Vatican mass honors memory of Armenian Genocide victims![]() April 24, 2016 - 11:34 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - A mass commemorating the 101st anniversary of the Armenian Genocide was served in the Vatican’s St. Peters’ basilica on Saturday, April 24, Tert.am reports. On April 12 last year, Pope Francis described the mass killing of Armenians as genocide. During a special mass to mark the centenary of the mass killing, the pontiff referred to “the first genocide of the twentieth century that struck the Armenian people.” ![]() ![]() The foreign ministers of Armenia and Azerbaijan, Ararat Mirzoyan and Jeyhun Bayramov, have arrived in Washington. The CSTO budget for the current year requires adjustments due to the refusal of Yerevan to pay their share of contributions. Six total incidents have burned 19 old-growth trees. Friday night 8 trees were torched along the beautiful main entrance. The EU does not intend to conduct military exercises with Armenia, Lead Spokesperson for EU Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Peter Stano says. ![]() ![]() Partner news | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |