5:11pmթԹ A concert in theթԹ Republic Square concluded the ceremony honoring the Pope’s historic journey to Armenia.
5:55pm:թԹ The Catholicos also expressed his regret that millions of people survive terrorism and wars, often losing their lives, with children belonging toթԹ different religions and beliefs experiencing torture in different parts of the world.
թ§Չ-ժOur people is now living in conditions of undeclared war, paying a high price for peace on our countryթ§Չ-Չ§s borders, the Nagorno-Karabakh peopleթ§Չ-Չ§s right to free life in their cradle,թ§Չ-Թ Garegin II said.
7:39pmթԹ After his prayer to God, the Armenian religious patriarch delivered his address to the Christian believers.
թ§Չ-ժHow lucky are those peace-lovers who are fortunate enough to be named sons of God . Your holiness Jesus Christ, Respected President of the Republic, dear pious people,թ§Չ-Թ said the Catholicos.
7:30pm: The concert is over and Pope Francis, accompanied by Garegn II, approached the platform.
6:45 pmթԹ While the invitees were taking their seats, and the people around wereթԹ gatheringթԹ to listen to the prayers, the State Youth Orchestr playedթԹ a concert.
Armeniaթ§Չ-Չ§s President Serzh Sargsyan and his wife Rita Sargsyan, as well as government officials, arrived at Republic Square.
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Yerevanթ§Չ-Չ§s Republic Square is nowթԹ hosting an ecumenic assemlyթԹ to honor Pope Francis’ historic journey to Armenia.
A Peace Prayer will follow the ceremony.
Earlier today, the pontific visited the Armenian Genocide Memorial accompanied by President Serzh Sargsyan and Catholicos of All Armenian Garegin II.թԹ He also visited the Memory Park to bless the tree planted in his honor.
The pontific later delivered a prayerթԹ with the Catholicos in the Vardanants Square ofթԹ Gyumri.
After the open-air ceremony, the pontific toured the second largestթԹ in Popemobile, greetingթԹ the enthusiastic residents who had taken to the streets to meet with him.
He also visited aթԹ nunnery of the Armenian Sisters of Immaculate Conception and the Cathedral of the Holy Mother of God (aka Cathedral of Seven Wounds). A visit to theթԹ Catholic Church concluded the Pope’sթԹ trip to Gyumri.
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