Azerbaijan and Vatican

Vatican official thanks Azerbaijan for support

Vatican official thanks Azerbaijan for support

The assistant to the President of Azerbaijan, Executive Director of the Heydar Aliyev Foundation Anar Alakbarov met with the Prefect of the Vatican Dicastery for the Eastern Churches,  Cardinal Claudio Gugerotti. The meeting …

Vatican Secretary of State to visit Azerbaijan

Vatican Secretary of State to visit Azerbaijan

Today, after the ceremony of presenting credentials to Pope Francis, Azerbaijani Ambassador to the Vatican Ilgar Mukhtarov met with Secretary of State Cardinal Pietro Parolin. At the meeting, Pietro Parolin said that he would visit …

Ambassador Ilgar Mukhtarov invites Pope to Azerbaijan

Ambassador Ilgar Mukhtarov invites Pope to Azerbaijan

Today, new Azerbaijani Ambassador to the Vatican Ilgar Mukhtarov presented his credentials to Pope Francis. He conveyed the greetings of President Ilham Aliyev and First Vice President Mehriban Aliyeva to the head of the Roman Catholic Church, …

Mehriban Aliyeva meets with Pope Francis

Mehriban Aliyeva meets with Pope Francis

First Vice-President of the Republic of Azerbaijan, President of the Heydar Aliyev Foundation, First Lady Mehriban Aliyeva, who is in Italy on an official visit, has met with Pope Francis today. …

Pope Francis calls for settling Karabakh issue

Pope Francis calls for settling Karabakh issue

The world, unfortunately, is experiencing the tragedy of many conflicts fuelled by intolerance, which in turn is fomented by violent ideologies and by the effective denial of the rights of the weakest, Pope Francis said at the …

Pope Francis visits Alley of Martyrs in Baku

Pope Francis visits Alley of Martyrs in Baku

Pope Francis visited the Alley of Martyrs in Baku Oct.2 as part of his official visit to Azerbaijan, Trend reports. A guard of honor was lined up for the Pope in the Alley of Martyrs. The anthems of Azerbaijan …

Official welcoming ceremony held for Pope Francis in Baku

Official welcoming ceremony held for Pope Francis in Baku

An official welcoming ceremony has been held for Pope Francis, who is on a pastoral visit in the Republic of Azerbaijan, Trend reports. A guard of honor was arranged for the Pontiff on the square decorated with the …

Pope Francis calls for peace during mass in Baku

Pope Francis calls for peace during mass in Baku

The religious ceremonies were held in the Catholic church in Baku as part of Pope Francis’s official visit to Azerbaijan Oct. 2. Pope Francis cited the Bible following the religious ceremonies, Trend reports. Pope …

Pope Francis visits Baku for the first time

Pope Francis visits Baku for the first time

Pope Francis arrived in Baku today. He was welcomed by Yaqub Eyyubov, Azerbaijani first deputy prime minister and Khalaf Khalafov, deputy foreign minister, at the Heydar Aliyev International …

 Pope Francis' visit to Baku symbolizes peace

Pope Francis' visit to Baku symbolizes peace

Pope Francis will visit Azerbaijan already this Sunday. The leader of the Roman Catholic Church and Sovereign of the Vatican City has started his Caucasian tour. Today he arrived in Georgia. The pontiff will arrive in …

Pope to visit Azerbaijan in autumn

Pope to visit Azerbaijan in autumn

Pope Francis is going to visit Georgia and Azerbaijan in the course of his apostolic trip from September 30th to October 2nd, the press service of Vatican reported. Before that, in June, the Pope will visit Armenia, RIA …