Members of the Brotherhood Assembly participated in a service at the Church of St. Gregory the Illuminator


The start of the Assembly was announced on June 17. Before that, the participants jointly participated in the evening service at the St. Gregory the Illuminator Mother Church in Yerevan. Later, the clergy visited the Yerablur Military Pantheon to pay tribute to the memory of the brave soldiers who... more

The Armenian Apostolic Church celebrated the feast of St. Gayane and her Companions


The right-handed relic of Saint Gayane was taken out of the treasury of the Mother See and taken to the Gayane Monastery. The Armenian Patriarch, carrying the relic, accompanied by a procession of clergy and pilgrims, distributed blessings to the faithful and walked to the open altar of Saint Trdat... more

A military quiz on Bible knowledge was held at the "Young Defender of the Land" club


At the initiative of the Bible Society of Armenia and the Spiritual Leadership of the Armed Forces, a joint program “The Bible Transforms a Soldier’s Life” was held under the “All-Army Bible Knowledge Contest.” For the first time, the Young Yerkrapah Club of the Yerkrapah Volunteer Union submitted... more

Catholicos of All Armenians receives newly ordained clergy in Holy Etchmiadzin


Following the ordination, the clergy spent a forty-day period of preparation in the Mother See. Father Sepuh Asatryan, in accordance with the accepted procedure, presented the relics of the first liturgies they celebrated on behalf of the newly ordained clergy to His Holiness the Patriarch. The... more

The mother church of the Sassounik church complex, the Holy Cross, is already ready


Currently, the interior decoration of the church is underway. Cross stones, sculptures and bas-reliefs with various evangelical plots will decorate the church, and the seventy-two stone crosses on the dome symbolize the disciples of Christ. Surb Khach is the first church in Sasunik. With the... more

The Brotherhood Assembly will begin in the Mother See on June 17


During the Araratian Week holidays, priests, archimandrites, and proto-archimandrites from Armenia and the Diaspora will participate in the Divine Liturgies and Assembly of the festive week with a prayer gathering. Prior to that, the clergy visited the Tsitsernakaberd Memorial Complex on June 16,... more

The Araratian week started with the commemoration of St. Hripse and her Companions


The Araratian week symbolizes the conversion of the Armenians and the victory of the Christian faith over paganism. The events commemorated during this week are related to the establishment of Christianity in Armenia in 301 AD and took place in the Ararat Valley, which is why the week was named "... more

His Eminence Yezras consecrated the newly built Armenian church in Orenburg


His Eminence Yezras consecrated the Holy Altar, the columns of the Holy Altar and named the church the Holy Resurrection. His Holiness announced that the newly consecrated church will become a center of spiritual and national life, where people will receive the blessing of the merciful Lord.... more

Araratian Week will begin on June 16 with the commemoration of St. Hripsime and her Companions


The Sabbath symbolizes the conversion of the Armenians and the victory of the Christian faith over paganism. On June 16, the sacred relics of the Virgin, accompanied by clergy and believers, will be transferred to the St. Hripsime Monastery. On June 17, a festive liturgy will be served in the St.... more

A concert by the "Shoghakat" children's choir of the Nork Youth Center was held at the "Naregatsi" Art Institute


The “Shoghakat” children’s choir of the Nork Youth Center completed the academic year with a closing concert, which took place at the “Narekatsi” Art Institute. Children’s, spiritual, patriotic, and humorous songs were performed in Armenian and other languages. The eight Armenian Youth Centers,... more

Allahshukur Pashazadeh wrote a letter of protest to the World Council of Churches


He again complained that the Armenian Church is supposedly pushing people not to peace, but to violence, calling on the Armenian people to a “death struggle” and dragging its future into new dangers and disasters. He called on the World Council of Churches not to support the provocative, revanchist... more

Representatives of Hierarchical Sees and Dioceses Respond to Attacks Against the Church


After the meeting of the Supreme Spiritual Council of the Mother See, a statement was issued calling for an end to the shameful campaign. On June 6, a meeting was held under the chairmanship of Catholicos of the Great House of Cilicia Aram I, in which the members of the meeting expressed deep... more