On April 28, the Armenian Apostolic Church will celebrate the feast of the Appearance of the Holy Cross


At 10 o'clock in the morning, on the occasion of the Feast of the Appearance of the Holy Cross, the relic of Jesus Christ will be brought from the  Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin to the Holy Cross Church of Arabkir of the Araratian Pontifical Diocese. The feast of the Appearance is the... more

The "Narek" dance school of Nork's Youth Center celebrated its 35th anniversary


The concert was dedicated to the memory of choreographer Paylak Sargsyan, with whom the ensemble's close cooperation began in 1997. Paylak Sargsyan's performances were presented at the concert. The ensemble always wins dance festivals held in Armenia and abroad and traditionally presents the... more

The forcibly displaced Artsakh residents invited an Artsakh priest to the workplace for a Home-blessing


After the forced deportation from Artsakh, the people of Artsakh settled in Armenia often turn to the priest in the post-Easter period to perform the Easter blessing in their homes and announce the good news of the Lord's resurrection. Usually they turn to Father Andreas Tavadyan with that... more

A protest action was held in Canada against Turkish denial


Canadian Armenians, led by the diocesan leader and clergy, went to the Turkish Embassy in Canada, where they protested against the continued denial of the Armenian Genocide. The participants of the action raised the Artsakh flag. They stated that the consequences of Turkish denial are... more

The Catholicos of All Armenians received the priests of the Priest Accelerated Course


Priests undergoing training arrived at the Mother See from different dioceses of Armenia and the Diaspora. They are clergymen of different generations and different experience. The course lasted three weeks. In the first week, the priests focused on the mission of the spiritual, then the priest... more

A Divine Liturgy was served in the St. George Patriarchal Cathedral of Brazil


On the occasion of the 109th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide, a liturgy was held in the Saint George Cathedral of the Armenian Diocese of Brazil. The diocesan Primate read the message of Catholicos of All Armenians Karekin II on the occasion of the day of remembrance of the holy martyrs of... more

The memory of the martyrs of the genocide was commemorated in the Holy Transfiguration Church in Moscow


The diocesan Primate His Eminence Yezras performed an intercession service in the Holy Transfiguration Church. The "Tapan" museum also opened an exhibition of documentary pictures of Genocide victims, images of the front pages of the world press that covered the Armenian Genocide at the time,... more

Divine Liturgy was celebrated in Vanadzor on the occasion of Genocide Day


A liturgy dedicated to the holy martyrs of the Genocide was held in the Holy Mother of God Church of Vanadzor. At the end of the liturgy, under the guidance of the clergy, those present bowed flowers near the monument of the holy martyrs of April 24, placed in the churchyard, and an intercession... more

An intercession ceremony was performed at the Mother See in memory of the canonized martyrs


On the occasion of the day of remembrance of the holy martyrs of the Armenian Genocide, the Brotherhood of the Mother See, led by the Catholicos of All Armenians, participated in the Liturgy ceremony in the St. Gayane Monastery. On that occasion, the reliquary of the Armenian Genocide martyrs... more

A photo exhibition titled "Genocide Monuments" was opened in the Museum of History


On the balance sheet of the Armenian Patriarchate of Constantinople in 1914, there were more than 200 monasteries and 1600 churches. Most of the temples were destroyed, many were turned into mosques and inns. Until 1960, they tried to eliminate the evidence of the existence of Armenians in... more

Protest action and commemoration ceremony were held in Tbilisi and Damascus


On the occasion of the anniversary of the Armenian Genocide, the protest action and commemoration ceremony started from the "Isani" district of Tbilisi. Many Armenians marched with torches and signs to the Holy Etchmiadzin Church in Havlabar, demanding recognition, condemnation and retribution.... more

Hundreds of Artsakh sanctuaries are under Azerbaijani captivity


After the 2020 war, hundreds of Artsakh sanctuaries and places of pilgrimage were captured by Azerbaijan. Their fate is unknown, according to various reports, some of them were blown up, some were distorted.