Parties should express a clear position on the church issue: Father Vrtanes Baghalyan


Father Vrtanes Baghalyan claims that the provisions of the Civil Contract Party’s election program regarding the Armenian Apostolic Church are a gross violation of the Constitution and the Central Election Commission should invite the party’s representatives and receive an explanation. According... more

Citizens Organize Signature Collection for the Freedom of Archbishop Mikayel Ajapahyan


Thousands of citizens at the Gyumri Holy Mother of God Seven Wounds Church have joined the signature collection initiated for the freedom of Archbishop Mikayel Ajapahyan and submitted a written application to the court. They claim that the continued imprisonment of the Archbishop negatively affects... more

Holy Etchmiadzin: Father Husik Smbatyan celebrated the liturgy on Ashkharamatraն Sunday


The second Sunday of the Holy Resurrection is called Ashkharamatraն or Green Sunday. It symbolizes the great mystery of the establishment of the Christian church, when the light of Christ's resurrection spreads throughout the world, and Christ's disciples become the bearers of that light, spreading... more

The Ecumenical Patriarch of Antioch and All the East Arrives at the Mother See


His Holiness, Father Ignatius Ephrem II, who arrived at the invitation of the Catholicos of All Armenians, prayed for the prosperity of the Armenian Church, the well-being of the Armenian people, and the establishment of peace in the region. Karekin II, Catholicos of All Armenians, greeted His... more

The clergy of the Aragatsotn Diocese held a joint service in the Parpi Church


The clergy of the diocese and pilgrims prayed together for the unjustly imprisoned clergy, prisoners, missing persons, the repose of the Armenian Patriarch and the steadfastness of the Armenian Apostolic Holy Church. Next Friday, April 24, at 7:00 p.m., the joint service will take place in the... more

The Mother See Demands the Restoration of Spiritual Service in Penitentiary Institutions


The Mother See urges the government to respect the law and the perceived church order and, without hindering the mission of the Church, to restore the normal course of spiritual service in penitentiary institutions. By an illegal decision of the Head of the Penitentiary Service of the Ministry... more

The court hearing in the case of Bishop Mkrtich Proshyan was held without the victims


Defrocked Aramayis Tokhmazyan and Stepan Asatryan did not appear in court. According to the accusation, Bishop Mkrtich forced the clergy of the diocese to participate in rallies organized against the Prime Minister, and during the 2021 elections, he instructed them not to vote for the ruling... more

Defense attorney files motion to dismiss Archbishop Arshak Khachatryan's case because there is no object of crime


At the court hearing on the case of Archbishop Arshak Khachatryan, defense attorney Arsen Babayan filed a motion to dismiss the case and stop the criminal prosecution of the Archbishop. The attorney argued that there is no object of crime, and the Archbishop did not commit the act he is accused... more

The government falsely appointed Arman Saroyan as a member of the commission for discussing pardon issues


Arman Saroyan was appointed a member of the “Consultative Commission for Discussing Pardon Issues” as a representative of the Armenian Apostolic Holy Church. The Mother See announced that the appointment was made without the consent of the Armenian Apostolic Church and violates the legislation... more

Azerbaijan has completely destroyed the St. Hakob Church in Stepanakert


The Azerbaijani authorities are systematically, purposefully and at the state level committing cultural genocide in Artsakh. During this time, they have completely destroyed the churches of St. Hovhannes Mkrtich in Shushi, St. Sargis in Tandzatap, Mokhrenes village, St. Hambardzman in Berdzor,... more

On the occasion of the New Sunday, members of the youth unions of various Armenian dioceses gathered in the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin


On the occasion of the New Sunday, more than 650 young people welcomed the Catholicos of All Armenians with a pontifical hymn. At the request of the members of the youth unions of the dioceses of Armenia, the clergy organized the pilgrimage to the Mother See. The Catholicos of All Armenians... more

The miraculous Gospel of Shuriskhan was moved to the St. Gevorg Church in Mughni


The faithful at the St. Gevorg Church in Mughni communed with the power emanating from the miraculous Gospel of Shuriskhan during the Divine Liturgy. For more than 25 years, the Gospel of Shuriskhan has been moved to the St. Gevorg Church. With the blessing of the Primate of the Aragatsotn... more