On July 1, Reverend Archimandrite Tovma Khachatryan, ACYOWorld spiritual rector, the director of the Central Office, received a group of pilgrims that arrived from Italy at ACYOWorld Office, accompanied by Mrs. Marina Mavian, the president of "Hay Dun" national institution of Milan. They started their pilgrimage from the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin, and at the end of the day they had a meeting with the Holy Father.

Father Tovma presented to the pilgrims the issues faced by the Armenian people.