Pope meets with Armenian Patriarch at the Vatican

The Pope welcomed the patriarch of Cilicia of Armenian Catholics, His Beatitude Nerses Bedros XIX Tarmouni. He also met with those who manage the Armenian seminary in Rome. The rector, who is quite young, joked with Pope Francis. NATS GREETING As a gift, the Patriarch gave the Pope a bronze crucifix that actually had to be carried out by two people. This couple, also accompanied the Patriarch. The woman told the Pope that her family was a victim of the Armenian genocide back in 1915. -It was the first major genocide of the XX century. The Armenian Church has about 350,000 members which are in different parts of the Middle East. The Church has a strong presence in Egypt and Turkey.