Tag: Armenian Apostolic
Pan-Orthodox Festival of Choirs in Munich
6/4/13 Pan-Orthodox Festival of Choirs on Sunday of Orthodoxy, was held for the ninth time in Munich – 9. Panorthodoxes Chortreffen zum Sonntag der Orthodoxie, ... Read More
Hasmik Poghosyan met with representatives of Armenian community in Georgia
26/3/13 YEREVAN, MARCH 25, ARMENPRESS. The Minister of Culture of the Republic of Armenia Hasmik Poghosyan paid a working visit to Tbilisi and had a ... Read More
Armenian Apostolic Orthodox Church in Georgia Celebrates Median Day of Lent
7/3/13 The ‘Median Day of Lent’ (mid-Lent, or Michink) was celebrated at the Surb Echmiadzin Church in Avlabari, Tbilisi. Michink is celebrated during the middle ... Read More
Bidzina Ivanishvili: Let’s first make church renovation, then start dispute
St. Nshan church in Tbilisi, Georgia 27/2/13 The renovation of the Armenian theater in Tbilisi, as well as six churches will be implemented by the ... Read More
Armenian Diocese calls upon Saakashvili and other leaders of the UNM to abstain from provocative statements
27/1/13 The release of political prisoners and other amnestied persons, including Vahagn Chakhalyan caused furious reactions from the opposition party, United National Movement. During the ... Read More
Armenian History To Be Taught In Georgian Schools
18/1/13 Armenian history will soon be included in the curriculum of Georgian schools. During a visit to Yerevan on January 18, Georgian Prime Minister Bidzina ... Read More
Computer Teacher at Armenian School Murdered in Istanbul
14/1/13 On the morning January 11, İlker Şahin (40), a computer-subject teacher at one ofIstanbul's Armenian elementary schools, was found dead in his apartment with ... Read More
Armenians, Greeks Reach Ceasefire on Church-Cleaning Conflict
Elizabeth Owen Tamada Tales 7/1/13 Cleaning days are rarely happy times. Even less so when you've got to fight over who cleans where and with ... Read More
Christians celebrate Christmas in Iran
26/12/12 Christmas Holidays, here again. Many Christians in Iran are out scrambling to buy last minute presents. There are about 150,000 Christians in Iran, most ... Read More
Anniversary of reconsecration of St. Cross Church celebrated in Javakhk
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
Armenian Apostolic church set up a rapid response program to support Syrian Armenians
11/12/12 YEREVAN, DECEMBER 11, ARMENPRESS: Armenia Inter-Church Charitable Round Table Foundation (ART), operating in Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin jointly with His Holiness Karekin II, ... Read More
The Feast of St. Thaddeus and St. Bartholomew Celebrated in the Mother See
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
An Armenian church opened in Ukraine’s Mykolaiv region
16/11/2012 St. Gevorg Armenian Apostolic church has opened in Mykolaiv region recently, having received its name from St. George the Martyr. Mykolaiv’s Armenian community had ... Read More
SARF Delivers Needed Funds to Syrian Armenians
Elderly Armenians awaiting assistance in Aleppo 16/10/2012 GLENDALE—The first installment of desperately needed funds sent by the Syrian Armenian Relief Fund (SARF) made it to ... Read More
The Armenian Apostolic Church calls to raise a voice of protest
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
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
Armenian Catholicos receives the Vatican official
16/7/2012 ETCHMIADZIN. – The Catholicos of All Armenians Karekin II on Monday received Cardinal Leonardo Sandri, the Prefect of the Congregation for the Oriental Churches ... Read More
Residency of the Artsakh Diocese of the Armenian Apostolic Church opened in Stepanakert
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 Church to mark feast day of St. Gayane, her Companions
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
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
Keeping Faith in Georgia: Tbilisi Armenians struggle to save their crumbling churches from neglect
By GOHAR ABRAHAMYAN ArmeniaNow reporter 15/5/2012 The collapse of the bell tower of the Armenian St. Nshan Church in Tbilisi Sunday night again reminded the ... Read More