Tag: Armenia
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Besieged Armenian Orthodox in Artsakh Pray for Their Enemies
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Public Orthodoxy
0by Dn. Ezras Tellalian | ქართული | Ελληνικά | Српски Born and raised in the United States, it was a blessing never to have experienced war firsthand. War was something that happened “over there”—not at home. Certain liturgical prayers were thankfully not immediately relevant, such as, “For the freeing of our captive brothers,” following the […]
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Eliminating Armenians from Artsakh: Azerbaijan’s and Turkey’s Perpetual War against Armenia
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Public Orthodoxy
0by Yelena Ambartsumian | български | Ελληνικά | ქართული | Русский | Српски Note: Because of the urgency of the current situation in Armenia and Azerbaijan and the importance of providing reliable background information, the following essay is an exception to our typical length and op-ed format and includes an extensive excerpt from an academic […]
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Pope Francis’s Visit to Armenia: A Bridge Out of Isolation
by Yelena Ambartsumian Ahead of Pope Francis’s recent visit to Armenia (June 24-26), there was much speculation as to whether he would again use the word “genocide” in reference to the massacres of 1.5 million Armenians by the Ottoman Turks in 1915. The prepared remarks, released by the Vatican, appeared to omit that politically charged designation—instead […]