for Istanbul, Turkey for a seven-day Pontifical Visit. The press office of the Church said His Holiness is traveling to Turkey upon the joint invitation of His Beatitude Archbishop Mesrob Mutafian, Armenian Patriarch of Constantinople; and His All Holiness Bartholomew I, Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople.
During this first Pontifical Visit of His Holiness Karekin II to Turkey, the Catholicos of All Armenians will visit Armenian churches and holy shrines, extend his pontifical blessings to the Armenian community of Istanbul, and meet with Armenian intellectuals and young men and women. On Sunday, June 25, His Holiness will celebrate a Pontifical Divine Liturgy in the Armenian Patriarchate’s Cathedral of the Holy Mother of God.
For two days during the trip, His Holiness will also be the guest of the Ecumenical Patriarch in a fraternal visit. His Holiness will have a number of ecumenical meetings in the Armenian Patriarchate as well. Also planned is a meeting between the Pontiff of All Armenians and the Governor of Istanbul. His Holiness is scheduled to return to the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin on June 28.
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