“The Armenian population is melting.” This bleak assessment was pronounced by Sahak Mashalyan, an Armenian Orthodox priest, during a recent Sunday mass at the Asdvadzadzin church in Istanbul. Reeling off the statistics:…
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Cairo (Agenzia Fides) – The Arab Republic of Egypt is “a sovereign state, united and indivisible, a democratic republic, based on citizenship and the rule of law”. This is how the Egyptian…
ISTANBUL (Armenpress)—Turkey must understands the pain felt by Armenians in the aftermath of 1915, Turkish journalist and publicist Hasan Cemal wrote in an article published Wednesday in Turkey’s T24 online newspaper, Armenpress…
Just over 30 years ago, I dug the bones and skulls of Armenian genocide victims out of a hillside above the Khabur River in Syria. They were young people – the teeth…
ISTANBUL — In this ancient city, there are few sights more iconic than the dome of the Hagia Sophia, towering over the old city for more than 1,400 years. But recent conversions…
Istanbul (Agenzia Fides) – The ancient monastery of Saint John of Stoudios, currently classified as a museum complex, will be transformed into a mosque in 2014, once the restoration work in progress are…
The Eastern Catholic Tradition Today * “The Eastern Greek Catholic Tradition and Heritage” – Wednesday 29 January 2014, 3.00 – 5.00 pm Revd. Dr Robin Gibbons, Research Fellow, Centre for Eastern Christianity, Heythrop…
Turkey Returned Some Church Effects After 1920s Genocide
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