Catholicos of All Armenians Receives Armed Forces Priests and Makes New Appointments


His 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

Defrocked Arman Saroyan Sues Mother See and Fails to Appear in Court


Former 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

Georgian Armenians hold rally in support of Armenian Apostolic Church


The 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

Los Angeles Armenian Community Holds Protest in Defense of Mother See


Representatives 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

Harutyun Mkrtchyan's testimony contradicts the testimony of witnesses in the case. Lawyer


The 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

Clergymen under ban from absenteeism to participate in the Bishops’ Assembly remotely


At 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

Participants of the priestly gathering convened at the Mother See issued a statement


The 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

On February 12, the Armenian Apostolic Church will celebrate the feast of Vardanants and the 1036 Martyrs


The 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

The Armenian Apostolic Church celebrated the memory of the priests of St. Ghevondyan


On the occasion of the memory of the priests of St. Ghevondyan, a Divine Liturgy was celebrated in the Mother Cathedral under the presiding authority of the Catholicos of All Armenians, which was attended by 217 clergymen serving in dioceses and church structures. After the Liturgy, an award... more

The Armenian Apostolic Church celebrated the feast of St. Vardanants


Under the leadership of His Holiness Karekin II, Catholicos of All Armenians, a Holy and Immortal Liturgy was served in the Mother Cathedral of the Mother of God. The Patriarch, distributing a blessing to the faithful, entered the Mother Cathedral accompanied by a church procession. The feast of... more

Armenian Apostolic Church to Celebrate the Presentation of the Lord on February 14


Forty days after the Nativity, the Armenian Apostolic Church celebrates the feast of the Presentation of Jesus to the Temple. The previous day, on the evening of February 13, a pre-holiday service will be held. At the end of the service, according to folk custom, a bonfire will be lit. By order... more

The clergy of Russia and New Nakhichevan reaffirmed their vow of loyalty


On the feast of the Vardanants, a joint prayer was sung in the Holy Transfiguration Church in Moscow with the participation of the priests and elders of the diocese. They arrived in Moscow to celebrate the feasts of St. Ghevondyan and Vardanants, to congratulate His Holiness the Patriarch on the... more