A Divine Liturgy was celebrated at the Holy Cross Church in Akhtamar


For the 13th year, on the Sunday before the Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross, a Liturgy is celebrated at the Holy Cross Church in Akhtamar, attended by pilgrims from all over the world. This year, the celebrant was Bishop Hovakim Manukyan, Primate of the Armenian Diocese in the United... more

Catholicos of All Armenians Receives Pilgrims from the Eastern Diocese of the North America


The Armenian Patriarch reflected on the patriotic and church-loving life of the community, prayerfully remembering the devoted founders of the St. Vardanants Church and the community, who, having survived the Hamidian massacres, rebuilt their national life in the United States with strong... more

Members of the Council of Nicaea participated in the Divine Liturgy at the Mother Cathedral


The Holy and Immortal Liturgy was celebrated under the presiding authority of His Holiness the Catholicos of All Armenians, and was attended by participants of the inter-church conference convened in Etchmiadzin on the occasion of the 1700th anniversary of the First Ecumenical Council of Nicaea.... more

The Armenian Apostolic Church celebrated the feast of the Birth of the Mother of God


A festive liturgy was celebrated at the Mother Cathedral of Etchmiadzin on the occasion of the Birth of the Blessed Virgin Mary. The birth of the Blessed Virgin Mary is one of the most important links in the chain of salvation of humanity. Pilgrims and believers who arrived at the Mother Cathedral... more

The Right Hand of Saint Aristakes, the Relic-Bearing Patriarch, was brought out to the Ecumenical Conference


The inter-church conference entitled “Living the Faith Today: Commemorating the 1700th Anniversary of the First Ecumenical Council of Nicaea” that began in the Mother See has concluded. A Sunday liturgy was held in the Mother Cathedral under the presiding authority of His Holiness the Catholicos of... more

Members of the Ecumenical Conference visited Geghardavank


Members of the inter-church conference entitled “Living the Faith Today: Commemorating the 1700th Anniversary of the First Ecumenical Council of Nicaea” held at the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin, accompanied by the Director of the Department for Inter-Church Relations of the Mother See, His... more

The Armenian Apostolic Church celebrates the Nativity of the Virgin Mary on September 8


The birthday of the greatest saint of the Christian Church is a day of pilgrimage, especially in churches named after her. September 8 is also the name day of those named Mariam, Mary, Yeranuhi, Srbuhi, Perjuhi, and Mari. The Holy Week of the Exaltation of the Cross will also begin on that day. The... more

The 12th International Festival of Contemporary Art and Spiritual Films "Fresco" was held


It is a unique platform in the cultural life of Armenia, which combines art, spiritual, and humanitarian values. The festival was held from August 18 to September 5. In a number of cities of Lori and Kotayk regions and in Yerevan, people participated in concert evenings, which were followed by film... more

The architect presented a project to restore the St. Gevorg Church in Karashambi


The St. Gevorg Church of Karashambi is an exceptional structure. Partial excavations were last carried out in 1983. It now needs preservation, reinforcement and display. Only the northern part of the structure, with a cross-winged dome, is standing. The prayer house is built of black and light... more

The Church of the Holy Mother of God is being built in Nerkin Bazmaberd


The construction of the Central Dome Church of the Holy Mother of God began in the 1990s. The foundations of the church were consecrated by His Holiness Karekin I. Until the beginning of the 2000s, the construction of the church continued intermittently, during which time the residents of the... more

Participants of the Ecumenical Conference visited Khor Virap


The inter-church conference entitled “Living the Faith Today: Commemorating the 1700th Anniversary of the Council of Nicaea” is being held in the Mother See under the chairmanship of His Holiness the Catholicos of All Armenians. Pilgrimages to the sacred holy sites of the Armenians are an integral... more

Catholicos of All Armenians received the participants of the conference


The Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin hosted a meeting between His Holiness Karekin II, Catholicos of All Armenians, and participants of the inter-church conference entitled “Living the Faith Today.” His Holiness welcomed the clergy who came to Armenia for the conference commemorating the 1700th... more