On Monday 18 May 2026, His Holiness Aram I, Catholicos of the Armenian Apostolic Church – See of Cilicia will pay a visit to the Holy Father. It will be the first official visit of the Catholicos to Pope Leo XIV.

The private meeting will be followed by a moment of prayer in the Urban VIII Chapel of the Apostolic Palace.

His Holiness Aram I will also visit the Dicastery for Promoting Christian Unity and other Dicasteries of the Roman Curia.

On 19 May, at the Pontifical Oriental Institute, the Catholicos will give a public lecture on the challenges faced by Churches in the Middle East.