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  • 24 Jan 2013
    Archbishop Nourhan Manoogian elected new Armenian Patriarch

    The Armenian church in Jerusalem is perched on the verge of a new era following the election today of its new Patriarch, Archbishop Nourhan Manoogian.

  • 23 Jan 2013
    Armenian Patriarch hopefuls field narrowed down to five

    The Armenian Patriarchate of Jerusalem has begun one of the most momentous events in the 2,000 year-old history of the Armenian presence in the Holy Land.

  • 21 Jan 2013
    Obama, MLK and the dream of a better world

    Many people know that today is an important day not only for the United States but also our world, since it is President Obama's second inauguration in Washington DC.

  • 20 Jan 2013
    A time of decision for Jerusalemite Armenians

    In a few days' time, we will learn the name of the new Armenian patriarch of Jerusalem. Four or five names have been see-sawing in the consciousness of those following these developments for many long weeks already. But the haze of speculation will finally be removed with the elections and actual votes of the members of the St James Brotherhood (36 in all).

  • 6 Nov 2012
    First anniversary of an Armenian bishop in the UK & Ireland

    On 6 November 2012, the Armenian Church and its community in the UK & Ireland recall the first anniversary of the ordination at Holy Etchmiadzin of their serpazan or bishop as the primate of the Armenian Apostolic Church.

  • 4 Nov 2012
    Eat Thai, talk Turkish, think Armenian: an encounter

    Describing another personal Armenian-Turkish encounter, Dr Harry Hagopian feels that "it is important for us Armenians nearing the 100th anniversary of the Armenian genocide in 2015 to start distinguishing ordinary Turkish men and women from Turkish officialdom or many of its politicised institutions let alone from Turkey and Azerbaijan."

  • 19 Oct 2012
    Remembering Armenian Patriarch Torkom II

    It has been a sad week for the Armenian patriarchate of Jerusalem, following the death of the late Patriarch Torkom II.

  • 10 May 2012
    WCC General Secretary receives 'Friend of the Armenians' award

    The General Secretary of the World Council of Churches has been honoured with the 'Friend of the Armenians' award by the Diocese of the Armenian Church of America.

  • 27 Apr 2012
    Remembering Armenian sorrows and articulating Armenian hopes

    This week marks global remembrance of the 97th anniversary of the beginning of the Armenian Genocide. In an article that looks forward as well as back, Dr Harry Hagopian re-affirms the historical veracity of this genocide, not on the basis of presumed ethnic biases, but on the basis of the solid literature coming from international historians, organisations, scholars and lawyers - not least the International Association of Genocide Scholars. This confirms the horrid truth of forced deportations and massacres took place against Armenians of Turkish nationality (alongside Greeks, Assyrians and Nestorians) living in their homelands in Western Armenia during the ominous years of World War One. Out of recognition can spring hope, he suggests.

  • 30 Mar 2012
    Ancient wisdom in a changing world

    Our valued associate Dr Harry Hagopian, among other things Ecumenical consultant to the Primate of the Armenian Church in the UK and Ireland, has drawn our attention to the pioneering work of Fr Vazken Movsesian - whose areas of pastoral concern include the media (he is a consummate blogger!) and youth ministry.