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International Day of Deaf in Holy Trinity Church


Hello, I am deaf. This is how the youth greeted the guests. The community of the deaf, established in the Holy Trinity Church with the efforts of Father Yesayi Artenian, celebrates the International Day of Deaf.

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Healthcare and Armenian Apostolic Church: Conference at the Mother See


To develop the Social Doctrine of our Church, the Ecclesiastical Conceptual Affairs Office of the Mother See conducts conferences and discussions with specialists of various sectors. This two-day healthcare conference touches upon a number of issues concerning to the quality and availability of healthcare, higher medical education, reforms in the mental health sector, circulation and quality of medications, etc.

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5th Armenian Church Representative Assembly finalized


From September 18-21, under the presidency of Karekin II, the Catholicos of All Armenians, the 5th Armenian Church Representative Assembly was held in the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin, attended by representatives of the Armenian Patriarchates of Jerusalem and Constantinople, Pontifical delegations, Primates and lay delegates of the Dioceses of Armenia and the Diaspora, Bishops serving in various structures of the Armenian Church, and Supreme Spiritual Council members.
Church Representative Assembly is the authorized body of the National Ecclesiastical Assembly, which is the higher body of the Armenian Church. The Church Representative Assembly is held to discuss urgent issues in our Church life, make respective decisions and apple them.

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Jivan and Band: new start at Cafesjian Center for the Arts


Extraordinary combination of duduk and electronic instruments in Jivan and Band. Jivan Gasparyan the Junior, Arsen Tovmasyan, Gagik Gagas Khadaverdi, Arik Babayan and Gevorg Charchyan are playing.

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Slavery of Freedom


Independence – an opportunity to live independently, to build statehood dreamt for centuries, and at the same time – years of hardship, losses, frustrations. How has all these aspects reflect in the contemporary Armenian literature? Hayk Hambardzumyan talks about these issues with novelist, PhD in Philology, Norayr Adalyan.

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Sacred relic of the Lord’s Cross to the view of believers


Today, after the evening Divine Liturgy, as per the rituals of our Church, official ceremony of exaltation of the Holy Cross took place. The sacred relic of the Lord’s Cross was taken out of the Mother Cathedral. A blessing ceremony of four corners of the world (Andastan) was held. Every year, the sacred relic of the Lord’s cross is taken out to the view of believers.

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Bestowing of Medals at the Mother See of Etchmiadzin


Karekin II, the Catholicos of All Armenians, bestowed medals of St. Nerses Shnorhali and St. Sahak, St. Mesrop Mashtots to Vilen Hakobyan, Hayrapet Galstyan and Ara Babloyan for their achievements in scientific and health fields.
The ceremony was held in September 9 at the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin.

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Shmavon Shmavonyan, Spartak Gharabaghtsyan


Writer, publicist Spartak Gharabaghtsyan and painter Shmavon Shmavonyan enjoy travelling together, talk to each other, make jokes. They appreciate and prioritize each other. As for their faults, they keep silent – it is a secret between the friends…

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“100 questions about the Holy Communion”


The book “100 questions about the Holy Communion” authored by Rev. Fr. Zakaria Baghumian was published. The publication is laid out in a comprehensible manner, a question-answer style typical for the Medieval Armenian bibliography.

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Edgar


Edgar likes football very much, but he had made up his mind to become a priest despite his claims that he knows about all of the hardships it involves. When he first saw his peers on the altar, he very enthusiastically begged his uncle Father Norayr of St. Sarkis Church in Nork to allow him raise on altar.
First obstacle is overcome…

Eric Nazarian


“In our house, the photographs of Sophia Loren, Marlon Brando and many more starts had their important places next to our family photos. When I was still a little kid, I thought they were my relatives”, - says screenwriter, film director Eric Nazarian.
The American Armenian film director considers his photos as small letters addressed to people...
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March of peace, unity and solidarity


The participants of the peace march – the Peacekeeping forces of the Armenian Army, the clergy, members of the Youth Unions of the Churches, moved to Mashtots Square. Under the presidency of Archbishop Navasard Kchoyan, Primate of Araratian Patriarchal Diocese, a Requiem for Repose of Souls was served to the memory of the soldiers deceased on the Armenian-Azerbaijani border and the peaceful population killed in the Northern Iraq.