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The karate class of the Mother See and AGBU Malatia Armenian Youth Center has opened after moving to a renovated building. Currently, 24 athletes are enrolled in the institution’s class for this sport. The coach is Karen Zhamkochyan, the official representative of the “So Kyokushin” sport in...
 
On June 1, the RA Administrative Court satisfied the claim of the Armenian Apostolic Church against the Interior Ministry Police, recognizing the latter’s inaction as unlawful.  The case concerns the situation in the St. Hovhannavank Monastery of the Aragatsotn Diocese. The former pastor...
 
On July 1, the “Promise” project was officially launched at the Mesrop Mashtots Matenadaran, the brainchild of Armen Ghazaryan, director of the “Promise” Foundation. The goal is to create handmade silver and gold crosses from a specially developed alloy. Each cross contains crushed particles of...
 
 
 
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A student of the 4th auditorium of the Vazgenyan Theological Academy, a graduate of the Panos Terlemezyan Fine Arts College, Thaddeus Vardanyan chose his spiritual path as a form of gratitude for the gift of painting he received from God. In a special studio opened with the support of the...
 
The Harichavank Monastery is undergoing diagnostic, cleaning, restoration, and conservation work on the “Odigitria” fresco, created in 1235.  After solving the waterproofing and humidity problems, architect Ara Zaryan and Belgian specialist Christine Lamouret are working on strengthening...
 
On July 12, the Armenian Apostolic Church will celebrate one of the five main feasts, the Transfiguration of Jesus Christ (Vardavar), which commemorates the gospel story of the Savior’s transfiguration on Mount Tabor and his appearance to the disciples in divine glory. The feast is very popular...
 
 
 
 
On July 10, the Catholicos of All Armenians received at the Mother See the pilgrims of the community of the Holy Savior Church in Ustry, Massachusetts, of the Armenian Eastern Diocese of the USA, led by the spiritual pastor Father Thaddeus Barseghian. In his blessing speech, the Armenian...
 
The end-of-year exhibition of students of the painting and decorative-applied arts classes of the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin and the AGBU Nork Armenian Children's Home opened, where the achievements and joint creative efforts of gifted children were brought together. Despite the temptations...
 
A week-long spiritual backyard camp was organized at the St. Harutyun Church in the Dvin community of the Ararat region of the Masyatsotn diocese on the initiative of Father Yeghishe Nurijanyan, which included children from Dvin and nearby settlements. The organization of this phase was...
 
 
On July 12, on the occasion of the Feast of the Transfiguration of Christ, a festive liturgy was celebrated in the Mother Cathedral of Etchmiadzin under the presiding authority of His Holiness Karekin II, Catholicos of All Armenians.  During his speech, the liturgist Karekin Vardapet...
 
On the feast of the Transfiguration of Christ (Vardavar), a pilgrimage was organized under the leadership of the Primate of the Gegharkunik Diocese, Bishop Isahak Poghosyan, to the 11th-13th century Ishkhanavank of Vardenik, where a festive Divine Liturgy was celebrated and the rite of the...
 
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On July 12, on the feast of the Transfiguration of Jesus Christ (Vardavar), the Primate of the Diocese of Syunik, Bishop Makar Hakobyan, reconsecrated the Mother Church of St. Gregory the Illuminator in Goris. With the support of the “SOS Christians of the East” organization, extensive interior...
 
The “TaLuys” Children’s and Youth Choir celebrated its 10th anniversary with a concert titled “Dedication” in the hall of the Tavush Diocese Prelacy in Ijevan on the day of the Transfiguration. The choir was founded by Archbishop Bagrat Galstanyan, who watched the anniversary concert remotely,...
 
 
Karekin II, Catholicos of All Armenians, received about 30 young people who arrived from the Diaspora to the Mother See to participate in Armenology and religious studies courses. The aim of the courses, which are now in their second year, is to promote the knowledge of the Armenian language...
 
The "Narek" Dance School of the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin and AGBU Youth Center has returned victorious from the International Performing Arts Festival held in Pineto, Italy, winning the Grand Prix, the main prize. Among the groups from 12 countries, only the "Narek" Dance School...
 
 
On July 18, the Armenian Apostolic Holy Church will celebrate the memory of St. Thaddeus the Apostle and St. Sandukht the Virgin. At 10:30, at the St. Thaddeus Chapel of the Candlelight Prayer Hall of the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin, with the blessing of the Catholicos of All Armenians, a...
 
On July 18, the Armenian Apostolic Holy Church celebrated the commemoration of St. Thaddeus the Apostle and St. Sandukht the Virgin, daughter of King Sanatruk, the first Armenian martyr. In the St. Thaddeus Chapel of the Candlelight Prayer Hall of the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin, where the...
 
 
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The “Young Yerkrapah” military training camp of the Yerkrapah Volunteers Union operates in the village of Tsovinar, Gegharkunik region, during the two summer months. Around 1,500 children aged 8-15 receive military knowledge here, gain independence, and are introduced to spiritual and...
 
Bishop Isahak Poghosyan Azhdahak Social and Environmental Center   In the village of Gegharkunik, Gegharkunik region, the “Azhdahak” Social and Environmental Center organized the 20-day “Ecocamp-2026”, which brought together participants aged 6 to 60 under one roof. The camp hosted...
 
A three-week course in Armenology and religious studies has concluded at the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin, in which 30 young people aged 18 to 25 from different countries of the world participated. During the program, they deepened their knowledge of the Armenian language and history, met His...
 
On July 23, a liturgy was served at the Church of the Holy Virgin Mary in the village of Arevshat, Masyatsotn Diocese, dedicated to the 20th anniversary of the consecration of the sanctuary. During the ceremony, the Primate of the Diocese, Bishop Ruben Zargaryan, delivered a sermon.
 
During the trial resumed on July 23 at the "Shengavit" residence of the Yerevan Criminal Court of General Jurisdiction, the court decided to replace the house arrest of "Holy Struggle" participant Igor Sargsyan with administrative supervision, and to leave the detention of NA deputy Artur...
 
The 3rd International Congress of Armenian Studies has launched at the Matenadaran named after Mashtots, which this year is dedicated to the 350th anniversary of the birth of Mkhitar Sebastatsi. As part of the event, the agreement on the creation of a digital repository of Armenian manuscripts...
 
The exhibition "One Year of Eternity" was opened at the Mashtots Matenadaran within the framework of the 3rd International Congress of Armenian Studies, which presents unique manuscripts, ancient books, photographs and archival documents that have been handed over to the center over the past year...
 
Diocese of The Armenian Church of the United Kingdom & Ireland   Recently, the 16th Armenian Summer Festival was held in London with the efforts of the Armenian Diocese of Great Britain and Ireland and the organizations and volunteer groups united around it, which brought together...
 
 
On July 26, the Catholicos of All Armenians received pilgrims from the Church of the Savior in Westry, Massachusetts, USA, at the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin, led by Father Thaddeus Barseghian. The community was formed back in the 1890s and founded the first Armenian church in the United...
 
The Holy Mother of God Church in the Aragats village of the Aragatsotn Diocese celebrated the 12th anniversary of the re-consecration of the sanctuary by the Primate of the Diocese, Bishop Mkrtich Proshyan, and the day of the covenant, on which the relic of the Cross of Christ was brought from...
 
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