In November 8, 2011 Armenian Caritas BNGO organized a press conference at Journalist’s Club “Asparez” in regards of disagreements with the RA Ministry of Education and Science and the letter forwarded to RA Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan.

In November 8, 2011 Armenian Caritas BNGO organized a press conference at Journalist’s Club “Asparez” in regards of disagreements with the RA Ministry of Education and Science and the letter forwarded to RA Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan.

The problem arose 5 months ago when the Ministry of Education and Science of RA dissolved the Agronomic Academy’s pivot Gymnasium in Akhurian which was reconstructed in the frames of “German Friendship” project sponsored by Kardinal Frings Gymnasium of Bonn,

Pope Benedict XVI appointed Archbishop Raphael Minasyan as the new head of Armenian Catholics in Armenia, Georgia and Eastern Europe, according to the Patriarchy of the Armenian Catholic Church in Beirut.

Pope Benedict XVI appointed Archbishop Raphael Minasyan as the new head of Armenian Catholics in Armenia, Georgia and Eastern Europe, according to the Patriarchy of the Armenian Catholic Church in Beirut.

Minasian will replace Vahan Ohanian. The official appointment ceremony will take place at the Cathedral of Saint Gregory the Illuminator in Beirut, on July 16, 2011.

Raphael Minasian was born in Lebanon on October 24,1946.