Content tagged with Pope Francis

Pope will visit Egypt as planned
Pope will visit Egypt as planned
In Egypt, state of emergency is declared after the suicide bombing in Coptic churches in Tanta and Alexandria cities that killed 44 people. While the security measure are tightened in the country before the Easter on this Sunday, Vatican announced that Pope Francis will visit Egypt as planned.
12 April 2017 Haber Merkezi
Pope's call for help in Karabakh
Pope's call for help in Karabakh
Pope Francis visited Georgia on September 30. Having stayed in Georgia until October 2, he headed to Azerbaijani capital Baku and came together with head of Caucasus Muslims, head of Jewish community in Baku and Orthodox bishop.
3 October 2016 Haber Merkezi
"Building bridges is up to Turkey"
"Building bridges is up to Turkey"
We talked to Ruben Safrastyan, the Director of Armenian National Academy of Sciences Institute of Oriental Studies, about Pope Francis' visit to Armenia, in the framework of the normalization of relations between Turkey and Armenia.
30 June 2016 Varduhi Balyan
Turkish Foreign Ministry's statement on Pope Francis' visit
Turkish Foreign Ministry's statement on Pope Francis' visit
Turkish Foreign Ministry released a condemnation statement concerning Pope Francis' visit to Armenia and statements that he made during that visit. The ministry claimed that the Pope committed religious discrimination and argued that this visit “doesn't contribute to the peace and stability in Southern Caucasus.”
27 June 2016 Haber Merkezi
Pope's call for Turkey and Armenia: build bridges, not walls
Pope's call for Turkey and Armenia: build bridges, not walls
Pope Francis' 3-day visit to Armenia has ended. Defining what happened in 1915 as genocide once again, the Pope made a call for Turkey and Armenia “to build bridges, not walls" at their frontiers.
27 June 2016 Haber Merkezi
The Pope in Armenia
The Pope in Armenia
Leader of Roman Catholic Church and President of Vatican City State Pope Francis arrived at Armenia as part of his official visit that will last for 3 days.
24 June 2016
Pope's call for prayers for his visit to Armenia
Pope's call for prayers for his visit to Armenia
Pope Francis will be in Armenia on June 24.
17 June 2016 Haber Merkezi
The slogan of Pope's visit to Armenia determined
The slogan of Pope's visit to Armenia determined
Catholic Spiritual Leader Pope Francis will visit Armenia on June 24-26. The logo and slogan of this visit is determined.
20 May 2016 Haber Merkezi
The Pope will be in Armenia on September
The Pope will be in Armenia on September
For a year, it has been discussed whether the Pope will go to Armenia. The announcement from Etchmiadzin, the main religious center of the Armenian people, has seemingly ended this discussion.
25 February 2016 Alin Ozinian
Erdoğan: I condemn and warn the Pope
Erdoğan: I condemn and warn the Pope
President Erdoğan has joined those who have reacted against Pope Francis’s statement that ‘the Armenian Genocide is the first genocide of the 20th century’. Erdoğan said, “I condemn and warn the Esteemed Pope hoping he probably won’t make such mistakes again”.
15 April 2015 Haber Merkezi
Pope is ‘slanderer’, says Speaker of the Parliament Çiçek
Pope is ‘slanderer’, says Speaker of the Parliament Çiçek
Speaker of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey, Cemil Çiçek, has made a statement regarding Pope Francis’s words during the commemoration mass held for the victims of the Armenian Genocide, saying “It is unacceptable for someone occupying that seat to cast such slander. What the Pope has done constitutes slander”. President of the Directorate of Religious Affairs Mehmet Görmez, on the other hand, claimed that the Pope had made his statements on the Genocide under the influence of lobbies and PR companies.
13 April 2015 Haber Merkezi
Turkey calls back Vatican Ambassador Paçacı
Turkey calls back Vatican Ambassador Paçacı
Pope Francis’s use of the word ‘Genocide’ during Vatican mass commemorating 100th Anniversary of Armenian Genocide triggers crisis in Ankara.
13 April 2015 Haber Merkezi
Pope: Armenian Genocide was first genocide of the 20th century
Pope: Armenian Genocide was first genocide of the 20th century
Pope Francis uses the expression ‘Genocide’ during mass held in memory of the victims of the Armenian Genocide.
12 April 2015 Haber Merkezi
Vatican Mass to be held in memory of 1915 victims
Vatican Mass to be held in memory of 1915 victims
Confirmation announced that Pope Francis is to conduct mass in person in memory of 1915 Armenian Genocide victims to be held at the Vatican on April 12.
29 January 2015 Ferda Balancar