Artyom Hayrapetyan


Artyom Hayrapetyan volunteered as a military medic during the 44-day war. During the war, doctors, who had become a handful, spent sleepless nights saving lives. The days of the war are not erased from Artyom's memory. Today, Artyom is not engaged in practical medicine, he preferred medical engineering.

No proceedings have yet been initiated for the dissemination of the recording published in the Holy Struggle case


The defenders in the Holy Struggle case, citing the provisions of the European Convention on Human Rights, claim that this criminal proceeding pursues a political goal. Archbishop Bagrat reminded the court that about two months ago he made a public statement from the court that there are distortions of events, words, and events in the Holy Struggle proceedings, and no legal process has been initiated regarding these statements of his to date.

Father Vazgen Hovhannisyan


Where to start reading the Bible
What is Song of Songs about
Can illness have a spiritual basis
Why is there no mention of the story of Hayk and Bel in the Bible? Is it possible not to repent, but to approach communion
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The probation service did not return calls to have the defendant transported to the hospital


The health condition of Aghvan Arshakyan, the defendant in the "Holy Struggle" case, has worsened, he has been experiencing pain in his head. The ambulance service arrived and offered to take Arshakyan to the hospital, but Arshakyan's family was unable to establish telephone contact with the probation service. After the break, Arshakyan appeared in court. Due to his health condition, the court had earlier replaced Aghvan Arshakyan's prison detention with house arrest.

Rev. Fr. Andreas Karapetyan


Is it possible to wear a headscarf outside the church?
Who is the people of the covenant?
Is it possible to baptize a newborn without waiting for it to turn 8 days old?
Can prayer be considered atonement for sins?
When did the tradition of seeing off the deceased from the church begin? How does something become sacred?
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The court hearing in the case of the participants of the "Holy Struggle": 16.10.25


The regular October 16 court hearing on the case of the participants of the "Holy Struggle" was held behind closed doors.

 

Vahan


The border village of Vahan is the northeastern gateway to Armenia. The village borders Azerbaijan for about 27 km. In some parts, the border is only 2-3 km away. The century-old village has had other names in the past. It was founded in 1925 under the name Rubenakert, renamed Ordzhonikidze during the Soviet era, and in 1991 received its current name in honor of the brave eagle of Artsvashen, Father Vahan.

Ulikhanyan sisters


Victoria and Liana Ulikhanyan have been engaged in classical music since childhood. They have already managed to perform on international platforms, participate in festivals, competitions, and have concerts on international stages. In addition to performing arts, the violinist and cellist sisters also create, and a video clip of Victoria Ulikhanyan's piano trio composition "Mechanics of the Sun" was recently shot, with which the girls are trying to popularize classical music.

Defenders petition to stop criminal prosecution of participants in the Holy Struggle


The defense has filed a motion with the court to terminate the criminal prosecution of all 18 supporters of the struggle and to dismiss the proceedings, based on the lack of evidence of a crime. It has presented the manipulations of high-ranking officials, publications by pro-government media outlets, and successive searches.

Pilgrims celebrated the feast of the memory of the holy virgins in Tsaghkevank


October 7 marks the feast of the memory of the holy virgins Tekh, Varvara and Peghagea. With the blessing of the Primate of the Aragatsotn Diocese, Bishop Mkrtich Proshyan, the Relic of the Holy Virgin Varvara was transferred to Tsaghkevank on the occasion of the day of the memory of the holy virgins. Father Yeghishe Barseghyan, the spiritual pastor of the Mughni parish, celebrated the Divine Liturgy in the cave.

The Catholicos of All Armenians received the members of the Board of Directors of the ARF and benefactors


Members of the Board of Directors and benefactors of the Armenian Relief Fund of the Armenian Eastern Diocese of the Armenian Apostolic Holy Church of the United States, the Primate of the Diocese, President of the Armenian Relief Fund, His Grace Bishop Mesrop Parsamian, and the Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Fund, Randy Sapah-Gulyan, visited institutions where the Armenian Relief Fund Armenia Office is implementing programs. During this visit, the Board discussed multi-component programs aimed at overcoming poverty in Tavush and Syunik, initiatives implemented in the areas of child protection, education and science, high technologies, economic and community development, healthcare, social assistance, and work with families forcibly displaced from Artsakh.

 

Choir of the Church of the Holy Archangels


Every Sunday at the Holy Archangels Church in Sevan, the children's choir sings at the liturgy. They travel with the priest, climb mountains, and attend classical music concerts. The children have come together with great love and spend the whole day together.