{"id":926,"date":"2026-06-29T11:25:45","date_gmt":"2026-06-29T11:25:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/actualidadereligiosa.pt\/en\/blog\/2026\/06\/29\/armenians-disappointed-and-frustrated-with-vatican-over-azerbaijan-ties-the-pillar\/"},"modified":"2026-06-29T12:56:14","modified_gmt":"2026-06-29T12:56:14","slug":"armenians-disappointed-and-frustrated-with-vatican-over-azerbaijan-ties-the-pillar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/actualidadereligiosa.pt\/en\/blog\/2026\/06\/29\/armenians-disappointed-and-frustrated-with-vatican-over-azerbaijan-ties-the-pillar\/","title":{"rendered":"Armenians \u2018disappointed\u2019 and \u2018frustrated\u2019 with Vatican over Azerbaijan ties &#8211; The Pillar"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/actualidadereligiosa.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Captura-de-ecra-2026-06-29-122041.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3352\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Vatican has benefited greatly from its relationship with Azerbaijan and with the Heydar Aliyev foundation. But has this come at the price of its silence over the destruction of Armenian heritage in Nagorno-Karabakh? Some Armenians admit to being disappointed with the Holy See. I wrote about this for The Pillar. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pillarcatholic.com\/p\/armenians-disappointed-and-frustrated\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">You can read the full article here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Vatican has benefited greatly from its relationship with Azerbaijan and with the Heydar Aliyev foundation. 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