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The Catholicos of All Armenians received the clergymen of the Clergy Training CourseThe Clergy Training Course program started last year and already the 13th group is completing the course. They spend three weeks in the monastery, participate in church services, liturgies, listen to the lectures of various clergymen and lay professionals every day, update their ritual,... more |
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The Mother See awarded a medal to the spouses living in GreeceAshot and Lora Tunyan were awarded with higher honors, the Order of Gregory the Illuminator for supporting the Mother See for many years, especially for their role in protecting the rights of the Armenian Church in Myanmar. This couple also donated solar electricity and water heating plants to... more |
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The members of the SSC expressed concern about the security and internal political problems of ArmeniaIn the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin, under the presidency of His Holiness Karekin II Catholicos of All Armenians and the chairmanship of the Armenian Patriarch of Constantinople His Eminence Archbishop Sahak Mashalyan, the meeting of the Supreme Spiritual Council was held, whose members... more |
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The Armenian Apostolic Church celebrated the 25th anniversary of the consecration and enthronement of the Catholicos of All ArmeniansIn the Mother Cathedral, the Primate of the Diocese of Argentina and Chile, His Grace Bishop Aren Shahenyan offered a Divine Liturgy of the covenant. On the occasion of the 25th anniversary of the consecration and enthronement of the Patriarch of All Armenians, a Republican Prayer was... more |
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After the reconsecration of the Cathedral, the first episcopal ordination and consecration took placeThe Catholicos of All Armenians was led in a church procession to the Cathedral to offer the Divine Liturgy and perform episcopal ordination. Four benefactors of the church were assisiting His Holiness. His Holiness was accompanied by the Armenian Patriarch of Constantinople and Archbishop... more |
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His Holiness received the pilgrims from Greece and CreteCatholicos of All Armenians Karekin II received pilgrims from the Armenian communities of Greece and Crete. They arrived in Holy Etchmiadzin to receive the blessing of His Holiness the Patriarch and to be next to their spiritual leader during his ordination as a bishop. Father Khoren, who... more |
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The Armenian Diocese of Canada celebrated its 40th anniversaryAt the official event dedicated to the 40th anniversary of the founding of the Armenian Diocese of Canada, Fr. Abgar awarded the 40th anniversary commemorative medal to the chairmen, members, clergy and people who have served in the Diocese for nearly four decades. Dean of YSU Theology... more |
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The students of Gevorgyan Theological Seminary defended theses about national identity and neo-charismatic movementsThe seminarians defended a master's thesis about the church and national identity, neo-charismatic movements, and the Molokan community in Armenia, which was led by Rev. Fr. Ghevond Mayilian, who teaches modern sectarianism at the Gevorgyan Seminary. After the approval of His Holiness the... more |
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The Catholicos of All Armenians called to join the prayer organized for the Armenian prisoners on November 10Responding to the call of Catholicos of All Armenians Karekin II, the Council of Ministers will organize a private prayer ceremony dedicated to Armenia for the establishment of peace, the support of refugees and the release of prisoners in St. Peter's Cathedral on November 10, at 17:00 in... more |
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Episcopal ordination and consecration will take place for the first time after the re-consecration of the Mother CathedralEpiscopal ordination and consecration will take place on November 3 in the renovated Mother Cathedral during the Divine Liturgy. This year, a degree of episcopacy will be granted to the Primate of the Armenian Diocese of Argentina and Chile, Rev. Fr. Archimandrite Aren Shahenyan; Primate of... more |
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A new exhibition hall on Medieval Armenia was opened in Mashtots MatenadaranA new exhibition hall has been opened in Mashtots Matenadaran, where the skills, arts and crafts of medieval Armenia, thanks to which manuscripts of spiritual, scientific and church significance were born, are presented. The exhibition hall presents the medieval laboratory of how manuscripts... more |
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The private meeting of the Catholicos of All Armenians and the Armenian Patriarch of Constantinople took place in the Pontifical ResidenceThe Brotherhood of the Mother See led the Armenian Patriarch of Constantinople in a procession to the Mother Cathedral, where the "Hrashapar" ceremony was performed in front of the Holy Altar of the Descent. This ceremony was performed for the first time after the re-consecration and... more |