Tag: Armenian Apostolic Church

First Armenian theatre is opened in Los-Angeles

OCP- November 27, 2011

26/11/2011 On 25 November President of the Artsakh Republic Bako Sahakyan partook at a solemn ceremony of opening in Los Angeles the first Armenian theater ... Read More

Karabakh President meets primate of Western Diocese of Armenian Apostolic Church

OCP- November 21, 2011

21/11/2011 President of Nagorno-Karabakh Republic Bako Sahakyan attended on Sunday a religious service held at the St. Leon Cathedral of the Western Diocese of the ... Read More

President Sargsyan attends the opening of the Armenian Apostolic Church complex in Moscow

OCP- October 25, 2011

24.10.2011 At the invitation of the President of the Russian Federation Dmitry Medvedev, President Serzh Sargsyan arrived in Moscow on a state visit. The President ... Read More

Catholicos of the Great House of Cilicia welcomed in the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin

OCP- September 22, 2011

18/9/2011 The Armenian Apostolic Church In the evening of September 18, His Holiness Karekin II, Supreme Patriarch and Catholicos of All Armenians, welcomed His Holiness ... Read More

Armenia: Village Hopes Religious Revival Can Spur Economic Improvement

OCP- August 27, 2011

By:Liana Aghajanian Originally published by EurasiaNet.org 25/8/2011 Residents of one of Armenia’s most dilapidated villages are hoping a religious revival can improve their economic fortunes. ... Read More

Prelacy’s summer youth program marks 25th Anniversary

OCP- August 11, 2011

Eastern Prelacy of the Armenian Apostolic Church By Tamar Haratunian, Esq 10/8/2011 NEW YORK - The St. Gregory of Datev Institute, a program presented by ... Read More

Religious rage: Armenians in Georgia feel tension amid Orthodox Protests

OCP- July 14, 2011

Gohar Abrahamyan Reporting from Tbilisi, Georgia 14.07.11 Last week’s parliamentary approval of amendments in Georgia’s Civil Code granting legal status to several religious minorities, including ... Read More

Law on legal status of religious units in Georgia enters into Force

OCP- July 7, 2011

7/7/2011 PanARMENIAN.Net - Legislative amendment allowing religious minority groups to be registered as legal entities of public law, went into force after being published on ... Read More

Armenian Clergy in Georgia Hail Church Status Decision

OCP- July 4, 2011

04.07.2011 Tigran Avetisian The Georgia diocese of the Armenian Apostolic Church has welcomed the recent amendments passed by Georgian lawmakers granting a legal status to ... Read More

Turkish MP candidate met Deputy Patriarch of Armenian Apostolic Church

OCP- June 3, 2011

3/6/2011 Opposition Republican People’s Party MP candidate from Istanbul Aydin Ayaydin met Deputy Patriarch Archbishop Aram Ateshian and members of Synod of Constantinople Diocese of ... Read More

For The Sake of Clarification

OCP- April 21, 2011

By Hagop Vartivarian 20/4/2011 For a while now, certain members of the mass media, both in Armenia and the diaspora, have publicized certain communiqués connected ... Read More

Church Controversy: Swiss-Armenians Oppose Etchmiadzin Move

OCP- April 15, 2011

Hrant Gadarigian 14/4/2011 It would appear that a new Armenian Apostolic Church Diocese has been created in Switzerland, this despite opposition by most of the ... Read More

Armenian church of Switzerland closed its Doors

OCP- April 12, 2011

11/4/2011 Doors of the Armenian Church in Geneva were closed. The Church Council decided to close the church on Sunday. However, a reliable source told ... Read More

Misunderstanding with Armenian Apostolic Church Council of Switzerland

OCP- April 12, 2011

BY TIMES.AM AT 11/4/2011 A press release was delivered to the Times.am e-mail from the Armenian Apostolic Church Council of Switzerland, which especially says: “On ... Read More

Construction at church –adjacent territory in Yerevan suspended because of archaeological Finds

OCP- April 3, 2011

1/4/2011 PanARMENIAN.Net - Construction of St. Anna spiritual complex was suspended because of recent archaeological discoveries made on the construction site, the spokeswoman at Ararat’s ... Read More

Legal status must be granted to Armenian Apostolic Church in Georgia

OCP- March 29, 2011

29/3/2011 Legal status must be given to the Armenian Apostolic Church in Georgia in the near future, Vice-President of the World Congress of the Nations ... Read More

Davutoglu received Archbishop of US Eastern Diocese of Armenian Apostolic Church

OCP- March 16, 2011

15/03/2011 Foreign Minister of Turkey Ahmet Davutoglu received Archbishop Barsamian of US Eastern Diocese of Armenian Apostolic Church, “Anadolu Ajansı” news agency writes. Archbishop Barsamian ... Read More

B. Sahakyan met Armenian Diaspora Representatives

OCP- March 7, 2011

6/3/2011 On 6 March President of the Artsakh Republic Bako Sahakyan arrived in Paris with a working visit, central information department of the office of ... Read More

Armenian Apostolic Church celebrates the Feast of the Presentation of our Lord Jesus Christ

OCP- February 15, 2011

14.02.2011 On February 14, the Holy Armenian Apostolic Church celebrates the presentation of baby Jesus to the Temple. With the blessing of His Holiness Karekin ... Read More

Armenian church unaware of Turkey’s plans to restore mosques in Javakheti, Akhaltsikhe

OCP- February 1, 2011

1/2/2011 The Georgian Eparchy of the Armenian Apostolic Church is unaware that Tbilisi allowed Turkey to construct a mosque in Javakheti and Akhaltsikhe, Spokeswoman for ... Read More

Georgian President congratulates Armenian Apostolic Church

OCP- January 8, 2011

8/1/2011 Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili congratulated the Armenian Apostolic Church on Christmas, Georgia Times reports citing GHN. Saakashvili highly appreciated the activities of the Bishop ... Read More