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PACE Member Urges Protection of the Armenian Church's Religious FreedomOn September 28, during the plenary session of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) autumn session in Strasbourg, Edward Leigh—a UK delegate and spokesperson for the Conservative Group—addressed the Armenian government's actions against the Armenian Apostolic Church,... more |
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Stamp Cancellation and Conference Dedicated to the 350th Anniversary of Mkhitar SebastatsiOn September 28, the ceremonial cancellation of a commemorative stamp dedicated to the 350th anniversary of Mkhitar Sebastatsi’s birth took place at the National Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Armenia, followed by a conference. Clergy members, state and cultural figures, and... more |
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Catholicos of All Armenians Receives Participants of the ARF "Hay Dat" Pan-Armenian ConferenceOn September 28, Karekin II, Catholicos of All Armenians, received the participants of the ARF "Hay Dat" committees and offices pan-Armenian conference at the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin. The meeting addressed the challenges facing Armenia, issues regarding the protection of the rights of... more |
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Meeting of Canadian-Armenian Pilgrims with the Supreme PatriarchOn September 28, at the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin, Karekin II, Supreme Patriarch and Catholicos of All Armenians, received the participants of a pilgrimage organized by the "Hay Ard Tun" organization of the Armenian Diocese of Canada. The Armenian Pontiff commended the Canadian-Armenian... more |
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Latest hearing in the Nersisyan case; final decision set for October 8On September 28, the hearing regarding the case of Gevorg Nersisyan—brother of Karekin II, Catholicos of All Armenians—and his son, Hambardzum Nersisyan, continued at the Court of First Instance of Armavir Province; during the proceedings, attorney Ara Zohrabyan delivered his closing argument.... more |
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The Feast of the Holy Cross of Varag and the Relic of the Holy Cross at Nor VaragavankOn September 27, the Feast of the Holy Cross of Varag was celebrated at the Nor Varagavank monastic complex in the Diocese of Tavush; for the occasion, a relic of the Holy Cross, brought from the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin, was housed there for the day. The festive Divine Liturgy was... more |
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Karekin II, Catholicos of All ArmeniansThe divisive actions currently being taken against the Church—which rightfully provoke the indignation of our faithful children in the homeland and the Diaspora—have no justification and will yield no beneficial outcome. |
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Pilgrimage Day Celebrated at St. Gevorg Church in GarnahovitOn September 26, marking the Feast of Saint Gevorg the Warrior, a festive Divine Liturgy was celebrated and the pilgrimage day was observed at the 7th-century St. Gevorg Church in the village of Garnahovit, Aragatsotn Province. The Liturgy for the feast of the saint—known for granting the... more |
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Pilgrimage and Divine Liturgy at St. Gevorg Church in MughniOn September 26, marking the Feast of St. Gevorg the Warrior (Saint George), a pilgrimage set out from the St. Astvatsatsin Church in Karbi to the St. Gevorg Church in Mughni. Led by Fr. Shnorhk Paloyan, Chairman of the Administrative Council of the Aragatsotn Diocese, the procession included... more |
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Catholicos of All Armenians Karekin IIThe nation is strong and the state unshakable when sacred values, traditions, and the heritage of our ancestors remain intact—and when historical memory is not distorted, nor the centuries-old mission of our Holy Church called into question, under any pretext. |
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Feast of the Holy Cross of VaragOn September 27, the Armenian Apostolic Church will celebrate the Feast of the Holy Cross of Varag, commemorating the miraculous appearance of the relic of the Lord’s Cross on Mount Varag—an event for which the faithful prepare through a week of fasting, prayer, and repentance. On that day, the... more |
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Statement by the Mother See regarding the report published by the Government of the Republic of ArmeniaThe Information System of the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin has issued a statement characterizing the report on the Armenian Apostolic Holy Church published by the Government of the Republic of Armenia as unconstitutional, contrary to canon law, and illegal; it further assessed the report as an... more |