Cameraman Vram Khanamiryan

Catholicos of All Armenians Receives Pilgrims from St. David's Church Community in Florida

The pilgrims visited Armenia and the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin to renew their vows and strengthen their ties with the Motherland. His Holiness expressed his joy on the occasion of the visit of the Armenians to the Mother See, affirming with satisfaction that the pilgrimages often organized by the Armenian communities of the Diaspora are the best opportunity for spiritual renewal, recognition of the homeland and strengthening patriotic feelings. They also become acquainted with the reality of the homeland and the life of the people. His Holiness especially urged the young pilgrims not to forget their identity and to definitely participate in community and church life.

New Strategy for Education and Science: Part 208

Hovhannes Yeranyan discussed the challenges of teaching history in general education and higher education with Mkhitar Gabrielyan, Dean of the Faculty of History of Yerevan State University, and Hayk Mkhoyan, Deputy Dean.

The Armenian Apostolic Church celebrated the feast of St. Gayane and her Companions

The right-handed relic of Saint Gayane was taken out of the treasury of the Mother See and taken to the Gayane Monastery. The Armenian Patriarch, carrying the relic, accompanied by a procession of clergy and pilgrims, distributed blessings to the faithful and walked to the open altar of Saint Trdat. Also present at the Mother See are the Brotherhood serving in dioceses around the world, who have come to participate in the monastic assembly.

ACYO 25

The World Armenian Church Youth Organization celebrates its 25th anniversary this year. It all began in 2001, when Armenia celebrated the 1700th anniversary of the proclamation of Christianity as the state religion. Under the direction of His Holiness Karekin II, Catholicos of All Armenians, a youth office was established, the goal of which was to activate the involvement of youth in the life of the Armenian Church. It was on the basis of this structure that the World Armenian Church Youth Organization- the ACYO, was established years later.

Catholicos of All Armenians receives newly ordained clergy in Holy Etchmiadzin

Following the ordination, the clergy spent a forty-day period of preparation in the Mother See. Father Sepuh Asatryan, in accordance with the accepted procedure, presented the relics of the first liturgies they celebrated on behalf of the newly ordained clergy to His Holiness the Patriarch. The Grand Sacristan of the Mother See, Archimandrite Anania Tsaturyan, introduced the seven clergymen ordained in the Mother Cathedral 40 days ago, and asked for His Holiness’s paternal instructions and blessings for the new period of service of the ordained.

What does modern Yerevan look like?

"Snkh" studio presented the concept for the reconstruction and modernization of the "HayArt" Museum of Contemporary Art at the exhibition "Without a Doubt" in Venice. What will the "HayArt" building and the adjacent area look like if the "Snkh" studio project is implemented? In "Artfocus", Anahit Margaryan spoke with architects Ashot and Armine Snkhchyan.

Exile literature

Since 2006, June 14 has been celebrated in Armenia as the Day of Remembrance of the Oppressed. According to official data, 42,000 people were repressed in Armenia, a significant part of whom were shot. The artistic, memoir, and publicistic references to that terrible reality later received the name of exile literature. Literary critics Hayk Hambardzumyan, Arkmenik Nikoghosyan, and literary critic Siranush Dvoyan talk about the artistic and psychological peculiarities of these works in the “Parallel Readings” program.

New Strategy for Education and Science: Part 207

With Astghik Harutyunyan, founder of the "Ari" hiking club, Hovhannes Yeranyan discussed the knowledge provided to children during hikes to the mountains, valleys, and fields, the importance of knowing their native nature, and self-knowledge.

Hundreds of people welcomed the Catholicos of All Armenians at Zvartnots Airport

The Armenian Apostolic Church celebrated Pentecost, the descent of the Holy Spirit upon the apostles

The Pentecost Service was celebrated by Bishop Vahan Hovhannisyan. The prayers of Saint John Voskeberan dedicated to the Holy Spirit were read. The gifts of the Holy Spirit are given to the apostles with the mission of preaching the great deeds of God, the word of the Gospel, and uniting people speaking different languages ​​in Christ.