United Diocese?
Armenian International Magazine (AIM) August 1998 (Notebook, p. 10)
UNITED DIOCESE?
By Hratch Tchilingirian
In an interview with AIM (April-May 1998), when speaking about the protracted administrative schism in the Armenian Church, Catholicos Aram I made it very clear that it is ultimately up to the people to decide the question of “church unity.” When asked about the role of the hierarchy and who is going to take the first step, His Holiness said: “Antelias came here not to divide the people, but to serve the people. If the people whom we are serving tell us thank you very much for what you did, the next day Antelias will go back to Antelias.”
Selling Off the Big Ones
Armenian International Magazine (AIM) August 1998
VIEW: Selling Off the Big Ones
[Editorial by Hratch Tchilingirian]
Privatization, de-nationalization, investments, free-market are among the most complex and misunderstood terms in virtually all the newly independent states. Like chemotherapy which introduces drastic and painful changes in the body even while trying to save it, the introduction of free-market economics brought major pain (together with some good and the promise of more). All of this came with many unexpected and often undesired side effects.
100 Years in America
Armenian International Magazine (AIM) June 1998 (pp. 10-13)
100 YEARS IN AMERICA
The Armenian Apostolic Church is celebrating the centennial of the establishment of the North American Diocese.
By Hratch Tchilingirian
With nearly 150 parishes and mission communities, 135 clergyman and several hundred full-time staff and an estimated cumulative budget of $12 million, the Armenian Church is the oldest, the largest, and arguably one of the most organized Armenian institution in North America.
Fair, Free… And Oil
Armenian International Magazine (AIM) April-May 1998 (pp 28-29)
Fair, Free… And Oil
Western Journalists on Armenia's Elections
By Hratch Tchilingirian
As the election campaign started to unfold in Armenia, dozens of foreign journalists were dispatched to Yerevan to cover the presidential elections--a place they described as a “small,” "mountainous," "landlocked” country in the Caucasus, where "corruption is widespread and unemployment high."
Reuters' Deeply Biased Coverage of Armenian Elections
Groong: Review & Outlook, April 2, 1998
Reuters' Deeply Biased Coverage of Armenian Elections
An Analysis of 18 reports by Lawrence Sheets from Yerevan
by Hratch Tchilingirian
Reuters' journalistic objectivity and reputation have become questionable in the wake of its deeply biased coverage of the recent presidential elections in Armenia.
Istanbul's Patriarch's Death Reawakens Old Issues of Church Rights
Armenian International Magazine (AIM) April-May 1998 (p 38)
Istanbul's Patriarch Kazanjian's Death Reawakens Old Issues of Church Rights
By Hratch Tchilingirian
The spiritual leader of the estimated 60 thousand Armenians in Turkey, Patriarch Karekin Kazanjian, died on March 10; a final vote on his successor is expected in late May. Kazanjian was the 83rd leader of the Armenian Patriarchate established by Sultan Mehmed II the Conqueror of Constantinople in 1461.
Aram I on Faith and the Homeland
Armenian International Magazine (AIM) April-May 1998, pp. 32-36
ARAM I ON FAITH AND THE HOMELAND
By Hratch Tchilingirian
The Head of the Great House of Cilicia speaks about his commitment to education, fellowship, service and outreach, in the hope that they will lead his flock back to greater spirituality and a cohesive commitment to Armenia. Does the absence of church unity stand in the way?
Current Social, Economic and Political Situation in Nagorno Karabakh
ANN/Groong Interview with Karen Ohanjanian, 31 March 1998
Current Social, Economic and Political Situation in Nagorno Karabakh
Hratch Tchilingirian conducted this interview for ANN/Groong.
KAREN OHANJANIAN, a member of the International Coordination Committee of the Helsinki Citizens Assembly and a member of the Parliament of Nagorno Karabakh Republic, was recently in Boston as a guest speaker at a conference at the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy.
Presidential Elections in Armenia: Candidates and Issues
Groong: Review and Outlook, March 13, 1998
Presidential Elections in Armenia: Candidates and Issues
By Hratch Tchilingirian
The presidential election on March 16 will bring to power Armenia's second leader since independence. Prospects for democracy, political stability and international credibility depend on the holding of a free, fair and non- violent poll.