Verzhine Svazlyan is preparing to publish a new book on the Turkish-speaking folklore of Western Armenians


In the reading room of the Institute of Archaeology and Ethnography, the scientist presented the materials she wrote down and recorded between 1955 and 2025, which concerned the forced conversion of Western Armenians to Turkish in the Ottoman Empire and Turkish-speaking folklore. Armenian-letter... more

Commemoration ceremony for Armenian Genocide martyrs held in Italy and Canada


An inter-church ceremony dedicated to the memory of the Armenian Genocide and the New Christian martyrs was held in Rome at the St. Bartholomew Church with the efforts of the Representation of the Catholicosate of All Armenians and the Sant'Egidio Community. A commemoration ceremony... more

The Young Turk government implemented a policy of forced assimilation of children


Their goal was to destroy the Armenian identity not only through physical extermination, but also through changing religion and nationality, and destroying cultural heritage. By order of the Minister of Internal Affairs of the Ottoman Empire, Talaat Pasha, orphaned Armenian children were to be... more

A liturgy of intercession for the Holy Martyrs of the Armenian Genocide was performed near the Eternal Fire


Karekin II, Catholicos of All Armenians, accompanied by the congregation of the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin, visited the Tsitsernakaberd Memorial Complex. Under the chairmanship of His Holiness, a liturgy of intercession for the Holy Martyrs of the Armenian Genocide was performed near the... more

The torchlight procession was held under the slogan "The Struggle Continues"


The slogan "The Struggle Continues" symbolizes the unbreakable will of the Armenian people and the relentless struggle for justice. At the Tsitsernakaberd Memorial Complex, His Eminence Haykazun conveyed the blessing of the Catholicos of All Armenians to the participants of the procession. His... more

Lebanon is home to the world’s only museum of Armenian Genocide orphans


The museum houses items, documents, photographs and orphan lists dedicated to the lives of orphans. In the back of the courtyard is a memorial sculpture of Maria Jacobsen and a tombstone with the inscription “Mother of Armenian Orphans.” On the other side are a series of sculptures depicting... more

April 24 Requiem Mass Replaced by Intercession Order


100 years after the Armenian Genocide, on April 23, 2015, the victims of the Armenian Genocide were canonized by the Encyclical of His Holiness Karekin II, Catholicos of All Armenians, and His Holiness Aram I, Catholicos of the Great House of Cilicia. During the Intercession Order, the Divine... more

The sacrifice of the martyrs obliges us to strengthen our unity


The Catholicos of All Armenians emphasizes that April 24 is a day of vow, intertwined with the demands of our people scattered around the world, which is free from hostility and hatred, aimed at restoring justice and truth and excluding the denial of the tragedy of the Genocide. A hundred years... more

Archbishop Bagrat to remain in custody: Court extends detention


The court has decided to extend the preventive measure of Archbishop Bagrat for two months. Lawyer Tatevik Soghoyan stated that this is the authorities’ response to the mass peaceful rallies that began in 2024. Defense attorney Hovhannes Khudoyan noted that there is no data in the case that... more

The Mother See has called on the Armenian government to prevent the destruction of Artsakh’s spiritual heritage


The Mother See strongly condemns the consistent destruction of Artsakh’s spiritual and cultural heritage by the Azerbaijani authorities. The Azerbaijani authorities have razed to the ground the St. Hakob Church in Stepanakert and the khachkars and monuments in the surrounding area, which,... more

The Catholicos of All Armenians, accompanied by the Brotherhood of the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin, will visit Tsitsernakaberd


A liturgy of intercession for the holy martyrs of the Armenian Genocide will be performed at the Memorial Complex. On this occasion, the relics of the holy martyrs of the Armenian Genocide will be brought to the Memorial Complex. On the day of commemoration of the holy martyrs, April 24, at 11:00 a... more

Azerbaijan Destroys Stepanakert's St. John the Baptist Cathedral


The St. John the Baptist Cathedral in Stepanakert has most likely been destroyed by Azerbaijan. The information was disseminated by Hovik Avanesov, who deals with the cultural heritage of Artsakh. According to him, what happened is a clearly targeted policy to eliminate all visible traces of the... more