▁acknowled ging ▁their ▁shared ▁commit ment ▁to ▁hol iness ▁and ▁def ending ▁the ▁dign ity ▁of ▁human ▁life ▁and ▁celebr ating ▁friendship ▁between ▁C athol ics ▁and ▁Co ptic ▁Orth odox ▁Christians . ▁The ▁Pope ▁said , ▁" we ▁are ▁able ▁even ▁now ▁to ▁make ▁visible ▁the ▁commun ion ▁unit ing ▁us ." ▁ ▁In ▁June ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁Pope ▁Francis ▁met ▁with ▁Mor an ▁Mor ▁Ign ati us ▁A ph rem ▁II , ▁Patri arch ▁of ▁the ▁Sy ri ac ▁Orth odox ▁Church . ▁The ▁two ▁prim ates ▁discussed ▁their ▁desire ▁to ▁work ▁toward ▁full ▁commun ion ▁between ▁their ▁two ▁churches , ▁stating ▁that ▁Ant io ch ▁and ▁Rome ▁are ▁the ▁only ▁two ▁Apost ol ic ▁Se es ▁where ▁St . ▁Peter ▁the ▁Apost le ▁had ▁pre ached . ▁They ▁also ▁expressed ▁an ▁e ag ern ess ▁to ▁celebr ate ▁E aster ▁on ▁a ▁common ▁date , ▁as ▁C athol ics ▁and ▁Oriental ▁Orth odox ▁have ▁separate ▁days ▁for ▁E aster . ▁ ▁During ▁his ▁pap al ▁visit ▁to ▁Armen ia ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁Pope ▁Francis ▁pray ed ▁inside ▁Et ch mi ad zin ▁C athedral , ▁the ▁mother ▁church ▁of ▁the ▁Armen ian ▁Apost ol ic ▁Church ▁and ▁the ▁oldest ▁state - built ▁church ▁in ▁the ▁world , ▁alongside ▁the ▁C athol icos ▁of ▁All ▁Armen ians , ▁K are kin ▁II . ▁During ▁the ▁prayer ▁service , ▁the ▁Pope ▁asked ▁for ▁and ▁received ▁a ▁bless ing ▁from ▁C athol icos ▁K are kin