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It is not wise for Armenian officials and the Catholicos to be in conflict

In the midst of the coronavirus pandemic which is killing hundreds of thousands of people around the world, including in Armenia, and paralyzing the economy and societal life as we know it, the biggest controversy these days in Armenia and the Armenian communities in the Diaspora has become a statement issued by His Holiness Ka

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Harut Sassounian

Harut Sassounian is the publisher of The California Courier, a weekly newspaper based in Glendale, Calif. He is the president of the Armenia Artsakh Fund, a non-profit organization that has donated to Armenia and Artsakh one billion dollars of humanitarian aid, mostly medicines, since 1989 (including its predecessor, the United Armenian Fund). He has been decorated by the presidents of Armenia and Artsakh and the heads of the Armenian Apostolic and Catholic churches. He is also the recipient of the Ellis Island Medal of Honor.

3 Comments

  1. I wish the catholicos of all Armenians starts focusing on matters of our christian faith rather than politics and business.

  2. The Armenian church has allowed the former government to murder and steal from the citizens of Armenia. The church turned a blind eye to the selling of women and children into sexual slavery. I am shocked that the head of the Armenian church would take time to make a statement to protect a bloody thief who stole billions while the country was starving. The church leadership needs to be changed.

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