Vatican bewildered by assassination of bishop Luigi Padovese in TurkeyJune 4, 2010 - 13:24 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The Vatican spokesman, the Rev. Federico Lombardi, said that the Vatican feels "immense pain, consternation, bewilderment and stupor" over the death of Roman Catholic bishop Luigi Padovese, 63, the apostolic vicar in Anatolia, who was stabbed in southern Turkey on Thursday, June 3, a day before he was scheduled to leave for Cyprus to meet with the Pope. “The assassination showed the difficult conditions that the Catholic community in the region lives in,” he told AP. Top stories Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev arrived in Moscow on April 22 to hold talks with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. In 2023, the Azerbaijani government will increase the country’s defense budget by more than 1.1 billion manats ($650 million). The bill, published on Monday, is designed to "eliminate the shortcomings of an unreasonably broad interpretation of the key concept of "compatriot". Partner news | Exclusive access to all EURO 2024 games for Ucom subscribers This year once again Ucom stands as the primary partner of UEFA EURO 2024 in Armenia. Pashinyan congratulates Putin on Russia Day Nikol Pashinyan sent congratulatory messages to Vladimir Putin and Mikhail Mishustin on the occasion of Russia Day. Armenia, U.S. to upgrade Strategic Dialogue meeting to Strategic Partnership Commission The two governments have release a statement on the occasion of the U.S.-Armenia Strategic Dialogue Capstone meeting. Azerbaijan complains to Germany about Armenia's constitution Bayramov has complained about the Armenian constitution to his German counterpart Annalena Berbock. |