News from the Orient - April 30, 2025

News from the Orient - April 30, 2025

In this week's News from the Orient, produced in collaboration with L'Œuvre d'Orient: An Eastern tribute is offered to Pope Francis, we mark the 110th Anniversary of the Armenian Genocide, and Churches celebrate St. Thomas Sunday . Read all

Yale hosts series of events honoring Armenian Genocide and advocating for Artsakh

Several significant events concerning the Armenian Genocide took place at Yale University on April 24 and 25. The first was a candlelight vigil held on April 24 at 7:00 p.m. at the Women’s Table outside the iconic Yale Sterling Memorial Library under the auspices of the Yale Armenian Network (YAN). Father Untzag Nalbandian of the Armenian Church of the Holy Ascension in Trumbull, Connecticut conducted a prayer service. Assisting in the service w…

Pashinyan Issues Carefully-Worded Statement on Armenian Genocide Anniversary - The Armenian Mirror-Spectator

YEREVAN (Azatutyun) — Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan again did not explicitly condemn the masterminds and perpetrators of the 1915 Armenian genocide in Ottoman Turkey as Armenia marked its 110th anniversary on Thursday, April 24. Torchlight procession from Republic Square to the Armenian Genocide Memorial Complex, commemorating the 110th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide took place in Yerevan, Armenia Tens of thousands of people marched to th…