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LITURGY IN THE MEMORY OF VICTIMS OF THE ARMENIAN GENOCIDE IN BUENOS AIRES
17:50, 20 Mar 2015
Siranush Ghazanchyan
On March 19, Archbishop, Clergy Leader of Argentina, Archbishop of
Buenos Aires Cardinal Mario Aurelio Poli performed holy liturgy in
the memory of 1.5 million victims of the Armenian Genocide.
Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and Worship on religious issues
Juan Laureano Landaburu, undersecretary of Human Rights of the
Buenos Aires City Government Claudio Avruj, representatives of the
Armenian Apostolic and Catholic Churches of Argentina, leader of Greek
Orthodox Church, representatives of religious and national minorities,
Argentinian Armenian community structures, cultural institutions,
parliamentarians, politicians and public figures, diplomats and
journalists attended the event.
During the liturgy ecumenical prayer was performed by Primate of the
Diocese of the Armenian Catholic Church in Latin America, His Eminence
Archishop Vardan Poghosyan and Primate of Diocese of the Armenian
Apostolic Church in Argentina and Chile, Archbishop Gisak Muradyan.
In his remarks, at the end of the liturgy, Ambassador of Armenia to
Argentina Alexan Harutyunyan expressed gratitude to Archbishop Mario
Aurelio Polie for performed prayer for the repose of souls of the
victims of the Armenian Genocide, as well as unanimously shared great
sorrow, and the best example is the cross-stone, dedicated to the
90th Anniversary of the Armenian Genocide, installed in Catedral de
Buenos Aires by Pope Francis, then Archbishop of Buenos Aires Bergolio.
http://www.armradio.am/en/2015/03/20/liturgy-in-the-memory-of-victims-of-the-armenian-genocide-in-buenos-aires/
17:50, 20 Mar 2015
Siranush Ghazanchyan
On March 19, Archbishop, Clergy Leader of Argentina, Archbishop of
Buenos Aires Cardinal Mario Aurelio Poli performed holy liturgy in
the memory of 1.5 million victims of the Armenian Genocide.
Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and Worship on religious issues
Juan Laureano Landaburu, undersecretary of Human Rights of the
Buenos Aires City Government Claudio Avruj, representatives of the
Armenian Apostolic and Catholic Churches of Argentina, leader of Greek
Orthodox Church, representatives of religious and national minorities,
Argentinian Armenian community structures, cultural institutions,
parliamentarians, politicians and public figures, diplomats and
journalists attended the event.
During the liturgy ecumenical prayer was performed by Primate of the
Diocese of the Armenian Catholic Church in Latin America, His Eminence
Archishop Vardan Poghosyan and Primate of Diocese of the Armenian
Apostolic Church in Argentina and Chile, Archbishop Gisak Muradyan.
In his remarks, at the end of the liturgy, Ambassador of Armenia to
Argentina Alexan Harutyunyan expressed gratitude to Archbishop Mario
Aurelio Polie for performed prayer for the repose of souls of the
victims of the Armenian Genocide, as well as unanimously shared great
sorrow, and the best example is the cross-stone, dedicated to the
90th Anniversary of the Armenian Genocide, installed in Catedral de
Buenos Aires by Pope Francis, then Archbishop of Buenos Aires Bergolio.
http://www.armradio.am/en/2015/03/20/liturgy-in-the-memory-of-victims-of-the-armenian-genocide-in-buenos-aires/