Papal tribute to late Armenian Catholic Patriarch (Vatican Press Office)

In a particularly personal tribute, Pope Francis recalled his meetings with Gregory Peter XX Ghabroyan, who died at 86. “We commend the soul of this our brother to the Mercy of God, to whose throne, we are sure, he is accompanied by the intercessory prayers of the Mother of God Mary Most Holy, of Saint Gregory the Illuminator and of Saint Gregory of Narek, together with all the Armenian martyrs and saints,” the Pope concluded.