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Mother See provides clarifications on the issue of baptism of Islamized ArmeniansRecent days’ press contains broad coverages titled “Armenian Apostolic Church Refused to Baptize Armenians from Western Armenia”. Three Islamized Armenians from Dersim who came to participate in the 6th Pan-Armenian Games, wished to get baptized in the Armenian Apostolic Church, and according to them, they were refused by the priests. During the press conference, Rev. Fr. Zakaria Baghumyan, Head of the Information Service Center of the Mother See, a.i. presented details and clarifications.
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Ararat Patriarchal Diocese provides assistance to the military servants and freedom fighters with diWithin the scope of the program “We Stand with Our Soldier”, a number of military servants and war veterans registered as first group of disability since 1989, in the communities of Nor Nork, Avan, Kanaker-Zeytun and Arabkir, were provided financial aid. A healing ceremony for military servants was held in St. Sarkis Church of Nork.
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Social assistance provided by the Mother See Social Service to a socially insecure familyA letter was received by Shoghakat TV sent by a mother, from Nor Kharberd district, living in socially difficult conditions asking for help. Social Service Center of the Mother See responded to the letter.
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Ani Hovak“If you don’t like your everyday road taking you to work, then you should change your job”. Ani, a musician by profession, started painting a few years ago and believes it’s a gift from God. She uses not traditional materials creating paintings and collages from seemingly useless items. For Ani Hovak, the path leading from music to painting and the opposite, is irreversible; she can’t imagine one without another. She manages to sing in St. Grigor Lusavorich Church choir, Hover Choir and also plays in Zangakner Ensemble. |
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Hrant HakobyanDocumentarian Hrant Hakobyan is the author of some thirty films: “Monte”, “Armenia - My Homeland”, “Inhabitants of Forgotten Islands”, “Hrant Dink” etc. The core of his films is man with all its expressions. The film director thinks that if he had to start his life again, he would definitely pass through the same path of documentarian. |
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The Dream of HakobIt’s been three years since Hakob’s family is attending St. Mashtots Church in Oshakan. “In the beginning it was so hard to attend a three-hour Divine Liturgy. I didn’t make much out of it. But when I saw Hakob at the altar… Now I understand what we missed before”, - says Hakob’s mother. Everything started from Hakob’s dream... |
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Moni Hovsepyan, Ruben Giney“My friendship with my aunt Moni started in the moment I was born…” Childhood memories of film director Ruben Giney are very vivid. Painter Moni Hovsepyan remembers Ruben to be very serious and curious as a child. “There is always something to learn from Ruben. He’s the archiver of our family”, - says Moni. |
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“Luis i Luso (Light of Lights)”: the concert of Tigran Hamasyan in Zvartnots TempleThe news on Tigran Hamasyan to present his “Luis i Luso” project in Zvartnots Temple, which was disseminated across social networks, raised big wave of enthusiasm especially for its free entrance. People arrived with big companies, families. Under the guidance of Harutyun Topikyan, the State Chamber Choir of Armenia performed for the audience.
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Makar YekmalyanIn 1895, the Armenian Catholicos of All Armenians Mkrtich Vanetsi issued a special encyclical. Under the encyclical of Khrimian Hayrik, the Armenian Church officially adopted the newly composed Divine Liturgy.
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Annals of Genocide as DocumentaryThe centenary of the Armenian Genocide is yet another occasion to disclose the phenomena of memory and remembrance. What do the human stories come to add to the official documentaries on the Armenian Genocide? Why does often an artistic description contain more information than the official document, why is it easier to believe in?
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Arzuman Harutyunyan, Hrachya Vardanyan“We also leave in the memories of those who know us”. The friendship between filmmaker Arzuman Harutyunyan and architect Hrachya Vardanyan has a thirty years’ history. They got acquainted at the gathering of Ayrudzi club to be later established. They now don’t even remember how they got closer… They like telling stories and sing old and nice songs. |
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Loving PoetryWhat is poetry? What poetry is created today? Who do the poet and translator try to convey through the text-made lines? These issues are answered by poet Tatev Chakhyan and painter, translator Edik Poghosyan. |