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A service of blessing of educators was held at the Mother See of Holy EtchmiadzinRepresentatives of educational institutions, principals of secondary schools and a large number of educators visited the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin. Every year on this day, educators participate in the Divine Liturgy in the Mother See, presided over by His Holiness Karekin II, Catholicos of All... more |
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His Holiness conveyed his blessing to representatives of the "Our Way" movementThe Catholicos of All Armenians received the members of the Coordinating Council of the “Our Way” People’s Volunteer Movement, who had made a pilgrimage to the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin. The Patriarch conveyed his blessing to the members of the movement and expressed satisfaction that the... more |
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The cross bearing the relics of the Apostle Thomas has been moved from the Mother See to the Holy Mother of God Church in HrazdanThe memory of the apostles Thomas, James, and Simon was celebrated at the Holy Mother of God Church in the Vanatur district of Hrazdan. The faithful participated in the Cross procession, which started from both sides of the city. With the blessing of the Catholicos of All Armenians, the cross... more |
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Archbishop Michael faces fines and up to five years in prisonThe trial of Archbishop Mikayel Ajapahyan, the Primate of the Shirak Diocese, which lasted only 2 weeks, is coming to an end. The public prosecutor has filed a motion to find Archbishop Mikayel guilty of making public calls to seize power and forcibly overthrow the constitutional order. During the... more |
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Archbishop Ezras Nersisyan consecrated the newly built church in NakhodkaOn August 24, a newly built Armenian church was consecrated and opened in Nakhodka by Archbishop Ezras Nersisyan, Primate of the Armenian Diocese of Russia and New Nakhichevan. The chapel, named after Saint Harutyun, is 24 meters high. It was built of pink tuff brought from Armenia. |
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Young pilgrims from Argentina visited the Mother See of Holy EtchmiadzinThe graduates of the St. Gregory the Illuminator Secondary School and the Vincente Lopez National Derdzakian Secondary School of the Armenian Diocese of Argentina visited the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin. The young people were received in the Old Residency of the Mother See by Archbishop Nathan... more |
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Summer camps have ended in the Eastern Diocese of North AmericaThe Armenian American youth learned important lessons about Armenian faith, culture, and history and expressed their gifts through art. Each day began and ended with a joint prayer in the camp chapel. St. Vartan Camp hosted 192 campers from 26 parishes, including several youth from the Western... more |
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The judge rejected the motion of Archbishop Michael's defense attorneys without providing any solid reasonsThe defense lawyers filed a motion to declare the searches conducted by law enforcement officers in the prelacy illegal, because the archbishop or his representative was not present during them, the archbishop's lawyer was not allowed inside, the video recording was carried out by an unknown... more |
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The Church of St. Stepanos the Forerunner was reconsecrated in the village of Pukhrut, KajaranThe Primate of the diocese, Bishop Makar Hakobyan, anointed the columns of the church, the holy Altar, and the baptismal font with holy myron. The only holy place in the village that survived the Soviet persecution was renovated and reopened through the efforts of the residents. The residents of... more |
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A book presenting the history of the village of Kakavadzor was presentedThe presentation of Vahram Vardanyan's book "Kakavadzor and the People of Kakavadzor" took place at the seminary of the Saint Mesrop Mashtots Church in Oshakan, presided over by the Primate of the Aragatsotn Diocese, Bishop Mkrtich Proshyan. The author presented the 105-year history of his native... more |
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The court extended the detention of the participants of the sacred movement for another three monthsThe court granted the motions of the public prosecutors and extended the detention terms of Tigran Galstyan, Artur Sargsyan, Tigran Topalyan, Movses Sharbatyan, Igor Sargsyan, David Galstain, Mihran Makhsudyan, Hayk Shahnazaryan, Armen Aleksanyan and Karo Okumushyan for another three months. The... more |
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The court considered the thoughts of Archpriest Michael during his trialThe court discussed the thoughts and reflections extracted from Archbishop Mikayel Ajapahyan's personal diary. The lawyers noted that Archbishop Mikayel is being tried not only for his opinion, but also for his thoughts. They emphasized that the search conducted at the Archbishop's residence and... more |