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  • 19 Jun 2013
    Looking back to look forward

    Every year Ekklesia contributors, and especially our associate Dr Harry Hagopian, reflect on the historical crime of the 1915-23 Armenian genocide, a tragedy which illustrates all-too-well the contemporary resonance and impact of difficult history.

  • 19 Jun 2013
    Remembrance, forgiveness, transformation: the Armenian Genocide

    Every yea,r Armenians the world over gather to commemorate the memory of the 1.5 million Armenians who perished during the First World War. This is an event all serious commentators agree was the twentieth century’s first genocide. Here, Ara Iskanderian offers a personal, Christian and yet also politically sensitive and clear-headed reflection on a historical crime and tragedy with profound contemporary resonance.

  • 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.

  • 22 May 2013
    The Armenian genocide: remembering sorrows, articulating hopes

    'The Armenian genocide: remembering our sorrows and articulating our hopes?' was the title of a talk given by Ekklesia associate Dr Harry Hagopian at St Werburgh's Church in Dublin, Ireland, at the end of last month, 29 April 2013.

  • 14 Feb 2013
    Civilitas Foundation: strengthening civil society in Armenia

    Recently, we have been pleased to relay on Ekklesia several broadcast interviews with our lead Middle East commentator and associate, Dr Harry Hagopian, featured on CivilNet TV.

  • 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.

  • 27 Jan 2013
    The Armenian Genocide: On not forgetting

    Today (27 January 2013) is Holocaust Memorial Day (HMD) with the theme “Communities Together: Build a Bridge”, when we remember the Nazi Holocaust as well as other acts of genocide in human history su

  • 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).