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  • 11 Jun 2013
    97th Armenian Patriarch of Jerusalem installed

    On 4 June 2013, many pilgrims, as well as clergy and guests from all corners of the world, filled the rather limited but wondrous space of St James’s Cathedral in order to attend the enthronement of the 97th Armenian Patriarch of Jerusalem.

  • 10 Feb 2013
    Expectations of the new Armenian Patriarch in Jerusalem

    In the second of two broadcasts, international lawyer and ecumenical consultant Dr Harry Hagopian, who is also an Ekklesia associate, talks about the newly elected Archbishop Nurhan Manoogian, 97th Armenian Patriarch of Jerusalem.

  • 1 Feb 2013
    Armenian Patriarch receives affirmation from world churches' chief

    Archbishop Nourhan Manougian, newly elected 97th Patriarch of the Armenian Church in Jerusalem, has received congratulations and support from the WCC.

  • 1 Feb 2013
    How the new Jerusalem Patriarch was elected

    International lawyer and ecumenical consultant Dr Harry Hagopian, who is an active Ekklesia associate and contributor, talks here to CivilNet TV (in Yerevan, Armenia) about the process of electing an Armenian patriarch in Jerusalem.

  • 24 Jan 2013
    A new Armenian Patriarch in Jerusalem: what does it mean?

    As many church leaders, organisations and individuals have learnt already, Archbishop Nourhan Manoogian was elected earlier today (24 January 2013) as the 97th patriarch of the Armenian Church in the Holy Land (Jordan, Israel and Palestine).

  • 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).

  • 26 Dec 2012
    Jerusalem church hears Christmas call for active peacemaking

    “The prophet Isaiah promises a prince of peace who will burn all the combat boots and bloodied uniforms, stoking a fire to light the way toward justice and peace.”

  • 19 Nov 2012
    The war of the (not so) holy waters in Jerusalem

    International lawyer and ecumenical consultant Dr Harry Hagopian, who is a valued Ekklesia associate and Middle East expert, has been interviewed by Civil TV about the latest challenges presented by the privately owned water company in Israel against the Church of Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem, which is under the care of three Christian traditions.

  • 14 Dec 2011
    Record number of Palestinians displaced by Israeli demolitions

    Israeli authorities have stepped up unlawful demolitions in the West Bank including East Jerusalem over the past year, 20 leading aid and human rights groups say.

  • 28 Sep 2011
    Jerusalem churches on Palestinian statehood

    Among those with a significant stake in achieving a just-peace for Palestinians and Israelis are the Heads of Christian Churches in Jerusalem. Earlier this month they issued a communiqué, reported in Ekklesia (http://www.ekklesia.co.uk/node/15393), which sets out their perception of the key principles involved in the debate about Palestinian statehood.