AdvertisementIn Armenia Visit, Pope Aims For Reconciliation In A Tense RegionJune 24, 2016Sylvia PoggiolifacebookEmailPope Francis (center), flanked by the head of Armenia's Orthodox Church Karekin II (seventh left) and Catholicos Aram I (sixth right), celebrated an Armenian-Rite Mass in St. Peter's Basilica in April 2015. Pope Francis called the slaughter of Armenians by Ottoman Turks "the first genocide of the 20th century," sparking a diplomatic rift with Turkey. (AP)