August 2025

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On August 2, a Liturgy was celebrated in the St. Thaddeus Church in the city of Masis on the occasion of the commemoration of St. Thaddeus the Apostle and the Virgin Sandukht. In response to the appeal of the Primate of the Diocese of Masyatsotn, His Grace Bishop Gevorg Saroyan, with the blessing...
 
St. Hakob Church is located in the village of Vardenis in the Aparan region. The people of Vardenis celebrated the 13th anniversary of the village's covenant and the re-consecration of the church. In the 1930s, the village was resettled by Armenian immigrants, who built the St. Hakob Church on the...
 
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The Catholicos of All Armenians conveyed his blessing to the pilgrims and expressed his appreciation to the Spiritual Pastor for his effective ministry. The Catholicos of All Armenians emphasized the importance of organizing such pilgrimages from Armenian dioceses around the world, especially in...
 
The participants of the second phase of the AGBU “Discover Armenia” program visited the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin. The 15-18 year old Diaspora Armenian youth traveled to different regions of Armenia, met with their peers from both local and international backgrounds. They discovered ancient...
 
 
 
 
One of the pro-government media outlets published a video about the city park of Etchmiadzin, which belongs to the Mother See, claiming that the residents of Etchmiadzin are deprived of the opportunity to enjoy their leisure time in green areas. In reality, large-scale landscaping works have been...
 
The Primate of the Gugark Diocese, Bishop Hovnan Hakobyan, has reconsecrated the St. Sargis Church in Vanadzor. It was renovated and furnished with the generosity of the church's cross-bearer, Vardan Sardaryan.  
 
 
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The camp's reputation is growing year by year, as a result of which more and more teenagers want to relax at the Tsitsernak camp. According to the organizers, "Tsitsernak" is a classic camp, seasoned with national and spiritual elements. This year, even Armenian schoolchildren from abroad have...
 
The clergy of the Diocese of Tavush, led by the Chairman of the Diocese Administrative Council, Archimandrite Samvel Mkhitaryan, and the confrere of the Mother See, Rev. Daniel Bishop Fndkyan, organized a great pilgrimage to Nor Varagavank. The great pilgrimage, dedicated to the feast of the 200...
 
 
The village of Berkarat in the Aragatsotn diocese celebrated the 14th anniversary of the consecration of the St. Nshan Church. The church was demolished during the Soviet years. St. Nshan was built in the native village by the Amirkhanyan family. The relic of the Lord's Cross remained in the church...
 
 
The Mother See has announced that by extending the detention of His Eminence Archbishop Mikayel Ajapahyan and national benefactor Samvel Karapetyan, the court has once again violated justice, once again making clear the complete dependence of the courts on the ruling political force. The Mother See...
 
The feast is dedicated to the memory of the end of the earthly life of the Holy Virgin Mary and her ascension to heaven. The liturgy of the feast is followed by the blessing of grapes, and believers share the blessed harvest with each other, reliving the joy of the feast.  
 
According to the order adopted in the Armenian Church, a blessing of grapes was performed on the feast of the Assumption. At the end of the Divine Liturgy, the procession of clergy, accompanied by the faithful, went out to the courtyard of the church complex, where a blessing of grapes was...
 
At the end of the festive Liturgy, the solemn procession, led by Archbishop Nathan Hovhannisyan, moved to the open altar of St. Trdat, where the ceremony of blessing the grapes was performed. First, thanksgiving was offered to God for the harvest of the fields and vineyards, then the clergy prayed...
 
A khachkar consecration ceremony was held in the courtyard of the Holy Etchmiadzin Church by the Primate of the Armenian Diocese of Georgia, Bishop Ter Kirakos. The khachkar depicting the commander Saint Sarkis is dedicated to the 220th anniversary of the founding of the Holy Etchmiadzin Church....
 
The sacred ceremony was accompanied by Bible readings, admonitions, sermons, and prayers. After receiving communion, the faithful participated in the Blessing of the Grapes. This ceremony blesses the harvest and goodness of the entire year.
 
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The lawyers have recorded that Judge Armine Meliksetyan has a very negative attitude towards Archbishop Michael. The judge is biased and is interested in ensuring that Archbishop Michael’s case remains in her proceedings. In their assessment, the judge is examining the case in gross violation of...
 
Diaspora diocesan primates and patriarchal delegates have expressed deep concern over the continued detention of Archbishops Michael and Bagrat. They believe that the detention of the high-ranking clergymen could be replaced by an alternative means of remaining free until the court ruling is...
 
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....
 
At the court hearing in the case of Archbishop Mikayel Ajapahyan, the Primate of the Shirak diocese, the prosecution tried to substantiate that the Archbishop called for a coup during an interview with a journalist. The defense lawyers noted that the state, with all its tools, suppresses free...
 
The defense attorney for Archbishop Bagrat claimed that the accusation was fabricated and has already published the real version of the falsified recordings presented by the Investigative Committee. The lawyers demanded a large courtroom for the trial. The court session was postponed without...
 
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...
 
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...
 
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...
 
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...
 
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...
 
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...
 
 
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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...
 
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...
 
 
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...
 
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...
 
 
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.
 
The trial of Archbishop Mikayel Ajapahyan, the Primate of the Shirak Diocese, which lasted only 2 weeks, is coming to an end. The public prosecutor has filed a motion to find Archbishop Mikayel guilty of making public calls to seize power and forcibly overthrow the constitutional order. During the...
 
The memory of the apostles Thomas, James, and Simon was celebrated at the Holy Mother of God Church in the Vanatur district of Hrazdan. The faithful participated in the Cross procession, which started from both sides of the city. With the blessing of the Catholicos of All Armenians, the cross...