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Rome hosts prayer for peace on 35th anniversary of Armenia's independence

First reported by Public Radio of Armenia: 17:00

Updated 21:18, 10 sources

Church. Photo: Photo Claude TRUONG-NGOC / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped
Photo: Photo Claude TRUONG-NGOC / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped

On October 26, a prayer for peace and a reception dedicated to the 35th anniversary of the independence of the Republic of Armenia were held at the Armenian Catholic Church of St. Nicholas in Rome, the Armenian Embassy to the Holy See reports. The ceremony was presided over by Catholicos-Patriarch Raphael Bedros XXI Minassian, and the guest of honor was Cardinal Pietro Parolin. Ambassador Boris Sahakyan noted that Armenia's peace efforts are in line with the Pontiff's appeals.

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Who reported first and how the others caught up. Each bar shows how many of that side's outlets covered the story.

First to report: Public Radio of Armenia · 17:00 · Pro-government

Pro-government 4 / 6 First: Public Radio of Armenia, 17:00
Balanced 1 / 14 First: Ararat News, 21 min later
Opposition 5 / 21 First: Tert.am, 20 min later
Timeline as a list
  1. Public Radio of Armenia (Pro-government)
  2. Public TV news (H1 / Lurer) (Pro-government)
  3. Tert.am (Opposition)
  4. Ararat News (Balanced)
  5. 24news.am (Opposition)
  6. Livenews.am (Opposition)
  7. Haykakan Zhamanak (Armtimes) (Pro-government)
  8. Oragir.news (Opposition)
  9. Civic.am (Pro-government)
  10. 168 Zham (Opposition)

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