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Anti-Church Campaign is a Gross Violation of Religious Freedom and Constitutional Order: FOREF EuropeThe aggressive actions taken by the government against the Armenian Apostolic Church and the violations of the rights of the church have been condemned by the “Forum for Religious Freedom in Europe”, FOREF Europe. An article was published in the X newspaper, where international experts described... more |
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The Court of Appeal replaced the preventive measure of Archbishop Michael with house arrestThe court forbade the bishop from leaving home, receiving guests, making telephone calls and conducting correspondence. Archbishop Michael appealed to the European Court of Human Rights regarding the violation of his rights. The complaint states facts of illegal detention, violation of freedom... more |
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The Aragatsotn Diocese held a service for those in prison at the St. Gevorg Church in KoshDuring the service, the clergy and believers of the Aragatsotn Diocese prayed for those unjustly imprisoned, prisoners, defenders of the homeland and the Armenian Apostolic Church. The Primate of the Aragatsotn Diocese, Bishop Mkrtich Proshyan, is also in prison. The clergy of the diocese hold a... more |
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Defense lawyers petition to release Vahagn Chakhalyan from custodyThe defense has submitted to the court the issue of changing Vahagn Chakhalyan's preventive measure, considering it legitimate to release him from custody, following the example of the other defendants in the case. Of the 18 defendants in this case, only Vahagn Chakhalyan and Bagrat Srbazan... more |
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Catholicos of All Armenians Receives Armed Forces Priests and Makes New AppointmentsHis Holiness expressed his appreciation and paternal blessing to the spiritual fathers, reflecting with satisfaction on their dedicated service in contributing to the formation of a healthy spiritual and moral atmosphere in the Armenian Army, strengthening the soldiers’ faith, love for the... more |
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Defrocked Arman Saroyan Sues Mother See and Fails to Appear in CourtFormer Primate of the Masyatsotn Diocese, defrocked Arman Saroyan, has filed a lawsuit against the Armenian Apostolic Holy Church, demanding that the Patriarchal Decree of Catholicos of All Armenians Garegin II on his dismissal from the position of Primate of the Masyatsotn Diocese be declared... more |
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Georgian Armenians hold rally in support of Armenian Apostolic ChurchThe Armenian community in Georgia has stated that when clergymen speak out, they are met with humiliation and arrest. When the Catholicos of All Armenians defends the cultural heritage of Artsakh on international platforms, he is accused of revanchism. Georgian Armenians believe that this is not... more |
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Los Angeles Armenian Community Holds Protest in Defense of Mother SeeRepresentatives of the Los Angeles Armenian community held a protest outside the Burbank Prelacy of Saints Ghevondians Church in defense of the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin and the Patriarch of All Armenians, as well as against Archbishop Hovnan Terterian, the Primate of the Armenian Western... more |
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Harutyun Mkrtchyan's testimony contradicts the testimony of witnesses in the case. LawyerThe court hearing in the case of Catholicos of All Armenians Karekin II's brother, Gevorg Nersisyan, and his son, Hambardzum Nersisyan, took place. They were arrested on charges of allegedly obstructing election campaigning during the election campaign in the Vagharshapat community. The defense... more |
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Clergymen under ban from absenteeism to participate in the Bishops’ Assembly remotelyAt the invitation of Catholicos of All Armenians Karekin II, the Bishops’ Assembly will be held in the Austrian city of Sankt Pölten on February 16-19. The authorities have imposed a ban on six bishops and an archbishop, members of the Supreme Spiritual Council, from being absent from the... more |
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Participants of the priestly gathering convened at the Mother See issued a statementThe priests stated that the targeting and persecution of the Church and clergy by the Armenian authorities has disrupted national and church life. The situation has led to negative consequences and tension in the life of communities, which has also been contributed to by the unacceptable... more |
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On February 12, the Armenian Apostolic Church will celebrate the feast of Vardanants and the 1036 MartyrsThe feast of Vardanants and the 1036 Martyrs usually follows the feast of the Ghevondyan priests. The martyrs who shed their blood in the Battle of Avarayr in 451 for the sake of the Christian faith and homeland are known as Saint Vardanants. The Battle of Avarayr was perhaps the first military... more |
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