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Francis in Armenia
Pope Francis and Catholicos Karekin II, patriarch of the Armenian Apostolic Church, greet the crowd after participating in a Divine Liturgy at Etchmiadzin in Vagharshapat, Armenia, June 26, 2016. (CNS/Paul Haring)
On the papal plane -- "The church must say it's sorry for not having comported itself well," Francis says. Must say this to gays, the poor and "mistreated women."
Vagharshapat, Armenia -- Pope Francis and the head of the Oriental Orthodox Armenian apostolic church both boldly declared Sunday that their communities are already one in prayer and action.
Yerevan, Armenia -- Turkey's Deputy Prime Minister says pope’s talk of Armenian genocide is a "great disgrace" that reflects the "traces and all the reflexes of the Crusades."
