On May 16, the American University of Armenia (AUA) Political Science and International Affairs (PSIA) program hosted His Eminence Archbishop Khajag Barsamian, the Pontifical Legate of the Western Europe and Representative of the Armenian Apostolic Church to the Holy See. The guest lecture was organized as part of PSIA Foreign Policy Analysis graduate course to discuss the foreign relations of the Mother See of Holy...

On March 2, at the Papal General Audience in Vatican, Archbishop Khajag Barsamian presented Professor Abraham Terian to His Holiness Pope Francis. Prof. Terian had the opportunity to present to His Holiness his three new publications including “From the Depth of the Heart: Annotated Translations of the Prayers of St. Gregory of Narek”. The Pope expressed his appreciation to Prof. Terian and gave his blessings to him and...

 On February 28, on the occasion of the day of remembrance of St. Gregory of Narek (or Grigor Narekatsi in Armenian) in accordance to the Roman Catholic Church calendar, an ecumenical prayer service and a special presentation took place at the Pontifical University of Saint Thomas Aquinas in Rome. The ecumenical service was presided over by His Eminences Cardinal Kurt Koch, President of Pontifical Council for Promoting...

The Joint International Commission for Theological Dialogue between the Catholic Church and the Oriental Orthodox Churches held an online meeting on 26-28 January 2022. The meeting, jointly chaired by Cardinal Kurt Koch, President of PCPCU and by Bishop Kyrillos, Auxiliary Bishop in the Coptic Orthodox Diocese of Los Angeles, California, USA, was dedicated to the study of a draft document on the sacraments in the...

On Tuesday 25 January, Pope Francis presided at Vespers at St Paul Outside the Walls to conclude the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity, 2022. Archbishop Khajag Barsamian, Representative of the Armenian Church to the Holy See (Vatican) was invited, along with other ecumenical leaders, to join Pope Francis in this prayer service. Archbishop Khajag had the opportunity to present the fraternal warm greeting and good wishes of...

On 7 October at Domus Sanctae Marthae Cardinal Kurt Koch met with His Holiness Karekin II, Supreme Patriarch and Catholicos of All Armenians, together with His Beatitude Sahak II, Armenian Patriarch of Constantinople, within the context of their visit to Rome. In his introductory greeting at the dinner in honour of the guests, Cardinal Koch welcomed His Holiness Karekin II and His Beatitude Sahak II, on his first visit...

The G20 Interfaith Forum in 2021 brought together in Bologna (Italy) many religious, political and civic leaders from different countries for three-day deliberations on September 12-14. His Eminence Archbishop Khajag Barsamian, Pontifical Legate of the Western Europe and the Representative of the Armenian Apostolic Church, was invited to deliver his remarks in this forum. Archbishop Barsamian’s panel presentation on...

His Holiness Pope Francis invited Christian Leaders of Lebanon to Vatican for a Day of Prayer and Reflection for Lebanon. Some 10 senior leaders of the various Christian Churches and communities of Lebanon have arrived in the Vatican for a day of prayer and reflection with Pope Francis, on the current situation of the troubled Middle Eastern nation and its future, and to implore for the gift of peace and stability. The...

Entitled “Advancing integral disarmament in times of pandemic,” the online event advanced the goal of implementing a global ceasefire. It was organized on March 23, 2021 by the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development (DPIHD) and the Vatican Covid-19 Commission, in collaboration with the Strategic Concept for the Removal of Arms and Proliferation (SCRAP) of the SOAS University of London. The initiative was...

On March 10, Archbishop Khajag Barsamian, Representative of the Armenian Church to the Holy See (Vatican) and the Pontifical Legate of the Western Europe met with Cardinal Pietro Parolin, Secretary of the State of the Holy See. The meeting which took place at the Apostolic Palace of Vatican lasted about an hour in a very cordial atmosphere. Archbishop Barsamian first conveyed the warm greeting of His Holiness Karekin II,...