Topic: church-state relations

Noubar Afeyan, Anthony Barsamian, Lord Ara Darzi of Denham, Eric Esrailian, Vahe Gabrache, Vatche Manoukian, Joseph Oughourlian, and Berge Setrakian, all descendants of Armenian Genocide survivers and members of the[...]

By Susan Badalian YEREVAN (Azatutyun) — Armenian law-enforcement authorities have indicted six more bishops of the Armenian Apostolic Church, raising to ten the total number of senior clergymen prosecuted amid[...]

By Ardashes “Ardy” Kassakhian A deeply troubling crisis is unfolding in Armenia — one that many inside and outside the country barely notice, and one met with an unsettling silence[...]

By Ruzanna Stepanian Armenian law-enforcement authorities have arrested the brother and nephew of Catholicos of All Armenians Karekin II on suspicion of committing a crime amid mounting tensions between the[...]

YEREVAN (Azatutyun.am) — The Armenian Apostolic Church accused Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on Monday, July 21, of planning a violent attack on its Echmiadzin headquarters one day after he urged[...]

By Robert Zargarian YEREVAN (Azatutyun.am) — Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on Thursday, June 26, threatened to forcibly remove Catholicos Karekin II from his Echmiadzin headquarters if the supreme head of[...]