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His Holiness Karekin II, Supreme Patriarch and Catholicos of All Armenians, visited Geneva on 12-13 October. Karekin II, a World Council of Churches (WCC) president, was attending the 2019 Swiss Red Cross Ball with the theme of “Brighten the Lives of our Elders.” The main purpose of the event was to support people with disabilities in Armenia.
Karekin II also celebrated a Patriarchal Divine Liturgy commemorating the 50th anniversary of the St Hagob Armenian Church of Geneva.
WCC programme executive for the Faith and Order Commission Dr Ani Ghazaryan Drissi, HH Karekin II, Supreme Patriarch and Catholicos of All Armenians, and WCC deputy general secretary Dr Fr Ioan Sauca. Photo: Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin
During the Divine Liturgy at the Armenian Church, the WCC was represented by WCC deputy general secretary Dr Fr Ioan Sauca and Dr Ani Ghazaryan Drissi, programme executive for the Faith and Order Commission. At the end of the celebration, they met with Karekin II, and highlighted the importance of the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin’s involvement in the ecumenical movement.
