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ARMENIAN SPIRITUAL PASTOR OF ITALY PARTICIPATES IN INTERCHURCH SOLEMN
CEREMONY IN ROME
ROME, JANUARY 31, NOYAN TAPAN - ARMENIANS TODAY. The Roman Catholic
Church has organized and hosted the "Week of Prayer for Christian
Unity" for the past number of years. This year, on January 25, His
Holiness Pope Benedict XVI presided during an ecumenical service at
St. Peter's Basilica in Vatican City, which was the closing event of
the Week of Prayer.
The Armenian Church was a participant in the service alongside many
clergy and laymen from the Roman Catholic, Eastern Orthodox, Ancient
Orthodox and Anglican Churches. Representing the Armenian Church this
year was Very Rev. Fr. Aren Shahinian, pastor of the Italian-Armenian
community and member of the Brotherhood of Holy Etchmiadzin. He was
accompanied by Rev. Fr. Geghard Vahuni, Rev. Fr. Moushegh Babayan and
Rev. Fr. Ruben Zargarian, all currently continuing their theological
educations in institutions of higher learning in Rome.
At the conclusion of the service, Fr. Shahinian extended the warm
fraternal greetings and best wishes of His Holiness Karekin II,
Catholicos of All Armenians, to His Holiness Pope Benedict XVI.
Also on January 25, an ecumenical service took place in Milan with the
participation of members of the Armenian community of Milan and the
"Norahrash" choir and deacons of the Armenian Church of the Forty
Martyrs. During the ecumenical service, all present observed a moment
of silence in memory of Hrant Dink, the recently assassinated human
rights activist and editor of the "Agos" Weekly newspaper of Istanbul.
A march condemning "Agos" weekly editor Hrant Dink's murder was
organized in front of the Rome Mayor's Office on January 26. Armenian
Spiritual Pastor of Italy Archimandrite Aren Shahinian, RA Ambassador
Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Italy Ruben Shugarian, Italian
Senate representatives, manager and students of the Levonian college,
representatives of different Armenian communities in Italy and
numerous sons of Armenians were present.
As Noyan Tapan was informed by the Armenian Spiritual Pastorate of
Italy, dozens of representatives of the Kurdish and Turkish comunity
of Italy also joined the initiative. The Ambassador Extraordinary and
Plenipotentiary of Turkey to Italy was also present.
CEREMONY IN ROME
ROME, JANUARY 31, NOYAN TAPAN - ARMENIANS TODAY. The Roman Catholic
Church has organized and hosted the "Week of Prayer for Christian
Unity" for the past number of years. This year, on January 25, His
Holiness Pope Benedict XVI presided during an ecumenical service at
St. Peter's Basilica in Vatican City, which was the closing event of
the Week of Prayer.
The Armenian Church was a participant in the service alongside many
clergy and laymen from the Roman Catholic, Eastern Orthodox, Ancient
Orthodox and Anglican Churches. Representing the Armenian Church this
year was Very Rev. Fr. Aren Shahinian, pastor of the Italian-Armenian
community and member of the Brotherhood of Holy Etchmiadzin. He was
accompanied by Rev. Fr. Geghard Vahuni, Rev. Fr. Moushegh Babayan and
Rev. Fr. Ruben Zargarian, all currently continuing their theological
educations in institutions of higher learning in Rome.
At the conclusion of the service, Fr. Shahinian extended the warm
fraternal greetings and best wishes of His Holiness Karekin II,
Catholicos of All Armenians, to His Holiness Pope Benedict XVI.
Also on January 25, an ecumenical service took place in Milan with the
participation of members of the Armenian community of Milan and the
"Norahrash" choir and deacons of the Armenian Church of the Forty
Martyrs. During the ecumenical service, all present observed a moment
of silence in memory of Hrant Dink, the recently assassinated human
rights activist and editor of the "Agos" Weekly newspaper of Istanbul.
A march condemning "Agos" weekly editor Hrant Dink's murder was
organized in front of the Rome Mayor's Office on January 26. Armenian
Spiritual Pastor of Italy Archimandrite Aren Shahinian, RA Ambassador
Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Italy Ruben Shugarian, Italian
Senate representatives, manager and students of the Levonian college,
representatives of different Armenian communities in Italy and
numerous sons of Armenians were present.
As Noyan Tapan was informed by the Armenian Spiritual Pastorate of
Italy, dozens of representatives of the Kurdish and Turkish comunity
of Italy also joined the initiative. The Ambassador Extraordinary and
Plenipotentiary of Turkey to Italy was also present.