Fr. Lombardi briefs press corps on Pope’s first day in Armenia
(Vatican Radio) Fr. Federico Lombardi, SJ, Director of the Holy See Press Office, held a press briefing on Friday following the first day of Pope Francis’ Apostolic Journey to Armenia.
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In the briefing, Fr. Lombardi revisited the major events of Friday and looked ahead to the schedule for Saturday.
He also specified the nature of Pope Francis’ use of the word ‘genocide’ for the Metz Yeghern, or ‘Great Evil’, of the Armenian people in 1915.