The 31st Vahan Tekeyan International Awards Ceremony was held


This year, more than two dozen authors and creators submitted applications for the competition. In the Armenology category, the award was given to Austrian Birgit Kofler-Betschart for her remarkable work “I Killed a Man, but I Am Not a Murderer.” The jury was attracted by the work of a foreign... more

Hovhannes Chilingiryan Library Opens at Gevorgyan Theological Seminary


The Hovhannes Chilingiryan Library will operate in the Komitas Hall of the Gevorgyan Theological Seminary. The initiative was brought to life with the support of the daughters of the great Armenian, Shamir Avagyan Chilingiryan and Ani Srmakesh Chilingiryan. His Holiness awarded the spouses the... more

Attack on religious community: Statement by the World Council of Churches in Austria


The World Council of Churches in Austria considers the arrests, detentions and convictions of senior clergy of the Armenian Apostolic Church to be a challenge to religious freedom. The Council is concerned that this approach is incompatible with the principles of the rule of law and human rights.... more

Artashat Festival and the Feast Day of St. John the Baptist Church


On October 19, the feast day and the 10th anniversary of the consecration of the St. John the Evangelist Church in Artashat were celebrated. On that day, the Armenian Apostolic Church also celebrates the feast of the Evangelists: St. Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John. The relic of St. Luke the... more

Feast of the Evangelists in the Diocese of Aragatsotn


On October 18, our church celebrated the feast of the Four Evangelists. All the priests of the Aragatsotn diocese, along with the faithful of their communities, were in the St. Mariane Church in Ashtarak. The Holy Liturgy was celebrated without the diocesan Primate, Bishop Mkrtich Proshyan. The... more

Participants of the "Our Way" movement expressed their support and encouragement to the Mother Church


The participants of the movement organized a pilgrimage to the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin to express their solidarity and support for the Mother Church. After a joint prayer in the Mother Cathedral, His Holiness blessed the pilgrims. The Catholicos of All Armenians declared that despite the... more

The court hearing in the case of the participants of the "Holy Struggle": 16.10.25


The regular October 16 court hearing on the case of the participants of the "Holy Struggle" was held behind closed doors.  

Translators' Day at the Armenian Patriarchate of Constantinople


This year, the week of the Feast of the Holy Translators was also marked by celebrations of the fifth anniversary of the enthronement of Patriarch Sahak Mashalyan at the Armenian Patriarchate of Constantinople. Among the festivities was the presentation of the documentary film “Path of Identity”... more

The Armenian Apostolic Church celebrated the commemoration day of the Holy Apostle


With the blessing of the Patriarch of All Armenians, the relic-bearing the Right Hand of the Apostle St. Ananias was transferred from the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin to the Zoravor Holy Mother of God Church. Led by Father Vahan, the procession greeted the relic on Parpetsi Street, then with the... more

The "Sun-Children" center has moved to a larger and more spacious building


The website zarkerak.am published an article on October 13, accusing the church of taking back the space allocated for children with Down syndrome. Moreover, the author of the unsigned article did not consider it necessary to verify what he knew from the center’s administration, presenting... more

Ruben Sevak Museum presents Yervand Kochar's portrait of Saint Mesrop Mashtots


The exhibition of the decorative collection of Holy Etchmiadzin will be on display until November 1. After returning to Yerevan from Paris, Kochar painted a series of paintings dedicated to prominent Armenian figures, one of which is this painting. In 1962, he dedicated his work to Vazgen I,... more

At the end of the evening service, a procession began from the St. Mesrop Church in Erebuni


Led by priests, the faithful walked to the Erebuni Museum, then returned to the church. On the way back, the number of pilgrims increased. At the end of the pilgrimage, the Andastan service was performed in the church yard. The priest blessed the four corners of the world with the cross and the... more