Cameraman Harutyun Tolanyan

A festive liturgy was served at Noravank Church

After the reconstruction and re-consecration of Noravank in 1999, the monastery's feast day was established. In the Armenian Church's calendar, that day coincides with Ashkharamatra or Green Sunday. The festive liturgy was celebrated by Archbishop Abraham Mkrtchyan, Primate of the Vayots Dzor Diocese, and Archimandrite Zareh Kabaghyan, the abbot of Noravank and deputy primate of the Vayots Dzor Diocese.

Priestly ordination of seven pilgrims took place at the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin

After the end of the Saturday Evening Service, the priestly ordination ceremony took place. In the Mother Monastery, in the presence of the Brotherhood of Holy Etchmiadzin, a public examination of the Orthodox faith of the newly ordained was held. The ordained unanimously rejected and cursed heretics and schismatics, and vowed to follow the faith and teachings of the holy apostles, Armenian patriarchs and archimandrites. During the Sunday liturgy, with the blessing of the Catholicos of All Armenians, the priestly ordination of seven covenanters was performed in the Mother Cathedral.

The Armenian Patriarchate of Constantinople has published Levon Lachikyan's picture book "Constantinople, Old and New"

Discussed the role of clergy in preventing domestic violence

The History Museum is exhibiting items belonging to Armenian immigrants who took refuge in Marseille

Samples of the exhibition come from two different collections. In one section, there are materials collected by the “ARAM” association about Armenian refugees in the former military camp Camp Otto in Marseille. In the other, there are exhibits from the collection of the History Museum, which tell about the places from which Armenian refugees arrived in France. Most of the refugees are from Sebastia, but also from Konya, Yoghzat, Ayntap, Van, Kharberd and Tokat. The refugees who were deported in 1915 wandered in the deserts for a long time, trying not to go far from their birthplaces, without losing hope of returning home. The fall of Izmir in 1922 finally destroyed their hopes of returning. This is due to the fact that they arrived in Marseille not in 1915, but in 1922.

The premiere of the historical drama "The Partisan" will take place at Hakob Paronyan's Theater

The play describes the 29-year period of anarchy in Greater Armenia at the end of the 3rd century. According to the author of the play, Samvel Mheryan, King Trdat is not an active character in the play, but throughout the entire drama it is noticeable that the people are waiting for a king who will declare Christianity the state religion. The director of the play is Artur Sahakyan. The partisan is played by Honored Artist Samson Stepanyan. These days, rehearsals and working meetings are taking place for the performance.

The Kօmitas Museum has acquired a collection of exclusive letters related to the priest's treatment

The letters were written during Komitas' final years in the Villejuif psychiatric hospital. The museum acquired their digital copies through a partnership with the psychiatric hospital. The letters are semi-official, semi-friendly conversations between the archbishop's treating doctor and Margarit Babayan, Astvatsatur Harents, and Komitas' guardianship committee.

Meetings with clergy are being organized at the Artsakh Diocese office

Members of the Youth Union of the Holy Mother of God Church in Stepanakert are organizing discussions with clergy. This time, the Director of the Church and Youth Training Programs, Bishop Vahan Hovhannisyan, met with the youth. At the meeting, they discussed the topic of "The Existence of Evil Contrary to the Resurrection of Christ."

Newmeg Publishing and AGBU Organize Genocide Studies Week

The event featured a discussion with the author of the book “The Origins of the Genocide State” or “A Hundred Years of Apartheid” by Turkish historian Taner Akçam, in which Akçam criticizes Turkey’s hundred-year history, highlighting structural problems and the absence of democratic values. He notes that the history of the country’s founding is distorted and serves the regime. According to Akçam, Turkey’s state structure is based on discrimination, violence and oppression, which is reminiscent of the workings of the “apartheid” system. The Turkish historian suggests rewriting history from a new perspective, without propaganda, and calls for accepting the mistakes of the past so that Turkey can build a freer and more just society.

Eyewitness accounts on display at the Genocide Museum-Institute

For a year, the Armenian Genocide Museum-Institute will host a temporary exhibition titled “Documenting the Crime: Eyewitness Documenters of the Armenian Genocide,” dedicated to the 110th anniversary of the genocide. The exhibition features testimonies from about seventy documenters from thirty countries around the world in the form of photographs, diaries, official correspondence, and personal belongings.