Category Archives: Christianity

Istanbul’s Oldest Armenian Church Reopens

ISTANBUL (Hetq) — Istanbul’s Saint Gregory the Enlightener Armenian Apostolic Church was reopened after a six-month restoration on Sunday.

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Christmas, Blessing of the Water Celebrated in Armenia

YEREVAN — Hundreds of Armenians attended the Holy Mass performed by the head of the Armenian Apostolic Church Karekin II in Echmiadzin, which is the seat of the Catholicos of All Armenians, to celebrate Christmas Friday.

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Echmiadzin to Boycott Mass at Akhtamar

VAN (RFE/RL) — In a dramatic about-face, the Mother See of the Armenian Apostolic Church has decided to boycott the upcoming liturgy at the Surp Khatch Church on Akhtamar, now in southeastern Turkey, because of Ankara’s refusal to restore a … Continue reading

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St. James Cathedral Added to World Monuments Fund Watch List

JERUSALEM (Christian Post) — The New York-based World Monuments Fund (WMF) has placed the Cathedral of St. James in the Armenian Quarter of Jerusalem’s Old City on its 2010 watch list of 93 cultural heritage sites at risk in 47 … Continue reading

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The Sixth Commandment

By Nubar Dorian Please take out your precious Holy Bible — still the best-selling book of all time and read one more time the Ten Commandments. I am sure you will note that no laws exist which break, like atheists, … Continue reading

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MIT Conference Speaks to US Policies’ Shortfall Regarding Armenians

By Andy Turpin Mirror-Spectator Staff CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — On March 13, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Faculty of History, the Center for International Studies, the Office of Religious Affairs and the Program on Human Rights and Justice presented a … Continue reading

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Living Proof of the Armenian Genocide

The US Wants to Deny that Turkey’s Slaughter of 1.5 million Armenians in 1915 was Genocide. But the Evidence is There, in a Hilltop Orphanage Near Beirut By Robert Fisk It’s only a small grave, a rectangle of cheap concrete … Continue reading

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Chobanian Premiers Fires Of Zarathustra

BEREA, Ohio — Baldwin-Wallace College Composer-in-Residence Loris Ohannes Chobanian’s composition Avarayr — Fires of Zarathustra was premiered by the BW Symphonic Wind Ensemble conducted by Dwight Oltman, on January 22. A week later, the composition was performed at the Ohio … Continue reading

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