Topic: Religion
By Naira Bulghadarian YEREVAN (Azatutyun) — Law-enforcement authorities indicted Catholicos Karekin II on Saturday, February 14, one day after Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan implicitly pledged to prevent an upcoming meeting[...]
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[...]
YEREVAN (Zartonk) — The world-renowned religious freedom organization Christian Solidarity International (CSI) sent a fact-finding mission to Armenia the first week of February to investigate persecution of the Armenian Apostolic[...]
Under the presidency of Catholicos of All Armenians Karekin II, the Supreme Spiritual Council of the Armenian Apostolic Church, during its last meeting, considered it necessary, in the current conditions[...]
By Arshaluys Barseghyan As Armenia celebrated the holidays, Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has published a statement envisioning a ‘reform’ of the Armenian Apostolic Church, renewing calls for the resignation of[...]
By Sergio Nahabetian A profoundly fallacious argument circulates in certain Armenian political sectors: that the Armenian Apostolic Church must remain on the sidelines of state affairs, while paradoxically allowing —[...]
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[...]