Pope, on Armenia Visit, Likely to Speak Cautiously

Pope Francis will visit Armenia this weekend and will try to avoid reigniting a diplomatic dispute with Turkey after his branding of the 1915 mass killings of Armenians as a genocide infuriated Ankara last year. During the three-day trip starting Friday, the pontiff will pray at Tzitzernakaberd, known in Armenia as the Genocide Memorial and Museum. The trip’s official Vatican program calls it "a memorial of the massacres." Francis will have to tread delicately there, as well...

© La Voix de l'Amérique - mercredi 22 juin 2016