” ” The Catholicos of Cilicia of the Armenians, Aram I, will be visiting Rome and the Vatican from November 23rd to 27th. The "important ecumenical event" was reported today by the Vatican radio station, relaying an official release. On November 24th, reads the release, the Armenian delegation will stop and pray on the grave of John Paul II in Saint Peter’s, then it will stop in Largo San Gregorio l’Illuminatore to pay tribute to Saint Gregory the Enlightener, considered the apostle of the apostolic Armenian Church. Then, soon after that, Benedict XVI and the Catholicos will meet in the Apostolic Palace, in a spirit of brotherhood and friendliness, stopping and prayer together at the Chapel of "Redemptoris Mater". Also on November 24th, the Patriarch of the Armenian Church will be received by the cardinal archpriest of the Basilica di San Paolo fuori le Mura, Andrea Cordero Lanza di Montezemolo, for a tour of the holy places and to attend a short liturgy.
