Armenia and Azerbaijan reached an agreement this week to work together for the development of Nagorno-Karabakh -- an ethnically Armenian region -- which has been a major theatre in several conflicts, including the war the countries fought last year. The Armenian Ambassador to the Holy See, Garen Nazarian, spoke with the Catholic Herald late last year to provide the Armenian view of the most recent war with Azerbaijan, which broke out last September.

After a ceasefire in November, scores Armenian churches could become part of predominantly Muslim Azerbaijan.

Francis meets President Ilham Aliyev at end of three-day trip

A Turkish Foreign Ministry statement accused the Pope of 'bias' and said he had 'disappointed the Turkish people'

Francis told reporters that the European Union needs to change, but added 'the baby shouldn't be thrown out with the bathwater'

The Pope spoke to reporters on his flight back to Rome from Armenia

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Pope Francis and Armenian Apostolic Catholicos Karekin II issue a joint declaration