On September 15, the Armenian Apostolic Church will celebrate the fifth tabernacle holiday - Exaltation of the Holy Cross


A festive liturgy will be served in all Armenian Apostolic churches on that day. Before that, the Sabbath preceding the holiday began on September 9, during which believers will prepare for the feast of the raising of the Holy Cross by prayer. At the heart of feast is the historical case when the... more

The anniversary of the re-consecration of the Church of St. Mary the Virgin was celebrated in Aruch


After a hundred-year hiatus, the church began to live a full life: baptism, coronation, liturgy and services. According to the residents of Aruch, the prayer house has changed their lives, a large community of believers has formed around the church, and the number of Sunday school students has... more

Women displaced from Artsakh participate in sewing and pattern and modeling courses with the support of the church


With the blessing of the Patriarch of All Armenians Garegin II and the patronage of the Armenian Diocese of France, a three-month program of re-specialization in sewing and fashion and modeling for women displaced from Artsakh is running in the Tun social educational center of Gugark Diocese. A few... more

On the day of the birth of the Holy Mother of God, a liturgy was offered in the Holy Mother of God Church in Nork


The Armenian Apostolic Church celebrated the birthday of the Holy Virgin Mary on September 8. Mary was the long-awaited child of pious parents Joachim and Anna. According to the sacred tradition, both receive the good news through an angel. Mary is considered the child of the covenant, because the... more

A new silver commemorative coin was put into circulation on the occasion of the 150th anniversary of the founding of the Gevorgyan Theological Seminary


The coin was minted in Poland in proof quality, 925 sterling silver, weighing 33.6 grams. 500 pieces were issued, with a nominal value of 1000 drams. On the obverse side of the commemorative coin is the logo of the Seminary, a fragment from the hymn of the seminary, a dove symbolizing the Holy... more

Archbishop Nathan Hovhannisyan received the members of Shushi's Varanda Choir at the Mother See


Before the concert to be held in Yerevan, the members of the choir received the Mother See's blessing. Veranda Choir is 32 years old. In the double list are works of spiritual, modern, classical, folk genres. During this period, more than 800 children, teenagers and young people from Artsakh... more

One hundred schoolchildren received stationery packages on the occasion of the Knowledge Day


Volunteers of Gugark Diocese Youth Union and "Tun" Social Education Center have been collecting stationery and supplies in the social boxes placed near the large supermarkets of Vanadzor for several days. In addition, more than 438 thousand drams were collected in the money boxes purchase school... more

FAR promotes youth workforce development with partner organizations


The "Workforce Development in Armenia" program is funded by the USAID and implemented by the "Enterprise Incubator Fund" and consortium partners: Agrarian University, Armenian Relief Fund, and "Civita" Armenia. The goal of the project is to equip 10,000 young people, including women and persons... more

On September 5, the Holy Armenian Apostolic Church celebrated the memory of Saints John the Forerunner (Baptist) and Job the Righteous


A Divine Liturgy was served in St. Shoghakat church. The Gospel of Sangibaran is traditionally brought from Mashtots Matenadaran to St. Shoghakat Church every year on this feast. Sangibaran is one of the villages of Iran, where Armenians have lived since the 17th century, as a result of the... more

Reconsecration of the Mother Cathedral and Blessing of the Holy Muron


On September 28, at 5:00 p.m. in the St. Trdat Open Air Altar, there will be the service of the blessing of the Holy Muron and the next day, on September 29, at 10:30 a.m., the Mother Cathedral will be re-consecrated.

Football clubs have been opened in several settlements of Ararat region


The Armenian Round Table Foundation of the World Council of Churches, in cooperation with Ararat Municipality and Masyatsotn Diocese, has opened football clubs in several settlements of the region and provided the youth with the opportunity to train for free.

The school named after St. Grigor Narekatsi operating in Moscow has started the new academic year


Saint Grigor Narekatsi school has more than 40 students. Children actively participate in Olympiads, scientific research and music competitions.  The education at St. Grigor Narekatsi College is 11 years long, operates according to the educational standards of the Russian Federation and... more