  Resurrection mass for Genocide victims won't be served on Easter Day April 22, 2011 - 13:16 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - On April 24, 9:00 a.m. Yerevan time, a commemorative liturgy will be served at the Genocide Monument, followed by a Holy Easter mass at Etchmiadzin. As Rev. Fr. Shahe Ananian told a news conference, in the evening of April 24, a mass for the innocent victims of the Genocide will be served in all Armenian churches. “Holy mass is not only a commemoration of innocent victims but also a celebration of the immortality of a soul,” he said. Religion forbids resurrection mass during a holiday. According to religious precepts, Holy Easter celebration cannot be delayed, always being marked on the Sunday following a new moon.   Top stories 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 |  Latest news Putin congratulates Pashinyan’s birthday  Russian President Vladimir Putin congratulated Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on his birthday on June 1.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.Russia: Armenia’s frozen membership weakens CSTO position in Caucasus A Russian envoy said any step that could alienate the CSTO member states from each other is “deeply wrong”.International cybercrime ringleaders arrested in Armenia, Ukraine Europol, Europe's crime agency, has arrested four ringleaders of several cybercrime networks that used botnets. |
