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The meeting of the Supreme Spiritual Council concludedThe Supreme Spiritual Council has strongly condemned the blatant illegal encroachments and oppression against the rights of the Church and clergy, the spread of hate speech and intolerance. The Council reaffirmed the position of the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin to support the establishment... more |
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A peaceful service was held at the St. Gevorg Church in MughniThe clergy class prayed together, asking for peace and tranquility for the souls burdened by daily sins, as well as for the diocesan leader, His Holiness Mkrtich, Father Karekin, and the holy fathers in prison. The clergy class of the Aragatsotn diocese will hold a peaceful service on Thursday,... more |
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Archbishop Bagrat demanded the resignation of the head of the Investigative CommitteeAt the court hearing on the Holy Struggle case, Archbishop Bagrat referred to the statement made by the head of the Investigative Committee in parliament that there was a terrorist plan allegedly written by his hand. Archbishop Bagrat officially stated that there was no such plan and demanded that... more |
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Archbishop Khajak Parsamyan presented the Armenian diaspora of Artsakh in RomeAt the traditional international conference for peace held in Rome, Archbishop Khajak Parsamyan reflected on the painful trials of the Armenians of Artsakh in recent years, as a result of which an entire people was displaced from the land of their ancestors, churches were damaged, cemeteries were... more |
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Father Taron Hunanyan has been defrockedThe basis for declaring Father Taron Hunanyan as a deposed priest was the report of the Vicar General of the Tavush Diocese and the conclusion of the Commission for the Awarding of Awards and Disciplinary Issues of the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin. He voluntarily left his place of service in May... more |
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A concert of young musicians from Armenia took place in CologneComposer, graduate of the Yerevan Komitas State Conservatory and the Royal Academy of Music in London, Arpine Kalinina, along with four talented students from her creative class, was invited to Germany by the Armenian Diocese of Germany for a concert tour. Her students, 15-year-old Artashes... more |
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Father Taron, who joined the defrocked Stepan Asatryan, has left the place of spiritual serviceHe was assigned to Haghartsin, but left his place of service after a few months. According to him, he left his place of spiritual service because he received an indefinite leave of absence from His Holiness Bagrat, while the vicar of the Tavush diocese, Archbishop Samvel Mkhitaryan, reports that... more |
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What is happening in Hovhannavank is a desecration, the church is subject to re-consecration: Mother SeeThe Mother See has issued a statement, according to which the authorities' relentless persecution of the church has taken on new, unprecedented manifestations in recent days. After the sacrilegious staging of the Holy Liturgy in the Hovhannavank of the Aragatsotn Diocese, with the direct... more |
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The reliquary of the holy relics of Skevra will be brought out on the occasion of the anniversary of the enthronement of His Holiness the PatriarchOn the occasion of the 26th anniversary of the consecration and enthronement of the Catholicos of All Armenians, on Sunday, November 2, in accordance with the accepted order, during the Holy and Immortal Liturgy, a Patriarchal blessing will be performed and the reliquary of the holy relics of... more |
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Specifics of spiritual and psychological support for children were discussedThe Armenian General Benevolent Union and the Armenian Spiritual Restoration Foundation held a joint discussion on the topic “AGBU “Nairi” Camp: Peculiarities of Spiritual and Psychological Support for Children”. Psychologists, educators, team leaders and parents participated in the discussion. In... more |
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Archbishop Gisak Muradyan passed away in Buenos AiresHis Holiness Karekin II, Catholicos of All Armenians, the Congregation of Holy Etchmiadzin, and the Armenian Patriarchate of Jerusalem expressed their condolences on the death of the Archbishop. The late Archbishop was one of the elder ministers of the Armenian Apostolic Church. For 32 years, he... more |
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For the first time in Rio de Janeiro, a diocesan leader celebrated massThe Primate of the Armenian Diocese of Brazil, Bishop Narek Berberian, celebrated the liturgy in Rio de Janeiro for the first time in his 12 years of leadership. Although the Armenian community of Rio was formed in the 1980s, there is still no Armenian church in the city. With the support of the... more |