Author Lusine Balyan

The more than 60 religious organizations registered in Armenia are almost not monitored

During the congress, thematic lectures were organized for the members of the Brotherhood at the Mother See. The speakers noted that the Holy Apostolic Church in Armenia has an exclusive status with its structures. That is, since 1991, the obligation to consider the Holy Apostolic Church of Armenia as a national structure and to legally fix its status has been imposed, which was later enshrined in the 2005 constitution. And the more than 60 religious organizations registered in Armenia are almost not monitored, accountability is incomplete.

The exhibition "The Monastery of Holy Etchmiadzin in the 19th-20th Centuries" was opened at the congress

The documentary material summarized in the exhibition is about the prominent monks and patriarchs of Echmiadzin. Their activities have left an indelible mark on the history of the Mother See and the Armenian people. They were not only clergymen, but also famous intellectuals and scientists. Catholicos Gevorg IV founded the first higher educational institution of Armenia in the new period, the Gevorgian Theological Seminary. Not only the clergy of the time were educated here, but also future writers, teachers, musicians, historians, and public figures.

Catholicos of All Armenians urges religious to be united in facing new challenges

The Armenian Patriarch, speaking about the current difficult period for the homeland and people, also addressed with concern Nikol Pashinyan's targeting of the Armenian Patriarch and the clergy, noting that the planned attacks aim to discredit the Armenian clergy and the Church, silence the voice of the Church, and diminish its high reputation and authority in society.

Faith

What is faith, how can it be manifested in daily behavior, what is the content of the Creed recited during the liturgy? Bishop Vahan Hovhannisyan speaks on this.

ACYO 25

The World Armenian Church Youth Organization celebrates its 25th anniversary this year. It all began in 2001, when Armenia celebrated the 1700th anniversary of the proclamation of Christianity as the state religion. Under the direction of His Holiness Karekin II, Catholicos of All Armenians, a youth office was established, the goal of which was to activate the involvement of youth in the life of the Armenian Church. It was on the basis of this structure that the World Armenian Church Youth Organization- the ACYO, was established years later.

His Holiness the Patriarch received young people participating in Armenian studies courses

The aim of the courses organized at the Mother See with the blessing of His Holiness the Catholicos of All Armenians is to strengthen the knowledge and spiritual knowledge of the young people in the Armenian language and history, as well as to provide an opportunity to communicate with the spiritual and cultural heritage and values ​​of the homeland. The duration of the program is 21 days, and young people from different countries live and are educated at the Mother See.

Hundreds of people welcomed the Catholicos of All Armenians at Zvartnots Airport

State Orchestra of National Instruments of Armenia

The State Orchestra of National Instruments of Armenia was established in 2005 on the initiative of Ara Gevorgyan and conductor Norayr Davtyan. It has undertaken a mission to preserve and develop the folk orchestral performing art formed in Armenia. From film music to adaptations of classical works, the orchestra presents national instruments in a new way.

Genocide Museum publishes diary of Norwegian missionary Bodil Bjorn

These notes are of primary value for the study of the Armenian Genocide. The Norwegian woman's rich archive - diaries, photographs, medical instruments, and personal belongings - was donated to the museum-institute by her grandson, Jussi Bjorn, the son of Raphael, an Armenian son she adopted from an orphanage.

Oghbi

One of the 60 abandoned villages in Vayots Dzor is Oghbin. It is not known what the name of the settlement means or how it is explained. The village borders Azerbaijan, located about 8 km northeast of the village of Khndzorut. The only remaining witness to the abandoned village is the Oghbin church, built in 1666 and carved into the rocks.