Topic: St. Vartan Cathedral

To the Editor: It appears “A Statement from the Diocesan Council Regarding the Diocesan Development Plan Proposal” (August 14, 2018, Mirror-Spectator) has sparked a timely discussion about the decades of[...]

By Garo Gumusyan, AIA “Less is More” is the famous quote the legendary German architect Mies Van der Rohe is known for. Be that as it may be, his lesser[...]

To the Editor: It was truly encouraging to read “Extraordinary Petition Requests Special Session of Eastern Diocesan Assembly on Cathedral Complex Proposal” (July 24, 2018 edition of the Mirror-Spectator). It[...]

WATERTOWN – James Kalustian, chair of the Diocesan Council of the Eastern Diocese of the Armenian Church of America, on August 6 gave an interview concerning the efforts of the[...]

(Issued by the Diocesan Council of the Diocese of the Armenian Church of America (Eastern) on August 11) This statement is addressed to fellow leaders of the Eastern Diocese, parishioners,[...]

By Taleen Babayan Special to the Mirror-Spectator Among the maze-like streets of Bourdj Hammoud, where crossed wires hang on for dear life and the Armenian language swirls in the air[...]

To the Editor: It was with a very troubled heart that I learned in Deacon Hirant Gulian’s letter to the new Primate of the Diocese of the Armenian Church (Eastern),[...]

(The following letter, sent to the new Primate of the Diocese of the Armenian Church of America (Eastern), Very Rev. Fr. Daniel Findikyan, and Diocesan Council Chairman James Kalustian, was[...]

By Florence Avakian   NEW YORK — “I congratulate the 50th anniversary of this cathedral,” said Archbishop Khajag Barsamian in his message to worshippers who crowded every corner of New[...]

By Florence Avakian NEW YORK — The anniversary of any event is noteworthy, but when it is an institution that envelops a whole community of people, then it is monumental.[...]