Pope Francis Appoints Boghos Levon Zekiyan as Apostolic Administrator of Armenian Archieparchy of Istanbul

Pope Francis has appointed Archpriest Boghos Levon Zekiyan, emeritus lecturer at the Universita Ca’ Foscari, Venice, as apostolic administrator “sede plena” of the archieparchy of Istanbul of the Armenians, Turkey, elevating him to the dignity of Archbishop, the Vatican Information Service reports.

Cátedra Armenia en la Universidad del Salvador, a 22 años de su creación

Eduardo Karsaclián

¿Dónde se halla Armenia, en Occidente o en Oriente? ¿Cómo contestar a esta pregunta?

Armenia se halla en la encrucijada de los dos continentes, área que no sólo revela de un choque geográfico sino asimismo cultural, político y espiritual. De allí que el estudio de toda la temática armenia se torne compleja, difícil de definir con precisión, de abarcar de un solo trazo.

The Birth of ‘Great Calamity’: How ‘Medz Yeghern’ Was Introduced onto the World Stage

Vartan Matiossian

 

… Listen, O Lord, to the lament that rises from this place,
to the call of the dead from the depths of the Metz Yeghérn …
–John Paul II (2001)
 

Words matter. Some people try to keep them meaningful, while others render them meaningless. And while some struggle to preserve memory, others fight to impose amnesia.

“Medz Yeghern”¹ is the most common term used by survivors of the Armenian Genocide and their descendants to identify what befell the Armenian nation in 1915. Over the past decade, American, European and Turkish news outlets have consistently translated Medz Yeghern as “Great Calamity.” The Turkish media has repeated this seemingly innocuous translation over and over again in an attempt to deny the genocidal intent inherent in the meaning the victims themselves have given to the phrase.

In a parallel development, influential Armenian-American writers and editors have uncritically adopted this translation. We have come to the point where many readers and writers, Armenian and non-Armenian alike, appear to be sincerely convinced that the word “yeghern” has meant “calamity” over the past hundred years. This article, the first in a series, will explore the birth of “calamity” after Pope John Paul II and President George W. Bush used Medz Yeghern.

Armenia: Imprints of a Civilization (December 16, 2011 - April 10, 2012)

A major exhibition, entitled "Armenia: Imprints of a Civilization," opened in the museums of St. Mark’s Square, Venice, on December 14, 2011. The exhibition is hosted by the prestigious venues of the Museo Correr, the Museo Archeologico Nazionale, and the Monumental Rooms of the Biblioteca Nazionale Marciana. The exhibition marks the fifth centenary of the first book printed in the Armenian language. This exhibition acts as the official launch of the jubilee celebrations taking place in the Armenian capital Yerevan, a UNESCO World Book Capital for 2012.