Armenian President to attend Pope Francis funeral

Armenian President Vahagn Khachaturyan will visit the Vatican on April 26 to attend the funeral of Pope Francis, the presidential office said in a press release.

Pope Francis died on April 21 at the age of 88.  

Pope Francis, the first Latin American leader of the Roman Catholic Church, died after suffering a stroke and cardiac arrest. He led the church since 2013.

The funeral will take place on Saturday.

Earlier the Armenian Church announced that Catholicos Karekin II will also attend the funeral.