Pope Francis is wrapping up his trip to Armenia with a liturgy in the Apostolic cathedral celebrated by his Orthodox hosts and a visit to Armenia's closed border with Turkey.
Francis has said he would love to see the border reopened, given his longstanding call for countries to build bridges, not walls, at their frontiers.
Turkey closed its border with Armenia in support for its ally and ethnic kin, Azerbaijan, after the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict erupted into a full-scale war in 1992. The blockade has worsened Armenia's economic problems.
On Sunday, Francis is due to release a dove of peace near the border at the Khor Virap monastary. The monastary is one of the most sacred sites in Armenia and lies in the shadow of Mount Ararat, where according to legend, Noah landed his ark.