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Only by knowing history can new generation become true citizens – Armenian Catholicos

by OCP May 13, 2012 News

12/5/2012 All Armenian Catholicos Karekin II received the magistrates of Armenia’s State Pedagogical Institute’s History and Rights faculty and the Faculty Chair Ruben Mirzakhanyan on Friday at the Holy See in Saint Etchmiadzin. During the meeting the Catholicos talked about the important mission of history teachers to educate the young generation with patriotism. He stressed [...]

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123 Armenian Genocide survivors live in Armenia

by OCP April 24, 2012 Featured News

24/4/2012 123 people, who survived the Armenian Genocide organized in Ottoman Turkey in 1915-1922, are currently living in Armenia, the head of social statistics and National Statistics Service of Armenia Nelly Baghdasaryan told Armenian News-NEWS.am. As of July 1, 2011, 123 survivors of the Armenian Genocide currently live in Armenia, while as of July 1, [...]

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Remembering genocide and faith at Geghard Monastery in the mountains of Armenia

by OCP April 22, 2012 Featured News
Geghard Monastery, a Fourth Century Armenian Christian monastery, overlooks the Azat River gorge in the Caucasus region of Armenia. (Courtesy of Andy Anderson)

[/caption]The Huntsville Times 22/4/2012 HUNTSVILLE, Alabama — Prior to my Sabbatical travels to Armenia last summer, the No. 1 FAQ was, “Where in the world is Armenia?” The rich Armenian culture developed in the Caucasus, the peninsula between the Baltic and Black Seas, several thousand years BCE. Armenia’s ancient borders were once much larger, including [...]

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Ancient inhabitation beneath Armenia’s Tatev Monastery – newspaper

by OCP April 10, 2012 News

10/4/2012 YEREVAN. – There is an ancient city in the area of Armenia’s Tatev Monastery, under the earth. This city is not yet studied, and archaeologists from Russia are planned to come to carry out studies, Iravunk daily writes, referring to the information it has received. “Senior specialist Boris Gasparyan of the …

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LCO to unearth ancient sites in Armenia

by OCP March 30, 2012 News

28/3/2012 LOC Website: In its 35th year, the Land and Culture Organization (LCO) is returning to Armenia again this summer to continue restoration work on historical Armenian sites. Last year, over 60 dedicated volunteers from Armenia, Canada, England, France, Nagorno-Karabakh, Syria and the United States came throughout the summer restoring their Armenian legacy. This summer’s [...]

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Armenians printed the first paper and founded the first church in Singapore

by OCP March 30, 2012 News

28/3/2012 Within the framework of the visit to Singapore Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan had a meeting with Singapore’s President Tony Tan Keng Yam. The interlocutors discussed the cooperation between the two countries in different spheres and the perspectives of intensification of the political dialogue. According to the President of Singapore, although the two countries established [...]

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Armenia Fund official gets AAC medal

by OCP March 28, 2012 News

27/3/2012 PanARMENIAN.Net – Ara Aghishian, Esq., Chairman of Armenia Fund U.S. Western Region, received the St. Nerses the Graceful Medal at the Western Diocese of the Armenian Apostolic Church. The medal was bestowed upon him by Karekin II, Supreme Patriarch and Catholicos of All Armenians. Upon conclusion of Holy Mass, Ara Aghishian along with his [...]

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Catholicos thanks Japanese diplomat for supporting Armenia

by OCP March 10, 2012 News

10/3/2012 ETCHMIADZIN. – The Catholicos of All Armenians Karekin II on Friday received Keiji Ide, the Minister Plenipotentiary of Japan and the country’s Deputy Chief of Mission in Russia. Karekin II pleasingly reflected on the developing cooperation between Armenia and Japan. And, in the person of the Minister, the Catholicos extended his gratitude to …

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Repairs for Saint Nshan: Georgia to restore Armenian Church

by OCP March 8, 2012 News

7/3/2012 The National Agency for Protection of Cultural Heritage of Georgia announced Tuesday that it has begun restoration of Saint Nshan church, an Armenian house of worship that was seriously damaged in two fires during January. Restoration is expected to take three months. In mid-January, a group of experts from the Ministry of Culture of [...]

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Armenian Deputy Patriarch of Constantinople complains about discrimination against Armenians in Turkey

by OCP March 7, 2012 News

5/3/2012 ISTANBUL. – Archbishop Aram Ateshyan, the Armenian Deputy Patriarch of Constantinople, and the spiritual leaders of Turkey’s Assyrian Catholic and Orthodox communities also attended the conference held in Istanbul and devoted to the preparations for the country’s new Constitution. In his address at the event, Archbishop Ateshyan noted that Turkey’s current Constitution …

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About a Slice of History

by OCP March 3, 2012 News

BY CATHERINE YESAYAN 2/3/2012 Learning a slice of history from the city of Tabriz, where Armenians have thrived for centuries, is one of the attractions of a special March 10 banquet planned by “Jan Tavriz.” The group strives to preserve Armenian heritage in Tabriz and in the northwestern region of Iran known as the province [...]

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Armenia’s Supreme Spiritual Council holds meeting in extended format

by OCP March 3, 2012 News

3/3/2012 Armenia’s Supreme Spiritual Council meeting in extended format took place at the Holy See in St. Etchmiadzin led by all Armenian Catholicos Karekin II. The Supreme Spiritual Council heard Georgia’s Armenian Diocese leader Bishop Mirzakhanyan who presented the Armenian sanctuaries’ condition in Georgia. The council also touched upon the anti-Armenian report representing the Hojalu [...]

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Lebanon held commemoration event to honor victims of Sumgait massacres

by OCP February 28, 2012 Featured News

28/2/2012 BEIRUT. – All Armenian churches in Lebanon held commemoration liturgy for the victims of Sumgait massacres on Feb. 26. After the liturgy in the Antelias Armenian church, Catholicos of the Great House of Cilicia Aram I and Armenia’s Ambassador to Lebanon Ashot Kocharyan delivered speeches. The Ambassador stated in particular that the severest ethnic [...]

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The Key to Armenia’s Survival

by OCP February 26, 2012 Featured News
An Armenian merchant portrayed by Giovanni Grevembroch in the 18th century

By RODERICK CONWAY MORRIS 24/2/2012 VENICE — Armenian civilization is one of the most ancient of those surviving in the Middle East, but for large parts of its history Armenia has been a nation without a country. This has given the spoken and written word, the primary means through which Armenian identity has been preserved, [...]

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Slovakian clergymen to visit Armenia and Nagorno-Karabakh

by OCP February 15, 2012 News

14/2/2012 YEREVAN.- The representative of Slovakian clergy will visit Armenia and Nagorno-Karabakh, leader of Armenian community of Slovakia Ashot Grigoryan said at a Tuesday press conference. According to him, the delegation will arrive in Armenia on February 28 to hold meetings with Catholicos of All Armenians Karekin II. After a two-day visit to Armenia, the [...]

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Azerbaijani ambassador: Armenians try to represent Karabakh conflict as religious to Europe

by OCP February 3, 2012 News

Trend E.Tariverdiyeva 2/2/2012 Russia has recently proved that it wants the OSCE Minsk group to promote the settlement of the Nagorno-Karabakh Armenian-Azerbaijani conflict, the Azerbaijani ambassador to Italy Vagif Sadikhov said in an interview with the Italian Limes newspaper. “Russian presidents have organised over 10 meetings between the Azerbaijani and Armenian presidents over the years. [...]

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Catholicos of All Armenians: “God bless all Armenian soldiers”

by OCP January 29, 2012 Featured News

29/1/2012 On January 28 Catholicos of All Armenians Garegin the Second sent a congratulation letter on the 20th anniversary of the formulation of Armed Forces of Republic of Armenia. Press center of Holy See St. Etchmiadzin informs about this. The message especially says: “Holy See Mother Etchmiadzin blesses Armenian Army and Armenian soldiers on the [...]

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Commentary: Georgia’s Chokehold on Armenia Reaches Critical Level

by OCP January 28, 2012 News

By Edmond Y. Azadian 26/1/2012 While Armenian news media outlets have been concentrating on the French Senate action criminalizing the denial of the Armenian Genocide, closer to home relations with neighboring Georgia are causing heartaches for citizens and government officials alike. Relations are tense, to say the least. Georgian authorities are cognizant that they have [...]

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A Story about the Magi in Armenia

by OCP January 21, 2012 Featured News
As Matthew 2:12 confirms, the Magi decided to return to their homeland via a different way. According to the Gontag, the Magi struck northward from Bethlehem and arrived on a plain outside the ancient city of Moush.

Rev. Dr. George A. Leylegian 21/1/2012 Originally Posted on 6th of January 2012. As we prepare to celebrate the Feast of the Nativity and Revelation of Jesus Christ on Jan. 6, I thought you might be interested in an important part of history that involves the Magi who followed the Star to Bethlehem, and then [...]

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Armenian church in Tbilisi to be restored

by OCP January 21, 2012 News

19/1/2012 Armenia and Georgia have reached an agreement on restoration of the Armenian Church of Surb Nshan in Tbilisi, News Armenia reports. A group of Armenian experts from the Culture Ministry, supervised by the head of the Agency for Preservation of Historic and Cultural Monuments, Serzhik Arakelyan, visited Tbilisi on January 11-13 to investigate the [...]

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Divine Liturgy of Holy Nativity and Theophany of Our Lord Jesus Christ kicked off

by OCP January 6, 2012 News

06/01/2012 The Divine Liturgy of Holy Nativity and Theophany of Our Lord Jesus Christ kicked off at the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin. The officiating priest at mass is Catholicos of All Armenians is Karekin II. The president of Armenia Serzh Sargsyan accompanied by his wife Rita Sargsyan was present at the Liturgy, as well [...]

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Israeli lawmakers wrestle with marking deaths in Armenia

by OCP December 28, 2011 News

By Izzy Lemberg, CNN 26/12/2011 STORY HIGHLIGHTS Israeli parliamentary committee debates issue of mass deaths in Armenia Committee looked at establishing an official memorial day Turkey contends there was no genocide The committee did not take a vote or schedule further debate Jerusalem (CNN) — In a move that could further erode already soured relations [...]

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Opening presentation of new charity foundation takes place in Yerevan

by OCP December 26, 2011 News

23/12/2011 YEREVAN. – Hovhannes Sage Catholicos of Odzun charity foundation’s opening presentation took place in the Armenian-Russian (Slavonic) university in Yerevan on Thursday. The foundation was created to bring to live at least some of the national historic and architecture monuments. The aim of the foundation is to restore the historic and architecture masterpieces in [...]

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“Armenia: From Centuries to Eternity” presented at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs

by OCP December 19, 2011 News

19.12.2011 The “Armenia: From Centuries to Eternity” book was presented at the Armenian Ministry of Foreign Affairs today. It has been published by the Armenian Embassy in the United Arab Emirates. The book is dedicated to the 20th anniversary of independence of the Republic of Armenia. It includes general information about the Republic of Armenia [...]

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Reconciling the Irreconcilable: Turkish-Armenians face the challenges of status and identity

by OCP December 15, 2011 News
“You are happy, you have Ararat,” says Istanbul-based Armenian Janet Petrosoglu

By GAYANE ABRAHAMYAN ArmeniaNow reporter 14/12/2011 After visiting Armenia, Istanbul-Armenian Janet Petrosoglu felt the controversy of her national identity issues even stronger than before, against her prior expectation of finding some relief. “In Armenia I felt that I would keep on living with an internal split. Turkish-Armenians are identified with Turks here; and we are [...]

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