The closing ceremony of the 2023-2024 academic year was held at the Gevorgyan Theological Seminary


Under the chairmanship of the Catholicos of All Armenians, the 2023-2024 academic tear closing ceremony of the Gevorgian Seminary and the Vazgenian Seminary of Sevan took place. His Holiness the Patriarch noted that it is possible to overcome the trials that plagued Armenia only by relying on... more

The presentation of the book "Geghard of Fate" was held in the library of the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin


The book by Ruben Margaryan, a member of the Union of Writers of Russia, a lawyer, is a religious detective whose events take place in our time. At the core of the story is the story of the disappearance of the magician, about which the hero of the book begins the investigation. Before writing... more

A ceremony of the blessing of Holy Muron and the re-consecration of the Mother Cathedral will take place in the Mother See in autumn


On September 28 and 29, the ceremonies of the blessing of Holy Muron and the re-consecration of the Mother Church are planned. The 130-year-old cauldron of the Blessing of the Holy Muron is kept in the St. Vardan and St. John the Baptist Chapel-baptistery. It was cast at the end of the 19th... more

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


The Catholicos of All Armenians urged the priests participating in the Priest Accelerated Course to jointly reflect on the issues affecting the national life. His Holiness expressed concern regarding the challenges facing the country, social problems of Artsakh Armenians and dangerous... more

The geography of the three-year program "Civic Education in Regions" will be expanded


From 2023, the Armenian "Round Table" Foundation of the World Council of Churches started the three-year program "Civic Education in Regions", which includes Shirak, Lori and Tavush regions. The implementation of the project is also supported by the dioceses and their affiliated social centers.... more

The Aragatsotn Diocese celebrated the 29th anniversary of the re-consecration of St. Hovhannes Church in Melikgyugh


29 years ago, Catholicos Karegin I re-consecrated the Saint Hovhannes the Baptist Church of Melikgyogh, which had been desecrated for more than 60 years. It was built in 1891 by immigrants from Alashkert. In 1935, by order of the Kurdish authorities, it ceased to function and turned into a... more

The annual joint pedagogical meeting of spiritual educational institutions of the Mother See was held


Currently, 62 students are studying in the higher educational institutions of the Mother See - Gevorgyan Seminary, Vazgenyan Seminary in Sevan, the Priest Accelerated course and Trbanchyan Seminary in Harich. His Holiness  urged the professors to maintain high quality of education,... more

In the Holy Mother of God church of Nork Marash, the Feast of the Discovery of St. Mary’s Box was celebrated


The Feast of the Discovery of St. Mary’s Box has appeared in the Armenian church calendar since the 18th century. In 1774, it was included in the calendar compiled by the Catholicos Simeon of Yerevan. The Armenian Apostolic Church celebrates the Mobile Feast on the fifth Sunday of Advent. During... more

After 105 years, Martiros Saryan's painting was exhibited for the first time in the Armenian Church in Moscow


On June 20, an exhibition of one of the paintings of the world-famous artist Martiros Saryan, almost unknown to the public, was opened in the "Tapan" Museum of the Armenian Church in Moscow. The author titled the painting painted in 1919 as "Red Horse".  At the request of His Eminence... more

Students of "Luys Mankants" Sunday schools made a pilgrimage to Oshakan church


Around 600 students from different cities and villages with their teachers and spiritual pastors raised a prayer under the arches of the Saint Mesrop Mashtots Church and asked for the intercession of the holy teachers for their future lives.

The running marathon initiated by the "Yes" platform of the Armenian Relief Fund of the Armenian Apostolic Church was held


On the initiative of the Armenian Relief Fund of the Armenian Orthodox Church, a therapeutic horticultural area will be created in the Botanical Garden of Yerevan. On this occasion, a running competition was organized, the participation fees of which were directed to the establishment of the... more

The 7-year-old student of Youth Center took an honorable position at the Armenian Chess Championship


Karo Movsisyan, a 7-year-old student of the chess class of the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin and AGBU Nork Youth Center, took an honorable position in the Armenian chess championship for under eight-year-olds. The class has fifty chess players in different age groups. They participate in... more