The Young Turk government implemented a policy of forced assimilation of children


Their goal was to destroy the Armenian identity not only through physical extermination, but also through changing religion and nationality, and destroying cultural heritage. By order of the Minister of Internal Affairs of the Ottoman Empire, Talaat Pasha, orphaned Armenian children were to be distributed to Muslim families in settlements where the Armenian element was absent.
 

Lebanon is home to the world’s only museum of Armenian Genocide orphans


The museum houses items, documents, photographs and orphan lists dedicated to the lives of orphans. In the back of the courtyard is a memorial sculpture of Maria Jacobsen and a tombstone with the inscription “Mother of Armenian Orphans.” On the other side are a series of sculptures depicting Armenian orphans in rags. The area, located about 30 kilometers from Beirut, was founded in 1920 by the Near East Relief Committee as a shelter for Armenian orphans.
 

April 24 Requiem Mass Replaced by Intercession Order


100 years after the Armenian Genocide, on April 23, 2015, the victims of the Armenian Genocide were canonized by the Encyclical of His Holiness Karekin II, Catholicos of All Armenians, and His Holiness Aram I, Catholicos of the Great House of Cilicia. During the Intercession Order, the Divine Liturgy, performed on April 24, while paying homage at Tsitsernakaberd, believers ask for the intercession of the martyrs of the Armenian Genocide for Armenia, Armenians, including the Armenians of Artsakh who were deprived of their homeland in the 21st century. The war crimes, blockade, and forced deportations that took place in Artsakh in 2020-2023 are a continuation of the same genocidal programs by the Azerbaijani authorities in the 21st century. All actions taken by Azerbaijan - the deportation of Armenians from Artsakh, ethnic cleansing, and cultural genocide - are defined as genocide in international law.

 

Hybrid War Against Armenia: The First Front: The Armenian Church


On April 16, the US Deputy Secretary of State will visit the Armenian Embassy in the US. According to the official statement, the parties will exchange views on the implementation of the TRIPP initiative, discuss hybrid threats, the fight against disinformation, as well as issues related to religious freedom. A few days before that, the Civil Contract party published its 2026 election program, in which a separate chapter was devoted to the Armenian Church. Experts discuss the fact that this program is not only unconstitutional, but also contrary to the interests of the Armenian people and Armenia. What is the motive for the campaign against the Armenian Church in this case, and to whom is the ruling political force accountable in this matter? Anna Sargsyan spoke with political commentator Hakob Badalyan.

The Annunciation of the Birth of Jesus (1:26-38)


Luke the Evangelist says that the Archangel Gabriel came to Joseph, who was engaged to be married, whose name was Mary. The Evangelist emphasizes by this that they were not married. Hence, the Christian Church had to tell about the eternal virginity of the Holy Virgin Mary, the immaculate, without any trace of sin, coming into the world of Christ. How is the Annunciation of the Birth of Jesus presented in verses 26-38 of the first chapter of the Gospel of Luke? Father Markos Mangasaryan comments.

The Annunciation of the Birth of John the Baptist (1:5-25) Part 2


John means “The Lord is gracious.” He must have been filled with the Holy Spirit from his mother’s womb, must not have drunk wine or strong drink, and must have been great before God. All of this describes one of the religious movements of that period, the Nazarene movement, whose representatives had such behavior and manners.
Father Markos Mangasaryan interprets verses 5-25 of the first chapter of the Gospel of Luke, where the Annunciation of the Birth of John the Baptist is presented.
 

The clergy of the Aragatsotn Diocese held a joint service in the Parpi Church


The clergy of the diocese and pilgrims prayed together for the unjustly imprisoned clergy, prisoners, missing persons, the repose of the Armenian Patriarch and the steadfastness of the Armenian Apostolic Holy Church. Next Friday, April 24, at 7:00 p.m., the joint service will take place in the St. Hakob Church in the village of Vardenis, Aparan region.
 

"Real Armenia" Loses to Reality


Why are patriotism, the Genocide claim, the Armenian Church, the Artsakh movement, and even the current Constitution being targeted? In a conversation with Anna Sargsyan, ethnographer Arsen Hakobyan presents, based on research data, the anti-scientific and anti-social nature of the authorities' attempts to deny cultural heritage.

Interrupted Mission


The Ministry of Defense suspended the activities of the Institute of Chaplaincy of the Armed Forces in February. The government interpreted this decision as a step towards secularization of the army and separation from religious structures. How reasonable is this government claim, what problem were the clergy in the army actually solving, and what was the real reason for this decision by the Ministry of Defense?

The court hearing in the case of Bishop Mkrtich Proshyan was held without the victims


Defrocked Aramayis Tokhmazyan and Stepan Asatryan did not appear in court. According to the accusation, Bishop Mkrtich forced the clergy of the diocese to participate in rallies organized against the Prime Minister, and during the 2021 elections, he instructed them not to vote for the ruling party. The Holy Father denies the accusation. Lawyers describe it as political persecution.
 

The Annunciation of the Birth of John the Baptist (1:5-25) Part 1


Luke wrote his Gospel in a documented, accurate, and verified manner, but at the beginning of his Gospel he speaks of two great supernatural events, miracles, which are practically impossible to prove. The first of these is the episode of the Annunciation of John the Baptist, where he presents the appearance of an angel. The second is the episode of the meeting of Mary and the angel. Verses 5-25 of the first chapter of the Gospel of Luke are dedicated to the announcement of the birth of John the Baptist. Father Markos Mangasaryan leaves.

 

Sculptor Ara Sargsyan


Writer Hovhannes Yeranyan tells about the activities of sculptor and painter Ara Sargsyan. At a young age, he was involved in the NEMESIS operation and discovered the former Turkish prime minister in Italy, after whom the program participants killed him, Ara Sargsyan left for Vienna to study. In reality, it was a business trip to discover the leaders of the Young Turks in Germany.