Archbishop Hovnan Derderian

By Arshaluys Barseghyan Archbishop Hovnan Derderian, who previously called for Catholicos Karekin II to step down and backed Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan’s church reform agenda aimed at ousting the Catholicos,[...]

BURBANK, Calif. — The Western Diocese celebrated the 125th anniversary of the establishment of the Diocese of the Armenian Church of North America with a gala on November 17. To[...]

By Kevork Keushkerian PASADENA — Sunday, October 20, was a historic day for the family of St. Gregory Armenian Church in Pasadena. After the celebration of the Holy Badarak, a[...]

By Diran Avagyan BURBANK, Calif. — Under the auspices of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan, a delegation of Armenian-American young leaders will visit Japan as part of the[...]

By Therese Edu PASADENA (PasadenaNow.com) — In a significant move to preserve Armenian culture, Hovsepian School in Pasadena has installed a khachkar, or Armenian stone[...]

ARMONK, N.Y. —  The 2024 St. Nersess Seminary Graduation ceremonies took place on Friday, May 17. One student was from the Western Diocese of the Armenian Church of America, Deacon[...]

LOS ANGELES — On Sunday, March 17, Archbishop Hovnan Derderian, Primate, blessed the work of the Armenian Bone Marrow Donor Registry (ABMDR) and offered prayers for ABMDR patients and families.[...]

WASHINGTON — The Eastern and Western Dioceses of the Armenian Church of North America participated in the annual International Religious Freedom (IRF) Summit January 29 through February 2, and the[...]

BURBANK, Calif. — On Sunday, August 6, 2023, a delegation representing the Tekeyan Cultural Association attended the Divine Liturgy at St. Leon Armenian Cathedral in Burbank. Immediately afterwards, the delegation[...]

BURBANK, Calif. — On Saturday, June 24, a delegation representing the Tekeyan Cultural Association (TCA) visited the Western Diocese of the Armenian Church. Archbishop Hovnan Derderian, Primate, warmly welcomed the[...]