The bell of the Holy Mother of God Church in Kanaker of the RA Army Chaplaincy was consecrated


Following the Evening service on the eve of the Feast of Assumptiona ceremony of consecration of the newly donated bell was performed in the Holy Mother of God Church of Kanaker of the RA Army Chaplaincy. After the overhaul of the roof and the belfry, the consecrated bell will be installed in the... more

Blessing of the Grapes offered on the feast of the Assumption of the Holy Mother of God


On the occasion of the Feast of the Assumption of the Holy Mother of God, liturgy was served in all Armenian Apostolic churches. Under the patronage of the Catholicos of All Armenians, the Brotherhood of the Mother See participated in the Liturgy at the Saint Gayane Monastery. The Celebrant was His... more

AGBU "Discover Armenia" program participants met the Catholicos of All Armenians


AGBU "Discover Armenia" project participants visited the Mother See as volunteers to help the church. They cleaned the open altar, tidied up the old cemetery, and washed some of the temple's ritual carpets. With the program, young people aged 15-18 came from different settlements of the world,... more

A conference of native language teachers was held in the Western Diocese of the Armenian Church of North America


More than 100 teachers from Armenia, India, Europe, Russia, two dioceses of the United States joined the conference. The specialists presented the methodological and evaluation problems of teaching, the works of Tumanyan, Zohrap, Shant and other writers, the possible linguistic and other... more

An intellectual game-competition was organized on the occasion of the Feast of the Assumption of the Holy Mother of God


An intellectual game-competition titled "Motherhood and Family" was held in the Holy Trinity Church of Malatia. For the third year already, the youth associations of the Ararat Pontifical Diocese are preparing for the liturgy of the feast of the Assumption of the Holy Mother of God with a game-... more

The Armenian Diocese of France took care of the cost of camping vacation of Artsakh residents


Under the direction of the Patriarch of All Armenians and the initiative of His Grace Bishop Vrtanes Abrahamyan, Primate of Artsakh Diocese, more than 100 Artsakh children aged 8-15 years spent a week in the "Tsitsernak" camp of Gugark Diocese. The cost of the rest was fully covered by the Armenian... more

AGBU "Andranik" scout camp in Dilijan has ended


More than 130 scouts of "Armenian Youth Association" of Iraq, Iran, Syria and Armenia of AGBU spent a week in "Andranik" scout camp in Dilijan. During this time, they visited the sights of Armenia, made pilgrimages to shrines and met with the Patriarch of All Armenians at the Mother See of Holy... more

The prayers of Gregory of Narek's famous book have been translated into Portuguese


With the efforts of the Armenian Diocese of Brazil, the translation was published in a separate booklet. The presentation of the book took place on July 31, after the Sunday liturgy, in the St. George Church of San Paolo. Diocesan Primate His Grace Bishop Narek Berberyan blessed the new translation... more

The Mother See organized a three-month training course for the women of Artsakh


With the blessings of the Patriarch of All Armenians and the patronage of the Armenian Diocese of France, the Social Service Office of the Mother See and the Diocese of Gugark are starting a three-month professional training program. The participants are women from Artsakh. With this program,... more

The Catholicos of All Armenia received the clergy participating in the Priest Accelerated Course


About twenty priests from Armenian dioceses of different countries arrived to participate in the three-week Priest Accelerated Course in Holy Etchmiadzin. His Holiness noticed that they had the opportunity to communicate with the sacred atmosphere of the Mother See. Every month, the Mother See... more

The Catholicos of All Armenians received the newly ordained priests who completed the forty-day preparation period


The two newly ordained abbots and five priest fathers, after receiving the Patriarchal blessing of His Holiness, began their service in the designated places. Last Sunday, they celebrated the inaugural liturgy in different churches. His Holiness expressed hope that the newly consecrated... more

The Holy cross relic of Jesus Christ was taken from the Mother See to the Holy Mother of God church in Aragats


On the occasion of the 10th anniversary of the re-consecration of the Holy Mother of God Church in Aragats, the Holy cross relic of Jesus Christ was taken to the church from the Mother See of Holy Etchmiatsin by the patriarchal administration. A Holy and ImDivine Liturgy was served. The Holy... more