Pope at Armenia Genocide Memorial: Never Forget or Minimize

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Pope Francis, Catholicos of All Armenians Karekin II and Armenian President Serzh Sarksyan attend a ceremony in commemoration of Armenians killed by Ottoman forces during World War One at the Tzitzernakaberd Genocide Memorial in Yerevan, Armenia, June 25, 2016. A sombre Pope Francis, "with pain in my heart," paid tribute on Saturday to the 1.5 million Armenians massacred in 1915, an event which he has labelled a genocide, risking Turkey's ire. REUTERS/Maurizio Brambatti/Pool

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Pope Francis signs a visitors' book during a commemoration ceremony for Armenians killed by Ottoman Turks, at the Tsitsernakaberd Memorial Complex in Yerevan, Armenia, June 25, 2016. "Here I pray with sorrow in my heart so that a tragedy like this never again occurs, so that humanity will never forget and will know how to defeat evil with good," Francis wrote in the memorial's guest book. REUTERS/David Mdzinarishvili

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Pope Francis (C), Catholicos of All Armenians Karekin II (L) and Armenian President Serzh Sarksyan arrive for a ceremony in commemoration of Armenians killed by Ottoman forces during World War One at the Tzitzernakaberd Genocide Memorial in Yerevan, Armenia, June 25, 2016. Pope wrote in the memorial's guest book, "May God protect the memory of the Armenian people. Memory should never be watered-down or forgotten. Memory is the source of peace and the future." Osservatore Romano/Handout via REUTERS

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Pope Francis (R) and Catholicos of All Armenians Karekin II attend a ceremony in commemoration of Armenians killed by Ottoman forces during World War One at the Tzitzernakaberd Genocide Memorial in Yerevan, Armenia, June 25, 2016. Pope Francis demanded Saturday that the world never forget or minimize the Ottoman-era slaughter of Armenians as he paid his respects at the country's imposing genocide memorial and greeted survivors emboldened by his recognition of the "genocide." Osservatore Romano/Handout via REUTERS

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Pope Francis and Catholicos of All Armenians Karekin II attend a ceremony in commemoration of Armenians killed by Ottoman forces during World War One at the Tzitzernakaberd Genocide Memorial in Yerevan, Armenia, June 25, 2016. A sombre Pope Francis, "with pain in my heart," paid tribute on Saturday to the 1.5 million Armenians massacred in 1915, an event which he has labelled a genocide, risking Turkey's ire. REUTERS/Maurizio Brambatti/Pool

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Pope Francis (C) and Catholicos of All Armenians Karekin II (R) leave at the end of a mass at Vardanants Square in Gyumri, Armenia, June 25, 2016. Pope Francis demanded Saturday that the world never forget or minimize the Ottoman-era slaughter of Armenians as he paid his respects at the country's imposing genocide memorial and greeted survivors emboldened by his recognition of the "genocide." REUTERS/Alessandro Bianchi

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