Topic: Religion
The Armenian Apostolic Church, as an institution, has sustained the Armenian identity for centuries. Throughout the ages when there was no independent homeland for our people, the Armenian Church was the reason we and our[...]
By K. M. Greg Sarkissian For any sovereign state to function effectively, authority and responsibility must be clearly defined. Institutions must have distinct roles, and those roles must operate within[...]
By Robert Zargarian and Susan Badalian YEREVAN (Azatutyun) — Dozens of men believed to be law-enforcement officers manhandled journalists outside Armenia’s main cathedral late on Thursday, December 18, as they[...]
By Archbishop Khajag Barsamian The Armenian people are living through a historic turning point. For the first time in centuries, we have an enduring and independent Republic of Armenia. Yet[...]
In recent months, it is well known to all that Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and his government’s judicial bodies have been rapidly stepping up offensive actions against the high-ranking clergy[...]
By Xandie (Alexandra) Kuenning Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has suggested that the choirs in all Armenian Apostolic churches perform the national anthem prior to Sunday morning services. The proposal[...]
By Satenik Kaghzvantsyan GYUMRI (Azatutyun) — Priests serving at the main church of Gyumri were forced to leave it ahead of a mass on Sunday, December 7, held there by[...]
As Christians come under increasing siege in Nigeria, the Trump administration is responding as President Joe Biden’s team never did on Nagorno-Karabakh. On December 3, 2025, Secretary of State Marco[...]
By Susan Badalian and Ruzanna Stepanian YEREVAN (Azatutyun) — Two jailed archbishops have strongly condemned a dozen of their colleagues who have effectively joined Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan’s efforts to[...]
BAYSIDE, N.Y. — On Sunday, November 23, the Armenian Church of the Holy Martyrs in Bayside, Queens, celebrated a bountiful Thanksgiving Fellowship in honor of its pastor, Fr. Abraham Malkhasyan,[...]