On December 6th and 7th, HE Arch. Nareg Alemezian conducted official meetings in the Vatican with His Holiness Pope Francis, Cardinal Marc Ouellet, and representatives from the Dicasteries for Promoting Christian Unity and the Eastern Churches.

During his meeting with Pope Francis, Arch. Nareg conveyed warm regards from His Holiness Aram I and discussed the recent developments in Artsakh, Armenia, and Lebanon. He highlighted the challenges faced by Armenians and outlined the measures initiated by Aram I to address them. Arch. Nareg also presented his book, “Instruction on the Orthodox Faith and Virtuous and Pure Life,” dedicated to Pope Francis in gratitude for his declaration of St. Krikor Naregatsi as Doctor of the Church in 2015.

In the Dicastery for Promoting Christian Unity, Arch. Nareg met with Cardinal Kurt Koch’s representatives: HE Msgr. Brian Farrell and Rev. Fr. Hyacinthe Destivelle. In the Dicastery for the Eastern Churches, he met with the prefect, HE Arch. Claudio Gugerotti.