Catholic Armenians serve Pope Benedict XVI during the Christmas mass in Vatican![]() ![]() PanARMENIAN.Net - For the first time over the last 50years, Catholic Armenians were given a chance to serve the Roman Pope Benedict XVI during the Christmas mass in Vatican. On the night of December 25, the rector, vice rector, deacons and seminarists of papal board of Rome served the liturgy along with the Pope. The Catholic parish of St. Gregory Naregatsi in Yerevan hosted a Christmas performance to celebrate the holiday. Catholic Armenians celebrate the Nativity of Christ on December 25; the Epiphany is marked on January 6, when the Armenian Apostolic church celebrates the Christmas, Blagovest Info reported. ![]() ![]() As a result of floods in Armenia’s northern Lori and Tavush provinces, 17 bridges, including five large ones, have collapsed. David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan. Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has met with Stephan Schütz, Executive Partner at Gerkan, Marg and Partners. The number of state universities will be reduced from 23 to 8 by 2030, Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sport Zhanna Andreasyan has said. ![]() ![]() Partner news | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |