Tag: Armenia

Armenia’s national airline resuming flights to Syria on request from the Catholicos

OCP- July 2, 2012

Yerevan, June 29, Interfax - Armenia's national airline, Armavia, is due to resume on July 2 regular flights to Aleppo, a Syrian city where the ... Read More

500th Anniversary of ‘Church of Miracles’ in Romania to Be Celebrated in August

OCP- June 30, 2012

By Florence Avakian Special to the Mirror-Spectator 29/6/2012 SUCEAVA, Romania — The Hagigadar Armenian Monastery built in 1512 on a hill outside of this Romanian ... Read More

Intellectuals propose coordination of assistance to Syrian Armenians

OCP- June 20, 2012

19/6/2012 YEREVAN. – A group of Armenia’s thinkers have called on for the establishment of a Council of Coordination of Assistance to Syrian Armenians. As ... Read More

Armenian Patriarch Blesses All Bulgarians

OCP- June 15, 2012

14/6/2012 His Holiness, Catholicos Karekin II, Patriarch of the Armenian Apostolic Church has blessed all Bulgarians during the visit of Culture Minister, Vezhdi Rashidov to ... Read More

Gevorkian Theological Seminary and Vaskenian Theological Academy Accepting Applications for 2012-2013 Enrollment

OCP- June 15, 2012

15/6/2012 The application process for 2012-2013 candidates for the Gevorkian Theological Seminary and the Vaskenian Theological Academy (six-year educational program) is now open. The Gevorkian ... Read More

Ghosts and a Sole Survivor: A visit to a former Armenian district in Turkey

OCP- June 4, 2012

Photo: Gayane Mkrtchyan/ArmeniaNow.com By Gayane Mkrtchyan ArmeniaNow reporter 4/6/2012 Reminding of the Hanging Gardens of Babylon, abundant vegetation hangs like emerald bracelets in the stretching ... Read More

Turkish, Armenian journalists traveling throughout Turkey, Armenia and Georgia

OCP- May 30, 2012

30.05.2012 A group of Turkish and Armenian journalists are traveling throughout Turkey, Armenia and Georgia from May 24 to June 6 in order to gain ... Read More

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

OCP- May 13, 2012

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 ... Read More

123 Armenian Genocide survivors live in Armenia

OCP- April 24, 2012

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 ... Read More

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

OCP- April 22, 2012

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 ... Read More

Ancient inhabitation beneath Armenia’s Tatev Monastery – newspaper

OCP- April 10, 2012

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 ... Read More

LCO to unearth ancient sites in Armenia

OCP- March 30, 2012

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 ... Read More

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

OCP- March 30, 2012

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 ... Read More

Armenia Fund official gets AAC medal

OCP- March 28, 2012

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 ... Read More

Catholicos thanks Japanese diplomat for supporting Armenia

OCP- March 10, 2012

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 ... Read More

Repairs for Saint Nshan: Georgia to restore Armenian Church

OCP- March 8, 2012

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 ... Read More

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

OCP- March 7, 2012

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 ... Read More

About a Slice of History

OCP- March 3, 2012

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 ... Read More

Armenia’s Supreme Spiritual Council holds meeting in extended format

OCP- March 3, 2012

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. ... Read More

Lebanon held commemoration event to honor victims of Sumgait massacres

OCP- February 28, 2012

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 ... Read More

The Key to Armenia’s Survival

OCP- February 26, 2012

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 ... Read More