The Catholicosate Mausoleum and Candlelight Hall were opened under the auspices of His Holiness the Patriarch


The Catholicos' Mausoleum is located in the center of the structure, the right and left sides are intended for lighting candles. The structure also has two altars, which His Holiness consecrated and named after the apostles Thaddeus and Bartholomew. For the architects of the underground, vaulted structure, which occupies an area of ​​about 1000 square meters, it was of fundamental importance to maintain the harmony of the modern structure with the historical structures existing in the area. The Eternal Catholicos of Armenia noted that the Mausoleum will remind future generations of the spiritual mission of all Armenian Catholicoses, which improved the national and church life of the entire Armenian people.

The Patriarch of All Armenians received a group of pilgrims from New York


His Holiness the Patriarch issued a call for hope, peace, and love and urged them to bear witness to their faith and devotion through their deeds, not words, wherever they may be. The Catholicos of All Armenians discussed church-state relations with the pilgrims.

Rev. Fr. Ararat Shahverdyan


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AGBU Focus Program participants met with His Holiness Karekin II, the Patriarch of All Armenians


In about 28 countries, under the auspices of AGBU, Young Professionals Groups operate, implementing community projects, often for the motherland. Young Professionals Groups hold their joint gathering in a different country every two years. The Patriarch of All Armenians has noted that this is how young people love and become attached to their homeland.

 

The foundations of a new church were blessed in the Ukrainian city of Khmelnytskyi


The Primate of the Armenian Diocese of Ukraine, Bishop Markos Hovhannisyan, consecrated 16 stones, then they were embedded in the foundations of the church under construction. This is the first Armenian church in Khmelnytskyi. The architect is Andranik Sargsyan, a native of Armenia. The church will be domed, and a Sunday school will also operate on the territory. The church is being built with the financial support of Armenian believers living in different regions of Ukraine, as well as Ukrainian friends.

11 deacons graduated from Gevorgyan Theological Seminary


At the closing ceremony of the 2024-2025 academic year of the Seminary and Vazgenyan Theological Seminary, 3 students from each classroom received encouraging gifts for their progress. The Armenian Apostolic Church Choir, led by Artashes Baburyan, performed a musical recital for the Brotherhood of the Mother See and long-time lecturers of the Seminary.

Rev. Father Masis Arakelyan


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Law enforcement officers invaded the territory of the Mother See to arrest the Primate of the Shirak diocese


Archbishop Michael Ajapahian was coordinating the annual priestly assembly at the Mother See when masked law enforcement officers invaded the sanctuary. Priests from the dioceses of Armenia surrounded and protected the Primate of the Diocese of Shirak and the Catholicos of All Armenians. Then the faithful community joined in the defense of the Archbishop. Archbishop Michael tried several times to get into the car and go with the law enforcement officers, but those gathered resisted, and in the end he decided to walk to the Inquiry.

The depository-museum of the Mother See, closed for more than 8 years due to the renovation of the Cathedral, will reopen


The museum will display relics of pan-Christian and pan-national saints, printed and handwritten manuscripts. In 1869, a depository was built next to the Cathedral, where the church's treasures and pan-Christian relics were stored. Since 1984, during the reign of Vazgen I, the Patriarch of All Armenians, the depository area has been operating as a museum. The oldest exhibit is the 5,000-year-old relic of Noah's Ark, the newest are the handmade, holy altar crosses created at the beginning of the 20th century.

The Armenian Apostolic Church celebrated the feast of St. Gayane and her Companions


The right-handed relic of Saint Gayane was taken out of the treasury of the Mother See and taken to the Gayane Monastery. The Armenian Patriarch, carrying the relic, accompanied by a procession of clergy and pilgrims, distributed blessings to the faithful and walked to the open altar of Saint Trdat. Also present at the Mother See are the Brotherhood serving in dioceses around the world, who have come to participate in the monastic assembly.

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A memorial evening dedicated to the great Armenian philanthropist Gerald Turpanjian was held


Trbanjian has made a great contribution to the renovation of the Mother See and other church-building programs. The Trbanjian Seminary of Harichavank is today one of the most important links in the upbringing and education of clergy, for whose development and normal functioning the benefactor spared no effort and energy. However, in 1995 he founded the Trbanjian Center for Policy Analysis at the American University, which this year was reorganized as the Trbanjian Institute of Social Sciences.