Archbishop Ezras Nersisyan consecrated the newly built church in Nakhodka


On 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.

Young pilgrims from Argentina visited the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin


The 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

Summer camps have ended in the Eastern Diocese of North America


The 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

The judge rejected the motion of Archbishop Michael's defense attorneys without providing any solid reasons


The 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

The Church of St. Stepanos the Forerunner was reconsecrated in the village of Pukhrut, Kajaran


The Primate of the diocese, Bishop Makar Hakobyan, anointed the columns of the church, the holy Altar, and the baptismal font with holy myron. The only holy place in the village that survived the Soviet persecution was renovated and reopened through the efforts of the residents. The residents of... more

A book presenting the history of the village of Kakavadzor was presented


The presentation of Vahram Vardanyan's book "Kakavadzor and the People of Kakavadzor" took place at the seminary of the Saint Mesrop Mashtots Church in Oshakan, presided over by the Primate of the Aragatsotn Diocese, Bishop Mkrtich Proshyan. The author presented the 105-year history of his native... more

The court extended the detention of the participants of the sacred movement for another three months


The court granted the motions of the public prosecutors and extended the detention terms of Tigran Galstyan, Artur Sargsyan, Tigran Topalyan, Movses Sharbatyan, Igor Sargsyan, David Galstain, Mihran Makhsudyan, Hayk Shahnazaryan, Armen Aleksanyan and Karo Okumushyan for another three months. The... more

The court considered the thoughts of Archpriest Michael during his trial


The court discussed the thoughts and reflections extracted from Archbishop Mikayel Ajapahyan's personal diary. The lawyers noted that Archbishop Mikayel is being tried not only for his opinion, but also for his thoughts. They emphasized that the search conducted at the Archbishop's residence and... more

The court extended the detention of Archbishop Bagrat and the deputies participating in the movement for 3 months


The defense lawyers of Archbishop Bagrat Galstanyan and the 17 supporters of the Holy Movement watched the court hearing from the court yard, expressing their protest against the judiciary and the presiding judge Karen Farkhoyan. The defense team reached this decision after yesterday's court... more

The court rejected the defense attorneys' motion to change Lydia Mantashyan's preventive measure


At the second hearing of the case of Archbishop Bagrast Galstanyan and 17 supporters of the “Holy Movement,” the court examined the issue of preventive measures. The defense lawyers requested to first examine the issue of preventive measures for Lydia Mantashyan. The defense requested to change the... more

A blessing ceremony was held at the Izmirlian Medical Center, operating under the auspices of the Mother See


Father Hovhannes Torgomyan performed a grape blessing ceremony for the staff, patients, and caregivers. He visits patients every day, performs a prayer service in the intensive care unit, and blesses patients before surgeries. After the ceremony, the grapes were distributed to those present so that... more

More than 200 children participated in a backyard spiritual camp


At the initiative of Bishop Gevorg Saroyan, Primate of the Masyatsotn Diocese, and under the sponsorship of the "Kamrjak" social-charitable NGO, a yard-spiritual journey was held at the St. Hovhannes the Evangelist Church in Artashat, in which more than 200 children aged 7-12 participated.... more