  Argentina’s Armenian community congratulates new pope March 14, 2013 - 13:39 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Argentina’s Armenian community issued a statement, welcoming the election of Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio as Catholic Church's Pope. As then archbishop of Buenos Aires, Bergoglio attended the community’s events, particularly those held in commemoration of Armenian Genocide victims. He was always Armenian community’s friend despite the difference between Catholic and Apostolic traditions. Both church hierarchies served a liturgy in memory of Genocide victims during Catholicos Karekin II’s visit. The new Pope has been greeted with hundreds of Twitter accounts. Twitter said about 130,000 tweets per minute were sent about the new Pope. -s-t- Argentina’s Armenian community congratulates new Pope   Top stories Six total incidents have burned 19 old-growth trees. Friday night 8 trees were torched along the beautiful main entrance. The EU does not intend to conduct military exercises with Armenia, Lead Spokesperson for EU Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Peter Stano says. Hikmet Hajiyev has said that there is no place for USAID operation in Azerbaijan any longer. A telephone conversation between Putin and Pashinyan before the CSTO summit is not planned, Peskov says.   Partner news |  Latest news Opposition motorcade en route to Gyumri for large rally  A motorcade of protesters headed by Archbishop Bagrat Galstanyan is heading to the city of Gyumri.Ruling MPs, Foreign Minister talk Armenia-Azerbaijan processes MOs from the ruling Civil Contract party met with the Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan in the Armenian parliament.Prosecutors to appeal Armenia ex-President’s acquittal Sargsyan was acquitted on Friday, May 31 more than four years after going on trial on corruption charges.Armenia: 28 protesters arrested after clash with police The Investigative Committee of Armenia has announced the arrest of 28 participants of an opposition demonstration. |
