The meeting of the WCC Delegation with the Catholicos of All Armenians


On May 30, His Holiness Karekin II, Supreme Patriarch and Catholicos of All Armenians, received members of the World Council of Churches delegation. They were accompanied by Karen Nazaryan, Director of the WCC Armenia Round Table Foundation.

Renovation of Holy Etchmiadzin Cathedral as of May 2022


The renovation of the Cathedral is gradually nearing completion. At the moment, works are underway in the museum section, the frescoes are still being re-installed, and the paving of the yard is being laid.

Feast of the Restoration of the Armenian Statehood in the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin


On May 28, the national holiday symbolizing the Independence Day of the First Republic of Armenia, a Republican Prayer ceremony was held in St. Gayane Monastery. The Brotherhood of Holy Etchmiadzin visited the Sardarapat memorial. The message of the Catholicos of All Armenians Karekin II was... more

Reaffirmation of the Catholicosate of All Armenians In Etchmiadzin. Historical Overview


At the beginning of the 15th century, it became obvious that the Catholicosate outside Armenia could no longer have a pan-Armenian significance.   On May 25, 1441, the Feast of Ascension, a national-ecclesiastical assembly is convened. The Mother See is being moved from Sis to Holy... more

The newly elected Primates of the foreign dioceses of the Armenian Apostolic Church


In 2022, diocesan Primates were elected in three dioceses of the Armenian Apostolic Church abroad.  Rev. Fr. Archimandrite Grigor Khachatryan was elected as Primate of the Armenian Diocese of France; Rev. Fr. Archimandrite Mesrop Parsamyan was elected as Primate of the Eastern Diocese of... more

FAR provided grants to 27 research groups


The Armenian Relief Fund of the Armenian Apostolic Church provided grants to 27 scientific groups.

Director of the International Coalition for the Protection of Heritage in Conflict Areas at the Mother See


On May 26, the Catholicos of All Armenians received in the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin Valeri Frelan, Executive Director of the International Union for the Protection of Heritage in Conflict Areas (ALIF).

Clergy Conference of the Armenian Diocese of New Nakhichevan and Russia in Moscow


A regular meeting of priests was convened in the Armenian Church of Moscow on May 24-26, chaired by His Eminence lArchbishop Ezras Nersisyan, with the participation of 41 priests from different cities of Russia, Central Asia and Moldova.

Feast of Ascension in St. Hambardzum Church in Berdzor


In the only church of the Artsakh Diocese named St. Hambardzum, the festive liturgy was served by Father Beniamin Tsaturyan, the spiritual pastor of the sub-region from Patara to Khachen in the Askeran region.

Folk customs of the Feast of the Ascension in the past and today


Ascension Day has been celebrated in ancient times for several days with folk songs, ritual dishes and pilgrimages. On the initiative of the youth structures of the Araratian Patriarchal Diocese, the Ascension Day was celebrated in Tumanyan Park in Yerevan, with all the accepted ritual customs.

Feast of Ascension at the Holy Transfiguration Armenian Church in Moscow


Our clergymen from different cities of Russia, Central Asia and Moldova celebrated the Feast of Ascension of our Lord Jesus Christ with the faithful at the Holy Transfiguration Cathedral in Moscow.

Ascension Day in St. Gevork Church in Noragavit


Members of the "Ladies' Union" of St. Gevork Church in Noragavit and Sunday School students have been preparing for the feast since early morning. The churchyard was cleaned and decorated, colorful wreaths were woven, and the milk soup with rice, the symbol of the Ascension Day, was set on fire.

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