Tag: Apostolic Church

Catholicos Karekin II offers Pashazadeh to meet in Artsakh

OCP- January 9, 2013

9/1/2013 Catholicos of All Armenians Karekin II has offered Chairman of Caucasian Muslims Office (CMO) Sheikh-ul-Islam Allahshukur Pashazadeh to meet in Artsakh, on the border, ... Read More

Anniversary of reconsecration of St. Cross Church celebrated in Javakhk

OCP- December 26, 2012

2 5/12/12 YEREVAN, DECEMBER 25, ARMENPRESS. Devine liturgy has been celebrated in St. Cross Church in Javakhk on December 23, which was dedicated to the ... Read More

The Feast of St. Thaddeus and St. Bartholomew Celebrated in the Mother See

OCP- December 8, 2012

On 1 December 2012, the Armenian Apostolic Church celebrated with great solemnity the Feast of the Apostles St. Thaddeus and St. Bartholomew. During a pre-feast ... Read More

Iran reconstructs Armenian St. Hripsime Church

OCP- November 10, 2012

10/11/2012 Iran has started the reconstruction of the  Armenian St. Hripsime Church after it was damaged by an earthquake this August in the North of ... Read More

Armenian Catholicos makes new appointments in Armenian Church dioceses

OCP- October 29, 2012

28/10/2012 ETCHMIADZIN. – The All Armenian Catholicos Karekin II has made new appointments in various dioceses of the Armenian Apostolic Church (AAC). Aren Shahenyan, who ... Read More

Jerusalem Armenian Patriarch vote set for next month

OCP- October 24, 2012

GREER FAY CASHMAN 24/10/2012 The Armenian Apostolic Church prepares to choose new patriarch to succeed archbishop who passed away. Elections are taking place not only ... Read More

Armenian, Greek churches to cooperate in peace preservation

OCP- October 13, 2012

12/10/2012 PanARMENIAN.Net - Director for Inter-Church Relations at Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin, Bishop Hovakim Manukyan and Locum Tenens of Armenian Apostolic Church of the ... Read More

The Armenian Apostolic Church calls to raise a voice of protest

OCP- September 1, 2012

Gurgen Margaryan 1/9/2012 The Supreme Spiritual Council held an emergency sitting at the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin chaired by His Holiness Karekin II, Supreme ... Read More

Pasadena officials speak out against denial of Armenian Genocide after Turkish official’s visit

OCP- September 1, 2012

His Holiness Aram I, of the Armenian Apostolic Church, visits the Armenian Martyrs Memorial Monument in Bicknell Park in Montebello Saturday, October 8, 2011. (SGVN/Staff ... Read More

Christian clergymen in Syria released a statement

OCP- August 28, 2012

28/8/2012 The leaders of Syria’s Christian communities have delivered an announcement and criticized the calls for emigration and the warnings against their parishes. Armenian tert.am ... Read More

Catholicos Aram I: We must support Armenians of Syria

OCP- July 30, 2012

29/7/2012 Catholicos Aram I of the Great House of Cilicia of the Armenian Apostolic Church continues to be in contact with the clergy members of ... Read More

Armenian Catholicos heads to Italy

OCP- July 26, 2012

24/7/2012 Catholicos of All Armenians Karekin II on Tuesday went to Italy on a patriarchal visit. During his stay, the Catholicos will meet with the ... Read More

Catholicos of Great House of Cilicia forms Commission for Protection of Western Armenian

OCP- July 16, 2012

13/7/2012 At the initiative of Catholicos Aram I of the Great House of Cilicia of the Armenian Apostolic Church, a congress devoted to the current ... Read More

Armenians of Old Crimea to mark transfiguration of Christ

OCP- July 2, 2012

2/7/2012 The third pilgrimage-festival devoted to the feast of Transfiguration of Jesus—also known as “Vardavar” among Armenians—will be held on July 12-15 in Old Crimea, ... Read More

Intellectuals propose coordination of assistance to Syrian Armenians

OCP- June 20, 2012

19/6/2012 YEREVAN. – A group of Armenia’s thinkers have called on for the establishment of a Council of Coordination of Assistance to Syrian Armenians. As ... Read More

Residency of the Artsakh Diocese of the Armenian Apostolic Church opened in Stepanakert

OCP- June 17, 2012

16/6/2012 On June 16 President of the Nagorno Karabakh Republic Bako Sahakyan participated in the solemn opening ceremony of the residency of the Artsakh Diocese ... Read More

Armenian Patriarch Blesses All Bulgarians

OCP- June 15, 2012

14/6/2012 His Holiness, Catholicos Karekin II, Patriarch of the Armenian Apostolic Church has blessed all Bulgarians during the visit of Culture Minister, Vezhdi Rashidov to ... Read More

Armenian Church to mark feast day of St. Gayane, her Companions

OCP- June 4, 2012

4/6/2012 The Armenian Apostolic Church will celebrate Tuesday the feast day of Saint Gayane the Virgin and her Companions. At 10am, an ecclesiastical procession, together ... Read More

Armenian School and Church in Homs were shelled by the rebels

OCP- May 20, 2012

19/5/2012 YEREVAN, MAY 19, ARMENPRESS: Armenian community in Syria also suffered from the latest events taking place in the country. The rebels did not cease ... Read More

Armenian churches must be granted to Georgian Diocese of AAC – Javakhk Diaspora of Russia

OCP- May 18, 2012

16/5/2012 The Javakhk Diaspora of Russia released a statement on the situation over the Armenian church Surb Nshan in Tbilisi. “The belfry of the church ... Read More

The Khohanotz: Mijink, or Armenian Sweet Bread

OCP- March 16, 2012

FOOD — BY LIANA AGHAJANIAN 15/3/2012 When it’s time to cut the Mijink bread, all family members must be present. They must stand around, in ... Read More