VATICAN CITY: Pope Francis embarks on a three-day visit to Armenia on Friday, just over a year after he enraged Turkey by using the term genocide to describe the mass killings of Armenians under the Ottoman Empire.

The Argentinian pontiff’s 14th overseas trip since his 2013 election is expected to see him highlight the Vatican’s concern over instability, conflict and the plight of Christians in the war-torn Middle East, which has resulted in his hosts having to welcome tens of thousands of refugees.

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