The Church Must Decide Its Own Problems From Within: Father Vazgen Hovhannisyan


Father Vazgen Hovhannisyan insists that the government has no authority to interfere in the internal affairs of the church. He believes that the anti-church campaign initiated by the government violates all applicable laws.  

The Civil Contract Party's election program says that if elected, they will demolish the church. Father Paren Arakelyan


Father Paren Arakelyan believes that what the Civil Contract Party has presented is not an election program, but a threat. He believes that with this program, the ruling force is saying that if they come to power again, they must demolish the church.  

The government has nothing to do with God and nothing to do with it. Father Mushe Vahanyan


Father Mushe Vahanyan believes that what the government is doing is not a reform, but simply a new plan and a new campaign to destroy the church, which they are preparing to implement after the elections.  

Parties should express a clear position on the church issue: Father Vrtanes Baghalyan


Father Vrtanes Baghalyan claims that the provisions of the Civil Contract Party’s election program regarding the Armenian Apostolic Church are a gross violation of the Constitution and the Central Election Commission should invite the party’s representatives and receive an explanation. According... more

Citizens Organize Signature Collection for the Freedom of Archbishop Mikayel Ajapahyan


Thousands of citizens at the Gyumri Holy Mother of God Seven Wounds Church have joined the signature collection initiated for the freedom of Archbishop Mikayel Ajapahyan and submitted a written application to the court. They claim that the continued imprisonment of the Archbishop negatively affects... more

Holy Etchmiadzin: Father Husik Smbatyan celebrated the liturgy on Ashkharamatraն Sunday


The second Sunday of the Holy Resurrection is called Ashkharamatraն or Green Sunday. It symbolizes the great mystery of the establishment of the Christian church, when the light of Christ's resurrection spreads throughout the world, and Christ's disciples become the bearers of that light, spreading... more

The Ecumenical Patriarch of Antioch and All the East Arrives at the Mother See


His Holiness, Father Ignatius Ephrem II, who arrived at the invitation of the Catholicos of All Armenians, prayed for the prosperity of the Armenian Church, the well-being of the Armenian people, and the establishment of peace in the region. Karekin II, Catholicos of All Armenians, greeted His... more

The clergy of the Aragatsotn Diocese held a joint service in the Parpi Church


The clergy of the diocese and pilgrims prayed together for the unjustly imprisoned clergy, prisoners, missing persons, the repose of the Armenian Patriarch and the steadfastness of the Armenian Apostolic Holy Church. Next Friday, April 24, at 7:00 p.m., the joint service will take place in the... more

The Mother See Demands the Restoration of Spiritual Service in Penitentiary Institutions


The Mother See urges the government to respect the law and the perceived church order and, without hindering the mission of the Church, to restore the normal course of spiritual service in penitentiary institutions. By an illegal decision of the Head of the Penitentiary Service of the Ministry... more

The court hearing in the case of Bishop Mkrtich Proshyan was held without the victims


Defrocked Aramayis Tokhmazyan and Stepan Asatryan did not appear in court. According to the accusation, Bishop Mkrtich forced the clergy of the diocese to participate in rallies organized against the Prime Minister, and during the 2021 elections, he instructed them not to vote for the ruling... more

Defense attorney files motion to dismiss Archbishop Arshak Khachatryan's case because there is no object of crime


At the court hearing on the case of Archbishop Arshak Khachatryan, defense attorney Arsen Babayan filed a motion to dismiss the case and stop the criminal prosecution of the Archbishop. The attorney argued that there is no object of crime, and the Archbishop did not commit the act he is accused... more

The government falsely appointed Arman Saroyan as a member of the commission for discussing pardon issues


Arman Saroyan was appointed a member of the “Consultative Commission for Discussing Pardon Issues” as a representative of the Armenian Apostolic Holy Church. The Mother See announced that the appointment was made without the consent of the Armenian Apostolic Church and violates the legislation... more