December 7, 2018, marks 30 years since the 1988 earthquake struck Armenia. The excerpt here, from The Torch Was Passed (1998), recounts how the news broke to the Armenian-American community, and how the world replied in the immediate aftermath.
The Earthquake, After 30 Years
It is truly humbling to realize that three decades have elapsed since the earthquake struck Armenia on December 7, 1988.
In Memoriam: The Rev. Fr. Diran Papazian (1920-2018)
With the deepest sorrow, the Eastern Diocese mourns the loss of the Reverend Fr. Diran Avak Kahana Papazian, who passed away on November 21, 2018.
Armenian, Greek, Catholic and Syriac Leaders Call for Aid to Mideast Christians
“Thousands of Christians and people of other religions in the Middle East face persecution daily,” said four American religious leaders in a letter to U.S. President Donald J. Trump, on November 16, 2018.
Orthodox Churches Pray For World’s Refugees
New York’s St. Vartan Armenian Cathedral was host to the 11th annual “Joint Orthodox Prayer Service for the United Nations Community,” on the evening of Tuesday, November 13.