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The Church of the Holy Resurrection was consecrated 26 years ago by His Holiness Karekin II, Catholicos of All Armenians. It is one of the first churches founded after the collapse of the Soviet Union. The foundation was carried out by His Holiness Karekin I, Catholicos of blessed memory, in 1996...
Pilgrims set off from the village of Acharkut to Kirants Holy Trinity Church. The pilgrimage was led by the Prelate Vicar of the Diocese of Tavush, Father Samvel Vardapet Mkhitaryan, along with priests serving in the communities of the diocese. The church, built in 1888, was reconsecrated by...
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On the feast of the Apparition of the Holy Cross, the sacred relic of Christ’s Cross is being moved from the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin to the Holy Cross Church in Aparan. The relic was brought from the village of Aparan in the Mokk province of Greater Armenia to the Holy Cross Church in...
 Members of the ARF Kanaker Zeytun community Aram Poghosyan Committee, in coordination with the clergy, organized a Sabbath cleaning and tree planting in the yard of the Surb Astvatsatsin Church in the adjacent old cemetery. A total of 7 types of fruit-bearing tree seedlings, brought from the...
 A priestly ordination and consecration ceremony was held at the Mother See under the presiding authority of His Holiness Karekin II, Catholicos of All Armenians. The celebrant was Archbishop Nathan Hovhannisyan, Director of the Department of External Relations and Protocol of the Mother See. He...
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The priests ordained on the Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross are currently undergoing a forty-day period of fasting and preparation in the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin. His Holiness congratulated the priests and expressed hope that they will effectively carry out their spiritual...
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The leader of the Shirak diocese, Archbishop Mikayel Ajapahyan, already participates in Sunday services, receives communion, but does not have the right to celebrate Mass and preach. In the previous session, the appeals court rejected the lawyers' petition, leaving the house arrest in force....
 Lawyer Hovhannes Khudoyan believes that it is not worth taking seriously the provisions of the Civil Contract party's election program regarding the Church, because they are elected with one program, but they do the opposite. According to lawyer Emil Khachatryan, the provisions in the election...
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 The Armenian Patriarch blessed and presented crosses to the students of the institution and spoke with them. The institution was recently renovated with the support of the Armenian General Benevolent Union, and is named after the benefactor family, Levon and Victoria Shaljian Malatia Youth Center...
The prosecutor has requested an extension of the house arrest of Gevorg Nersisyan, brother of Catholicos of All Armenians Garegin II, and his son Hambardzum Nersisyan, for another three months, but the lawyer objected, because the case is already in its final stages, all evidence and testimonies...
At the court hearing, Archbishop Bagrat stated that this week high-ranking officials in parliament ignored the presumption of innocence, showed disrespect for the court and the entire legal system. The defense argued that the judge in this case has a biased attitude and knows exactly what...
The 124th Diocesan Deputy Assembly of the Eastern Diocese was held in Milwaukee, USA, and was attended by clergy and lay delegates from Armenian church parishes on the East Coast of the United States. Bishop Mesrop Barsamyan has been re-elected Primate of the Eastern Diocese for the next four...
 The knowledge test was attended by His Holiness Karekin II, Catholicos of All Armenians, accompanied by the confreres of the Mother See, AGBU Central Board member, AGBU Armenia President Vazgen Yakubyan. Questionnaires and databases were compiled from the biblical stories of the Old and New...
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His Holiness noted that the glorious victory achieved in the Great Patriotic War is evidence of the united and united struggle of the peoples against fascism, against injustice and evil. Our people made an important contribution to this victory. He emphasized that for decades this day has also...
On May 9, on the occasion of the Victory and Peace Day, Karekin II, Catholicos of All Armenians, accompanied by the confreres of the Mother See, visited the Victory Park Memorial Complex, laid flowers at the Monument to the Unknown Soldier and paid tribute to the eternal memory of those who died...
The city authorities of Rostov-on-Don have returned the historic building of the Armenian Seminary to the diocese as a historical and cultural heritage. In 1875, the regional theological college was founded, which a few years later was transformed into a theological seminary. This historic...
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Armenians over the age of 15 who have completed primary, secondary and higher education can apply to the Jerusalem Heritage School and Homestead. The student’s travel expenses, food, clothing, medical and educational expenses are covered by the Armenian Patriarchate of Jerusalem.
Archbishop Ezras Nersisyan stated that Artsakh, although destroyed and desolate, is always with us. The Speaker of the National Assembly of Artsakh Ashot Ghulyan noted that the Armenian people are facing the danger of losing their homeland and must act unitedly against evil. He also spoke about...
The pilgrimage sites for the Feast of the Ascension are the Vardenik and Lusagyugh Tukh Manuk churches, Tsaghkevank, Gndevank, and Geghardavank. After the Divine Liturgy on the Feast of the Ascension, a ceremony of Patriarchal blessings will be held in all churches.
His Holiness wished Samvel Karapetyan, who is illegally under house arrest, to face the current difficulties and trials with endurance and faith. The Catholicos of All Armenians expressed confidence that despite these hardships, Samvel Karapetyan, with his characteristic spirit of hopelessness,...
 Defrocked cleric Arman Saroyan continues to manage the financial resources of the Mother See. As of April 1, he has withdrawn more than fifteen million AMD from these accounts, and there is a suspicion that he squandered these accounts. After being declared defrocked and removed from the position...
57-year-old Shio Mujiri has been considered a potential successor to the late Ilia II since 2017. He served as the Catholicos-Patriarch's vicar for nine years. More than a thousand delegates from monasteries, other religious institutions, as well as public figures from the fields of science and...
The spiritual pastor of Haghartsin Monastery, Father Artak Mirzoyan, does not accept the majority of clergymen's plan to reform the Church politically. According to him, there is always reform within the church, but as clergymen, they see the reform plan differently.
Father Aram Baghumyan, who serves in the Tavush diocese, notes that the reform of the Church takes place in the church itself, with God's providence and blessing, not in election programs. They can only support the clergy, but recent times show that they are trying to do everything to disrupt...
The exhibition titled “Holy Etchmiadzin”, “Knight of Holy Etchmiadzin”, “Daughter of Holy Etchmiadzin” will be presented at the Museum of the Mother Cathedral of Holy Etchmiadzin. The exhibition “Armenian Temples through the Eyes of Hovhannes Asatryan” will open at 16:30 at the Ruben Sevak Museum...
 Father Abel Kartashyan considers it ridiculous to imagine politicians who have taken upon themselves the function of the Holy Spirit, the reform of the church. He believes that the Armenian Apostolic Church is guided by the Holy Spirit.
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Father Sarkis Sargsyan introduced the pilgrims to the meaning and importance of the Feast of the Ascension. The Feast of the Ascension is the day of the Tsaghkevank vow. Pilgrims arrive at the monastery with hope, faith, and prayer to ask for the intercession of the Christian virgin. Believers...
 An open painting lesson dedicated to the Ascension Day was held in the Mother See. Students from the Youth Center of Yerevan and Etchmiadzin gathered under the guidance of educators and spiritual ministers. Dance groups from the Youth Center, students from the circus school, dhol players, and kanon...
On the occasion of the feast, a Holy and Immortal Liturgy was served at the Mother Cathedral of the Nativity of Christ under the presiding authority of His Holiness Karekin II, Catholicos of All Armenians. It is commemorated 40 days after the Feast of the Resurrection, which concludes the period...
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At the trial in the case of the holy struggle, the lawyers stated that there is no real evidence in the case that would substantiate the accusations of an attempt to seize power or preparation of terrorism. According to the lawyers, the fundamental rights and freedoms of people have been grossly...
An exhibition entitled "Abbot Mekhitar and the Students Who Perpetuated His Vision" has opened at the Mekhitarist Seminary, featuring rare books. The oldest book dates back to the beginning of the 18th century, when Armenian scientific thought was in decline, manuscript schools were being closed...
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Cultural figures visited the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin to express their support, filial love and loyalty to the Holy Church and the Patriarch of All Armenians. During the meeting, they discussed the socio-political situation in Armenia, the painful developments and challenges recorded in...
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