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The Church Must Decide Its Own Problems From Within: Father Vazgen HovhannisyanFather 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. |
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The Civil Contract Party's election program says that if elected, they will demolish the church. Father Paren ArakelyanFather 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. |
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The government has nothing to do with God and nothing to do with it. Father Mushe VahanyanFather 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. |
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Parties should express a clear position on the church issue: Father Vrtanes BaghalyanFather 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 |
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Citizens Organize Signature Collection for the Freedom of Archbishop Mikayel AjapahyanThousands 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 |
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Holy Etchmiadzin: Father Husik Smbatyan celebrated the liturgy on Ashkharamatraն SundayThe 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 |
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The Ecumenical Patriarch of Antioch and All the East Arrives at the Mother SeeHis 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 |
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The clergy of the Aragatsotn Diocese held a joint service in the Parpi ChurchThe 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 |
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The Mother See Demands the Restoration of Spiritual Service in Penitentiary InstitutionsThe 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 |
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The court hearing in the case of Bishop Mkrtich Proshyan was held without the victimsDefrocked 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 |
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Defense attorney files motion to dismiss Archbishop Arshak Khachatryan's case because there is no object of crimeAt 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 |
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The government falsely appointed Arman Saroyan as a member of the commission for discussing pardon issuesArman 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 |