Armenian Patriarch Minassian: Persecution Has Strengthened Christian Hope and Identity

Armenian Patriarch Minassian: Persecution has strengthened Christian hope and identity

The patriarch said the hope and resilience strengthens him to continue in the footsteps of his forebears and live the faith according to their example. [...]

ON THIS DAY in 1990, Armenia Adopted the Declaration of Independence from the Soviet Union, Restoring Armenian Statehood 70 Years After the Fall of the First Republic - ZARTONK | Homeland Meets Diaspora | Latest Armenian News | Breaking News and Videos

36 years ago today, on August 23, 1990, in Yerevan, Armenia declared its independence from the Soviet Union. The Supreme Council of the Armenian SSR adopted the Declaration of Independence, renaming the country the Republic of Armenia and setting in motion the restoration of Armenian statehood 70 years after the fall of the First Republic. The Declaration was read aloud from the podium of the Supreme Council by the deputy Aram Manukyan, a member…

Armenian patriarch: Persecution has strengthened Christian hope and identity

Armenian Catholic Patriarch Raphaël Bedros XXI Minassian emphasized the significance of his Church’s centuries-old and continuing presence in the Middle East, despite the grave challenges its faithful have endured, including massacres, genocide, famine, and other hardships. He described this endurance as a sign of hope and resilience that strengthens him to continue in the footsteps of his forebears and live the faith according to their example.…