This morning, 20 October 2025, His Holiness Pope Leo XIV received in Audience, in the Vatican Apostolic Palace, His Excellency Nikol Pashinyan, Prime Minister of the Republic of Armenia, who subsequently met with His Eminence Cardinal Pietro Parolin, Secretary of State, accompanied by Archbishop Paul Richard Gallagher, Secretary for Relations with States and International Organizations.

During the cordial talks at the Secretariat of State, satisfaction was expressed for the good relations between the Holy See and Armenia, a country with an ancient Christian tradition. Certain aspects of the life of the Catholic Church in the country were also highlighted.

At the same time, attention was also given to other issues of common interest, in particular the need for a stable and lasting peace in the South Caucasus.

From the Vatican, 20 October 2025