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There are Armenian communities in all countries that have been directly or indirectly involved in military operations. His Holiness Karekin II, Patriarch of All Armenians, is concerned and anxious about the current situation and is in constant contact with the Catholicosate of the Great House of...
 
About a hundred young people from different cities of Russia have arrived in Moscow to join the church's initiatives, meet with Archbishop Ezras Nersisyan, and express their support for the Armenian Apostolic Church. In his blessing speech, Archbishop Ezras touched upon the Church's unique role and...
 
A Holy and Immortal Liturgy was celebrated in the Mother Cathedral under the presiding authority of His Holiness Karekin II, the Patriarch of All Armenians. This parable, full of meaning, divine love and mercy, was presented to everyone with its many layers, prompting them to reflect on their...
 
The clergy of the Masyatsotn Diocese of the Armenian Apostolic Church have expressed their disagreement and serious concern with the decision made by the General Jurisdiction Court of the First Instance of Armavir Region, which effectively obliges them to recognize as their leader the former bishop...
 
 
 
 
During the meeting with the Armenian Patriarch and the Papal legate, they touched upon the fraternal relations formed between the Armenian Apostolic and Roman Catholic Churches and the further strengthening of inter-church cooperation. They discussed the complex situation in the region and Church-...
 
By the decision of the Court of Appeal, the preliminary detention was replaced with administrative supervision. The priest is prohibited from leaving the territory of Vagharshapat and is prohibited from having contact with witnesses in the case. He has been in solitary confinement since December 4...
 
At the court hearing in the Sacred Struggle case, the defense team recorded that in the wiretapped conversations, the struggle members talked about organizing peaceful protests. Hovhannes Khudoyan emphasized that the struggle members discussed that the issue should be resolved politically in...
 
 
Hundreds of faithful and priests gathered at the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin under the leadership of His Holiness Karekin II, the Patriarch of All Armenians
 
Indeed, in today's unstable world, when our people everywhere are experiencing many difficulties, many worries also weigh heavily on the shoulders of women, who, along with caring for their families, devote their efforts with dedication and zeal to the progress of national life and the...
 
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With the blessing of the Primate of the Armenian Diocese of Georgia, two groups of Tbilisi Armenian believers left for a pilgrimage to the holy places of Lori region. On February 27, an evening service was held in the Armenian rite in the Vatican's St. Peter's Basilica on the occasion of the feast...
 
Defrocked priest Stepan Asatryan is challenging the patriarchal decree of the Catholicos of All Armenians to declare him defrocked. Ara Zohrabyan has argued that this case cannot be examined within the jurisdiction of the court, since the parties are not in a working relationship with each other....
 
The clergy of the Aragatsotn and Masyatsotn dioceses and pilgrims from different communities participated in a joint liturgy at the St. Hakob Church in Mrgavan. They prayed for the imprisoned Archbishop Bagrat, Archbishop Michael, and Archbishop Mkrtich, as well as for the peace of the country, the...
 
 
The older generation of Dashtavan participated in the evening service, prayed with the prelate of the Masyatsotn diocese, Bishop Ruben Zargaryan, and the spiritual pastor of the Dashtavan Holy Mother of God Church, Father Abraham Martirosyan. The 24th day of Lent is Mid-lent, which the people...
 
The Armavir Regional Court of First Instance examined the case of Stepan Asatryan against the Armenian Apostolic Holy Church, in which the defrocked priest challenges the patriarchal directive of the Catholicos of All Armenians to declare him defrocked. In another session, the case of Aramayis...
 
Armenian charitable organizations operate in Lebanon, but according to Vigen Avagyan, director of the Armenian radio station "Voice of Van", if the war is prolonged or intensifies, a humanitarian disaster will begin in the country. According to official data, there are up to two million people in...
 
On March 10-13, a meeting of the Supreme Spiritual Council was convened in the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin under the chairmanship of the Catholicos of All Armenians, the agenda of which included the issue of convening a church-representative meeting to be held in September. At the end of the...
 
The Investigative Committee has summoned the Primate of the Diocese of Gugarts, Bishop Hovnan Hakobyan, the Primate of the Diocese of Syunik, Bishop Makar Hakobyan, the Director of the Administrative and Economic Department of the Mother See, Bishop Mushegh Babayan, and Archbishop Haykazun Najaryan...
 
During Lent, each of the clergy of the Aragatsotn diocese holds Liturgies, rituals, and services in his pastoral area. With the blessing of Bishop Proshyan, they gather once a week for joint prayer. Priests from the Artik diocese joined in prayer at the Holy Mother of God Church in Kuchak.  
 
This Sunday in the series of Sundays of Great Lent is called the Sunday of the Unjust Judge. The meaning of the day is summed up in the parable of the unjust judge. The fifth Sunday of the Unjust Judge is named after the parable of the unjust judge and the widow, mentioned in the 18th chapter of...
 
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The Primate of the Diocese of Vayots Dzor, Archbishop Abraham Mkrtchyan, has been relieved of his position as diocesan primate and called to retirement based on his written and oral applications. By Patriarchal decree, the Primate of the Diocese of Syunik, His Grace Bishop Makar Hakobyan, has been...
 
The community of the Holy Mother of God Church in the first district of Nor Nork is now divided into two parts: the majority of believers no longer visit this holy place, the reason being the joining of the spiritual pastor Father Ashot Safaryan's anti-church campaign. The once active and united...
 
A meeting-lecture dedicated to Judge's Sunday was organized by the initiative of the spiritual pastor and parishioners of the Dashtavan Holy Mother of God Church. Candidate of Legal Sciences, attorney Ruben Melikyan gave a lecture on the topic "Mkhitar Vardapet Gosh in Search of a Just Judge."...
 
From March 10, one of the most famous manuscripts, the Mighty Gospel of Shuriskhan, is being exhibited in the Matenadaran for a month. The exhibition with a unique and unique exhibit has attracted great attention, there are many visitors. The miraculous Gospel of Shuriskhan was written in the...
 
The first instance court of Armavir region has examined the case of Aramayis Takhmazyan against the Armenian Apostolic Church. The defrocked priest is challenging the patriarchal decree of the Catholicos of All Armenians to declare him defrocked. The court had decided to order the Mother See to...
 
Bishop Mkrtich Proshyan, the Primate of the Aragatsotn Diocese, has been released from house arrest. On March 17, Judge David Dabaghyan of the Aragatsotn Regional Court of General Jurisdiction lifted the house arrest. The court imposed new restrictions on Bishop Mkrtich: administrative supervision...
 
An exhibition titled “Our Grateful Ones: Artak Ghulyan the Builder, Scientist, Teacher” dedicated to Architect Artak Ghulyan has opened at the National University of Architecture and Construction of Armenia. The exhibition was initiated by Artak Ghulyan’s students in collaboration with the teaching...
 
The Catholicos of All Armenians, on behalf of the Supreme Spiritual Council of the Armenian Apostolic Holy Church, the Brotherhood of the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin, and the faithful people, has sent a letter of condolences on the occasion of the passing of Catholicos-Patriarch of All Georgia,...
 
Archbishop Mikayel Ajapahyan, the head of the Shirak Diocese, can attend Sunday Liturgies and receive communion, but cannot celebrate Liturgies or preach. The defense filed a motion to change or lift the preventive measure, but the Criminal Court of Appeal did not change the house arrest....
 
 
During Lent, in anticipation of the Holy Resurrection, contemplation and prayer accompany people striving for spiritual perfection, examining their spiritual life and their own inner world. The spiritual fathers visited 34 families in the village of Achajur, prayed together in the homes of...
 
The three main Christian communities - the Armenian Apostolic, Greek Orthodox and Catholic Churches - are unable to hold services, liturgies or any other rituals in the Church of the Resurrection. This is a place where, according to Christian tradition, the Crucifixion and Resurrection took place....
 
According to the September 2023 decree, schools with small numbers of students are to be closed, and children are to be transferred to newly built large schools in other communities. Experts describe this as a “disguised reduction” that is undermining the viability of remote communities. The target...
 
Aghajanyan, who represented Armenia at the European Under-23 Championships in Serbia, defeated Georgian Georgi Kochalidze in the 60 kg final in 2 minutes and earned a gold medal. This victory is notable for the fact that Suren won all his fights before the allotted time. Before reaching the final,...
 
Under the leadership of the Vicar of the Diocese of Masyatsotn, Archimandrite Ruben Zargaryan, and the Chairman of the Administrative Council of the Diocese of Aragatsotn, Father Shnorhk Paloyan, the clergy of the Diocese of Masyatsotn and Aragatsotn offered a joint prayer at the St. Gevorg Church...
 
The mystery of Advent Sunday was presented in his sermon by Archbishop Arshak Khachatryan. The 6th Sunday of Great Lent is called Advent and reminds the believer of the second coming of Christ. Christ calls his second coming the “Last Day,” “the Day of Judgment,” “the Day of Coming,” “the Day of...
 
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Despite an official invitation from the Georgian Orthodox Church, the investigative bodies rejected the motion of His Holiness’s lawyers to allow the Catholicos of All Armenians to travel to Georgia for a few days. Attorney Ara Zohrabyan called the investigator’s refusal illegal, which not only...
 
The condolence message of the Catholicos of All Armenians states that the long-term pontifical service of Catholicos-Patriarch Ilia II was a testimony to the strength of faith and dedicated spiritual leadership. His pontificate was marked by the revival of spiritual life in Georgia, the...
 
The Mother See condemned the Armenian authorities, who, unable to correctly assess the realities and the importance of the Armenian Church’s support in the mourning of the fraternal Georgian people, rejected the petition submitted regarding the ban on His Holiness’s exit, considering the necessity...
 
Pilgrims from 11 countries, including Greece, Spain, Belgium, the Netherlands, Germany, France, Austria, Ukraine, Bulgaria, and various cities in Italy, arrived at the Church of St. Gregory in Naples to commune with the relics of the saint and participate in the Liturgy. Many of them arrived in...
 
At the court hearing in the case of the brother of the Catholicos of All Armenians and his son, the lawyers presented Garnik Ghazaryan's application, in which he refutes his previous statement that the Nersisyans hindered the campaign of the Republic party. After the main hearings, the defense...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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