Tag: Armenian Catholic

Old Armenian Catholic Church Bombed in Syria

Orthodoxy Cognate PAGE- January 20, 2015

Raymond Ibrahim - January 2015 A number of Christian churches, some around 200 year old, were bombed by Islamic rebels last Friday in Aleppo, Syria. ... Read More

No sign of Orthodox bishops’ release, fears of political blackmail grow

OCP- April 27, 2013

Elias Khoury - 27/4/13 Sources tell AsiaNews they will believe in the release  when they can see and talk to the two bishops. Delay is ... Read More

Syrian rebel soldiers kidnap two Priests

OCP- February 16, 2013

CWN - 15/2/13 Two Christian priests—one Armenian Catholic and the other Greek Orthodox—have been kidnapped by Syrian rebel soldiers. Armenian Catholic Archbishop Boutros Marayati of ... Read More

Nor Kyugh: Life Goes On in the Heart of Armenian Aleppo

OCP- September 7, 2012

6/9/2012 Today, residents of the New Village district of Aleppo are feeling a bit more up-beat. They are hopeful that peace will return and that ... Read More

Armenian Church of Istanbul in fire

OCP- May 23, 2012

23/5/2012 Turkish news site Sondakika said a four-storey building next to the Armenian Catholic Church of Saint Astvatsatsin in Istanbul was caught in fire. The ... Read More

Aram I visits Armenian communities in northern part of Tehran

OCP- May 20, 2012

20/5/2012 PanARMENIAN.Net - As part of his pontifical visitation program, His Holiness Aram I, Catholicos of the Great House of Cilicia, paid a pastoral visit ... Read More