Pope Francis Prays for Armenian Genocide Victims WASHINGTON, D.C. – Reflecting on the meaning of Pope Francis’ historic visit to Armenia, the Armenian Assembly of America (Assembly) expressed its gratitude for the Pope’s prayers in memory of the victims of the Armenian Genocide and welcomed his appeal for peace and reconciliation.  The Armenian Assembly delegation led by Anthony Barsamian, Assembly Board of Trustees Co-Chair and Massachusetts Council of Churches President, at

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(Vatican Radio) – Pope Francis has sent a video message to the people of Armenia, ahead of his visit to the country this weekend. In the message – delivered in Italian – the Holy Father says, “[It is] as a servant of the Gospel and a messenger of peace [that] I desire to come among you, to support [your] every effort towards peace – and I would share our steps on the pathway of reconciliation, which generates hope.” Vatican Radio’s English translation of the full text of the

The motto and logo for His Holiness Pope Francis’ visit to the Republic of Armenia, between June 24-26, 2016, have been adopted with the corresponding description. The motto of the visit is: “Visit to the First Christian Nation.” The logotype for the visit is in the form of a round seal. The logo depicts the Monastery of Khor Virap with the Biblical Mount Ararat at the background. Saint Gregory the Illuminator was imprisoned in a deep pit in Artashat for 14 years, where later

On Friday, April 22nd, United States President Barack Obama issued a statement on behalf of the Armenian Genocide Remembrance Day (which will take place on April 24th). During his last year in office, President Obama still did not use the term genocide, and instead described Ottoman Turkey’s killings of 1.5 million Armenians in 1915 as “the first mass atrocity of the 20th century” and “the Armenian Meds Yeghern.” In his statement, Obama referenced Raphael Lemkin, who coined t

By Emil Danielyan U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry responds to a question from the news media during a joint press conference with German Foreign Minister at the State Department in Washington, February 29, 2016. (RFE/RL) – The leading Armenian American advocacy groups have praised the U.S. government for declaring that the so-called Islamic State has committed genocide in Syria and Iraq, but said Washington must also use the same term to characterize the 1915 Armenian Geno

The Armenian Assembly of America will hold a panel discussion entitled “The Armenian Genocide in American Journalism: 1915-2015” at the National Press Club in Washington, DC on Wednesday, April 22, 2015 from 9:00 AM to 11:00 AM. The Assembly panel will feature presentations by Christopher Atamian, author and writer for Huffington Post, Michael Bobelian, author and contributing writer for Forbes.com, Stephen Kurkjian, former journalist fromThe Boston Globe, and Robert Ourlian,

Armenian Assembly of America Hails Editorials Calling for US, International Recognition of the Armenian Genocide: https://www.armenian-genocide.org/current_category.182/press_list.html #Genocide #US #ArmenianGenocide #Editorial #PopeFrancis #HumanRights #Armenian #Turkey #Armenia