 CATHOLICOS OF ALL ARMENIANS WILL BEGIN PILGRIMAGE TO DER-ZOR DESERT ON APRIL 23April 20, 2001 - 20:32 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - YEREVAN, April 20. /Mediamax/. The Catholicos of All Armenians Garegin II will leave Yerevan on April 23 for Aleppo (Syria), where he will begin his pilgrimage to Der-Zor desert, the place where thousands of Armenians, deported from Turkey, were killed.As Mediamax was informed in the press service of Holy Echmiadzin, representatives of clergy and socio-political circles will accompany the Catholicos. On April 24, in the Armenian church of Der-Zor, Garegin II will serve with the Kilikian Catholicos Aram the First a mournful mass in the memory of the victims of the Armenian Genocide of 1915. The head of the Armenian Apostolic Church will return to Holy Echmiadzin on April 25th. --0--   Top stories The Armenian Defense Ministry has denied Azerbaijan's accusations of violating the ceasefire. Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan took to social media to thank his Lithuanian counterpart for the contribution. President of the Armenian parliament Alen Simonyan met with the Speaker of the Azerbaijani Milli Majlis Sahiba Gafarova. Achieving stable peace between Armenia and Azerbaijan remains a priority of the OSCE, said Ian Borg.   Partner news |  Latest news Atom Egoyan film coming to Golden Apricot Yerevan Festival  Canadian-Armenian filmmaker Atom Egoyan’s latest film, Seven Veils, is the opening film at GAIFF 2024.Israel warns of “serious consequences” after Armenia recognizes Palestine Dmitry Gendelman said the move will have “serious long-term consequences” for Israel-Armenia relations.French envoy travels to Armenia’s Syunik French ambassador to Armenia Olivier Decottignies visited the town of Goris in the country’s southern Syunik province.Belarus Foreign Ministry sends note to Yerevan The Belarusian Foreign Ministry has sent a note to the Armenian side, the press service of the Belarusian Foreign Ministry reports. |
