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Harutyun Khachatryan’s film “Hayk: Escape” award winner at Torino International Film Festival


Harutyun Khachatryan’s film “Hayk: Escape” was awarded Best International Documentary at 32nd Edition of Torino International Film Festival. This is the first of the filmmaker’s documentaries titled “Endless Escape, Eternal Return”.

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Blessing service at Izmirlian Medical Center


The spiritual father of Izmirlian Medical Center Bishop Tatev Sargsyan offered a blessing service, visited the sick and made a prayer of healing.
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“Generations”: exhibition at Hovhannes Sharambeyan Folk Arts and Crafts Center


Within the framework of the year of Family, Hovhannes Sharambeyan Folk Arts and Crafts Center hosted an exhibition entitled “Generations” featuring the works of woodworker Robert Ter-Tadevosyan, blacksmith Grigor Grigoryan.
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Premiere of the performance “Dear Pamela” in Henrik Malyan Theatre


Recently the Theatre of Henrik Malyan presented its last performance of the year. The new performance was based on John Patrick’s play “Dear Pamela”. The actions of the play take place in Christmas holidays and bear kind and magical connotations.

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Sunday School Teachers awarded with Letters of Appreciation


By the initiative of the Christian Education Center of the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin, a number of teachers of Sunday Schools operating in Armenian dioceses, were awarded with Letters of Appreciation.
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\Divine Liturgy of Oath\ of Bishop Vardan Navasardyan


On the occasion of being called to the bishopric, BishopVardan Navasardyan, Director of the Christian Education Center, celebrated his first Episcopal "Divine Liturgy of Oath".

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40 years of pilgrimages: portrait of granny Parzanush


Almost all the priests know Parzanush Margaryan. She is 78 years old and has walked across the entire Armenia, visited the sacred places of Artsakh. She has organized a trip to Jerusalem twice.

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Premiere at the Children and Youth Theatre \Golden Grain\


Erebuni community theatre presented the operetta "Vernatun (Upper House)" in Araratian Patriarchal Diocese.

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Totalitarian System and Man: Dissidence


What is dissidence, social status, public label, or expression of inherent right to think and express opinion? What was the specifics of the dissidence in Soviet era? The topic is discussed by culture expert Nikol Margaryan and human rights activistVardan Harutyunyan.
The conversation is hosted by Anna Sargsyan.
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Two-language edition of Tekeyan’s“Selected Poems” published


The collection of “Selected Poems” by the famous poet VahanTekeyan was published. The book is in two languages – Armenian and English. The presentation of the collection took place at the Armenian State Pedagogical University.

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The Holy Altar and Baptismal Pool of St. Hovhannes Church in Argavand village consecrated


St. Hovhannes Church of Argavand village, Armavir Marz, was renovated and re-consecrated. Recently, Bishop Sion Adamyan, Primate of Armavir Diocese, consecrated also the newly-constructed Holy Altar and baptismal pool of the Church.

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Monument of Saint Sahak the Patriarch and Saint Mesrop Mashtots near Gevorkian Theological Seminary


On November 8, a jubilee event dedicated to the 140th anniversary of Gevorkian Theological Seminary was held at the Mother See. Under the presidency of Karekin II Patriarch, the monument of first Armenian Teachers St. Sahak and St. Mesrop Mashtots was opened.