Tag: Armenian Apostolic
Armenia: Property Disputes Fueling Church Tension Between Yerevan And Tbilisi
By Gayane Abrahamyan 11/8/2011 The Georgian Orthodox Church’s claim to several monasteries in neighboring Armenia is stoking religious tension between the two South Caucasus neighbors. ... Read More
Prelacy’s summer youth program marks 25th Anniversary
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
Remonstrance: Some Georgians protest legalization of non-orthodox Churches
By SIRANUYSH GEVORGYAN ArmeniaNow reporter 11.07.11 Since Saturday, in Georgia, thousands of people have been holding demonstrations of protests, with calls against the “anti-Orthodox forces”, ... Read More
Law on legal status of religious units in Georgia enters into Force
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
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
Legal status of Armenian Church in Georgia will secure religious heritage – MP
2/7/2011 YEREVAN. - The fact that Georgian Parliament amended the Civil code, granting 5 religions denominations, Armenian Apostolic Church among them, status of legal entity ... Read More
Catholicos of All Armenians met with Governor of St. Petersburg
29/6/2011 Catholicos of All Armenians Karekin II visited St. Petersburg on the occasion of celebrations dedicated to 300th anniversary of local Armenian community. Catholicos met ... Read More
Armenian Catholicos of the Great House of Cilicia meets Russian Ambassador to Libya
24/6/2011 Catholicos of the Great House of Cilicia Aram I and Russia’s Ambassador to Lebanon Alexander Zasypkin discussed political processes in Syria, Blagovest reports referring ... Read More
Armenian Church Slams Georgian Patriarch
Karine Simonian 21.06.2011 The Armenian Apostolic Church hit out at Georgia’s Catholicos-Patriarch Ilia II on Tuesday for making what it called “inappropriate” references to its ... Read More
Ilia II says Karekin II “too young and inexperienced”
19/6/2011 PanARMENIAN.Net - Catholicos-Patriarch of All Georgia Ilia II said that the Georgian Church is “open for everyone but it will not allow suppression of ... Read More
Turkish MP candidate met Deputy Patriarch of Armenian Apostolic Church
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
Opening ceremony of Armenian church to be held in Rostov-on Don
18/5/2011 The opening ceremony of the Armenian church in Rostov-on-Don will be held on May 29, information centre of newspaper of Armenians in Russia “Yerkramas” ... Read More
Priest: sectarians attack AAC since Armenia’s Independence
16/5/2011 PanARMENIAN.Net - Priest of the Holy Trinity Church of Yerevan Yesai Artenyan said the blame for the attack of followers of Jehovah’s Witnesses sect ... Read More
Church Controversy: Swiss-Armenians Oppose Etchmiadzin Move
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
Misunderstanding with Armenian Apostolic Church Council of Switzerland
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
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
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
Armenian, Georgian spiritual leaders to meet this June
21/3/2011 Catholicos of All Armenians Karekin II will pay a visit to Georgia in early June, Director of the Holy See press service Vahram Melikyan ... Read More
Davutoglu received Archbishop of US Eastern Diocese of Armenian Apostolic Church
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
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
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