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Karekin II

In Sight

The Government and the Church…A New Reality?

April 22, 2020 Stepan Piligian 0

This past week there were two news items out of Armenia that were both unprecedented and worthy of further analysis. First the facts. On Tuesday, April 14, Karekin II, Catholicos of All Armenians, issued a […]

Notes from the Pink City

Celebration and Commemoration in Social Isolation

April 22, 2020 Raffi Elliott 0

April marks two of the most important dates in the Armenian calendar in quick succession. If these two dates could not be more antithetical to one another—the former a celebration of the most holy day […]

My Turn

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

April 20, 2020 Harut Sassounian 3

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 […]

In Sight

An Open Appeal to Major Church Benefactors

November 26, 2019 Stepan Piligian 1

This column is directed to the major benefactors of the Armenian Church, specifically those who are from the American diaspora and focus their philanthropy on Armenia through the Apostolic Church. All Armenians should be indebted […]

In Sight

Transparency Starts With Leaders

September 18, 2019 Stepan Piligian 16

Much of the public attention on corruption in Armenia has been directed at the government and business structure. Corruption takes on many forms that erode the innovation in a society. It renders the majority powerless. […]

Briefs

Karekin II, Aram I Meet with Pashinyan to Discuss ‘National Agenda’

February 25, 2019 Asbarez Staff 1

YEREVAN (Asbarez)—The Catholicos of the Holy See of Etchmiadzin and the Catholicos of the Great House of Cilicia met with Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on Friday, February 22 to discuss what Pashinyan described as “a […]

Notes from the Pink City

Armenian Apostolic Battle Royale

July 26, 2018 Raffi Elliott 6

On the 14th of July, a video made the rounds online showing Karekin II getting physically blocked and heckled by protesters chanting “Nor Hayastan, Nor Hayrapet” (“New Armenia, New Pontiff”), as he struggled to get […]

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