The architect presented a project to restore the St. Gevorg Church in Karashambi


The St. Gevorg Church of Karashambi is an exceptional structure. Partial excavations were last carried out in 1983. It now needs preservation, reinforcement and display. Only the northern part of the structure, with a cross-winged dome, is standing. The prayer house is built of black and light brown polished tuff. No solid information has been preserved about the date of construction. However, it is known that such a layout is typical of 7th century churches. The entrance and decoration of the structure also allowed experts to conclude that the prayer house was built in the 7th century.

Hope is a gift


What role can hope play in the life of a Christian, why is it considered a gift along with love and faith, why do we constantly ask the Lord to increase our hope, faith, and love? Father Ruben Vardapet Zargaryan comments.

War on the science front


Will the peace treaty with Armenia force Azerbaijan to stop making pseudo-scientific publications about Yerevan being Azerbaijani, Armenians being guilty of environmental terrorism, occupation of Azerbaijani territories, and even the genocide of Jews, or will Azerbaijan stop appropriating Armenian cultural heritage? Anna Sargsyan discussed the topic with Gor Margaryan, an expert at the Geghard Scientific-Analytical Foundation, candidate of historical sciences.

Azerbaijan accuses Armenians of genocide of Jews


Yerevan is Azerbaijani, Armenians are guilty of environmental terrorism, occupation of Azerbaijani territories, and even the genocide of Jews. The number of pseudoscientific articles by Azerbaijanis published in international scientific journals has increased significantly in recent years. The Geghard Foundation is responding as best it can by filing complaints with the editorial offices of the journals, at the same time, the foundation’s expert believes that this is not only a violation of scientific ethics by individual Azerbaijani scientists, but also part of Baku’s official policy, a tool of hybrid warfare against Armenia. Anna Sargsyan spoke with Gor Margaryan, an expert at the Geghard Scientific-Analytical Foundation, candidate of historical sciences.

The judge rejected the motion of Archbishop Michael's defense attorneys without providing any solid reasons


The defense lawyers filed a motion to declare the searches conducted by law enforcement officers in the prelacy illegal, because the archbishop or his representative was not present during them, the archbishop's lawyer was not allowed inside, the video recording was carried out by an unknown subject, and the seized computer was not packaged in the prescribed manner on site at the time of seizure. The court rejected the defense lawyers' motion to declare the evidence inadmissible without providing any solid reasons. Archbishop Michael's defense lawyers described the court's decision as illegal and biased.

 

More than 200 children participated in a backyard spiritual camp


At the initiative of Bishop Gevorg Saroyan, Primate of the Masyatsotn Diocese, and under the sponsorship of the "Kamrjak" social-charitable NGO, a yard-spiritual journey was held at the St. Hovhannes the Evangelist Church in Artashat, in which more than 200 children aged 7-12 participated. Conversations on spiritual topics formed an important part of the campers' busy daily life.

The memory of the 2020 war in Turkey, Azerbaijan and Armenia


The military success of Azerbaijan and Turkey in the 2020 war allowed these countries to promote antagonistic memory politics, and this may have a long-term impact on regional stability. Nevertheless, the Armenian case seems to inspire some hope that memory politics in the region is not completely doomed to eternal antagonism, but the question of what their new specific direction will be - cosmopolitan or agonistic - remains open. Anna Sargsyan spoke with ethnographer Arsen Hakobyan.

The myths and realities of economic growth


How does Armenia's economy survive? How does the average Armenian live? What do Yerevan's crowded cafes say and what do professional analyses say? Anna Sargsyan spoke with economist and head of the Tvyal.com organization Aghasi Tavadyan.

The relic of the Cross of Jesus Christ has been transferred from the Mother See to St. Thaddeus Church


On August 2, a Liturgy was celebrated in the St. Thaddeus Church in the city of Masis on the occasion of the commemoration of St. Thaddeus the Apostle and the Virgin Sandukht. In response to the appeal of the Primate of the Diocese of Masyatsotn, His Grace Bishop Gevorg Saroyan, with the blessing of His Holiness Karekin II, the relic of the Cross of Jesus Christ was brought from the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin to the St. Thaddeus Church.

The "emigration program" of Artsakh residents


The Council for the Protection of the Rights of Artsakh Citizens is raising the alarm that the state governance system in Armenia is applying double standards towards forcibly displaced Artsakh Armenians, indirectly encouraging emigration. Anna Sargsyan spoke with Council member Apres Margaryan.

The Interpretation of God's Will


What is the central place of the word of God in the church, especially in its ritual, preaching, and theological life? Archimandrite Ruben Zargaryan comments.

Transfiguration liturgy celebrated in the Mother Cathedral


The liturgy was served by Bishop Arshak Khachatryan. The Bishop called for clearing thoughts, dispelling the fog of the horizon. He wished that the Armenian people, shattered by the losses and pains of the war, would be strengthened by hope and faith, that dignity and honor would water our victorious path, and that the righteous hand of the Lord would weigh heavily on those who fight against God and His Holy Church. At the end of the festive liturgy, the faithful came to meet the patriarchal procession to receive the blessing of the Catholicos of All Armenians.