Catholic Armenians serve Pope Benedict XVI during the Christmas mass in VaticanDecember 28, 2010 - 11:58 AMT 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. Top stories 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. From September 21 to November 11, a total of 2,820 Russians registered at a place of residence in Armenia, the police has said. Partner news | Court in Azerbaijan extends former Karabakh leader’s arrest by 5 months The Binagadi District Court in Azerbaijan has granted the prosecutor’s petition to extend the arrest of Arkady Ghukasyan. Ucom General Director joins High-Tech Development Panel Discussion The discussion was titled "The Role of International Corporations and Investors as Catalysts for Development of High-Tech Ecosystem." U.S. still believes “peace is possible” between Armenia, Azerbaijan The United States continues to believe that peace is possible between Armenia and Azerbaijan, Vedant Patel says. Family of Ilham Aliyev’s security chief owns vast property in UK As head of security for Azerbaijan’s president, Eyyubov is closely trusted by one of the world’s most authoritarian leaders. |