Armenians around the world found their hearts deeply touched on Sunday, April 12, as Pope Francis celebrated a Mass in St. Peter’s Basilica in Rome to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide. In an exquisite service in the Armenian rite, the leader of the Roman Catholic Church offered prayers in memory of the Armenian martyrs of 1915, and expressed his profound solidarity with the Armenian people in their historic struggles and continuing aspirations.
Easter Celebrated at St. Vartan Cathedral
Close to 2,000 worshippers gathered at St. Vartan Armenian Cathedral in New York on Easter Sunday and greeted one another with the joyous words, “Krisdos haryav ee merelotz! Orhnyal eh harootiunun Krisdosee!” during church services at the cathedral on April 5.
A New Book on Holy Week
By Florence Avakian
“The center of gravity of the Armenian Church’s liturgical year is undoubtedly Holy Week,” the eight days leading to Easter, says the introduction of a fascinating new book which debuted on Thursday evening, March 19, during a lecture presented by its author, the Very Rev. Fr. Daniel Findikyan, director of the Diocese’s Krikor and Clara Zohrab Information Center.
Holy Week at St. Vartan Cathedral
St. Vartan Armenian Cathedral will observe Holy Week, March 29 through April 4, with a series of special services, culminating in the Easter Sunday celebration on April 5, 2015.
Genocide Panel Held in Houston, TX, as Part of Christian Churches Together Convocation
The ecumenical group Christian Churches Together in the USA hosted a panel on the Armenian Genocide as part of its annual convocation, held earlier this month in Houston, TX.