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Land dispute in Jerusalem threatens Armenian Christians, nonviolent group says
By Marinella Bandini Jerusalem, Jan 10, 2024 / 12:45 pm For the past two months, 33-year-old Kegham Balian, an Armenian Christian, has spent a significant part of his days and nights in a tent in a parking area known as “Cows’ Garden” in the southeast corner of the Old City of …
‘Religious cleansing’ threatens Armenian Christians’ existence, human rights leaders warn
By Peter Pinedo Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Jun 21, 2023 / 16:15 pm The ongoing war between Azerbaijan and Armenia threatens the existence of Christian communities in the near east, former ambassador-at-large for international religious freedom Sam Brownback and other Christian leaders warned in a Tuesday press briefing. Brownback’s statements were delivered …
Vatican cardinal: The Armenian genocide is a ‘stain’ of evil on all humanity
by Hannah Brockhaus Rome Newsroom, Apr 26, 2021 / 07:00 am America/Denver (CNA). The fact of the Armenian genocide forces us to confront both the great evils committed in human history and the small evils we commit in our personal lives, a Vatican cardinal said this weekend. Also known by …
Transcript: What did Pope Francis say about the church and apologizing?
During his flight from Armenia to Rome on Sunday, Pope Francis gave a press conference to the assembled journalists aboard the papal plane. He reflected on his three-day trip to Armenia, his upcoming trips to Azerbaijan and Poland, the role of the Pope emeritus, Christian unity, and the reformation. He …