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On August 7, the first session of the preliminary hearings in the case of Karekin II, Catholicos of All Armenians, and six bishops began at the Echmiadzin residence of the General Jurisdiction Court of Armavir Region. Judge Hakob Manukyan recused himself in a closed session. Citizens gathered in... 2026-08-07
The legal organization “Christian Solidarity International” is sounding the alarm about the trial of the Armenian Patriarch and six bishops on politically motivated false charges.
The organization calls on the entire world to express solidarity with the Armenian Apostolic Church against... 2026-08-07
The Armenian Eastern Diocese of the United States, the Armenian Diocese of Canada, Russia, and New Nakhichevan, as well as the Armenian Diocese of Argentina and Chile, have issued statements condemning the decision to initiate criminal prosecution of His Holiness Karekin II, the Patriarch of All... 2026-08-07
Reuters news agency has covered the trial of the Catholicos of All Armenians and six high-ranking clergymen in Armenia, assessing it as another escalation of the deepening contradictions between Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan's government and the Armenian Apostolic Church.
This trial is viewed... 2026-08-07
His Holiness Aram I of the Great House of Cilicia, the Armenian Patriarchate of Jerusalem, and the AGBU have issued condemnatory statements, calling August 7 a day of national shame and disgrace, when the Patriarch of All Armenians and six high-ranking bishops are due to stand trial.
The... 2026-08-07
The Patriarchal Delegate of Western Europe, the leaders of the Armenian dioceses of Damascus, Germany, Iraq, Romania, Great Britain and Ireland have issued statements, noting that the situation surrounding His Holiness and high-ranking clergy, their summons to court within the framework of a... 2026-08-07 |





