Anatolian Times, Turkey
Dec 1 2006
Pope Conducts Religious Ceremony At Sourp Asdvadzadzin Church
ISTANBUL – Pope Benedict XVI conducted a religious ceremony at the
Sourp Asdvadzadzin (Virgin Mary) Church in Istanbul.
The pope visited the Patriarchate of Turkish Armenians in Kumkapi
neighborhood, and was welcomed by Patriarch Mesrob II.
The ceremony lasted about half an hour, and was attended by about 600
people.
After the ceremony, Pope Benedict XVI and Patriarch Mesrob II had a
tete-a-tete meeting.