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The trial in the case of Archpriest Michael has reached the stage of closing argumentsThe trial began on August 15, two weeks ago. A court hearing has been scheduled almost every day, often continuing after business hours. The main hearings concluded last week, on August 25. The prosecution and defense presented their closing arguments at the August 28 hearing. The next court... more |
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A conference will be held at the Mother See on the occasion of the 1700th anniversary of the Council of NicaeaFrom September 3 to 7, a conference dedicated to the 1700th anniversary of the First Ecumenical Council of Nicaea will be held at the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin. The Council of Nicaea took place two and a half decades after Christianity was declared the state religion in Armenia and became a... more |
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A blessing ceremony was held at the Holy Martyrs Church in Nubarashen on the occasion of the Day of Knowledge and EducationFather Bardughimeos Hakobyan performed the blessing ceremony at the Holy Martyrs Church in Nubarashen. He reminded the students and teachers that education is not just learning literature, education is a spiritual formation. The clergyman noted that being educated means doing daily work that renews... more |
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Annual gathering of Armenian teachers held in the USThe 14th annual teachers' gathering was held at the headquarters of the Armenian Western Diocese of North America. The diocesan Primate, Archbishop Hovnan Terterian, conveyed his fatherly blessing and message to those present. The Primate called on Armenian educators in the Diaspora to remain at... more |
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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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