Citizens gathered in front of the courthouse greeted the Armenian Patriarch with chants of “Vehapar.” On August 7, the first session of the preliminary hearings in the case of Karekin II, Catholicos of All Armenians and six bishops, kicked off at the Echmiadzin residence of the Armavir Regional Court of General Jurisdiction. The judge recused himself.
After a joint prayer in the Mother Cathedral of St. Echmiadzin, the Patriarch of All Armenians addressed everyone.
The hierarchal sees of the Armenian Church, the dioceses of the Diaspora, and the AGBU Pan-Armenian organization have issued condemning statements calling on the Armenian authorities to stop the persecution of the Armenian Church and its patriarch.
The international press and human rights organizations have assessed the criminal prosecution of the Catholicos of All Armenians and six bishops as a violation of the fundamental right to religious freedom and the Constitution of the Republic of Armenia.
Serie: Ecclesiastical Life
2026-08-08T21:25:00+04:00
Telecast type: Հաղորդաշար
