By Adonia Agayan YEREVAN, January 12 — One of Armenian churches the Church of the Holy Seal (Surb Nshan Church) in Tbilisi, Georgia suffered fire on the night of January 9. While the fire was being put out, the south-eastern pillar of the church fell. As the press-office of the Ministry of Culture of the [...]
By Adonia Agayan YEREVAN, October 25 — Armenian Surb Khach Monastery situated on the island in Lake Van suffered an extensive damage during the earthquake of 7.2 magnitude, which occurred in the south-eastern part of Turkey. Yet no information concerning the extent of the damage caused to this cultural monument of global significance is announced. [...]
By Adonia Agayan YEREVAN, September 2 — The consecration ceremony of St. Kirakos Armenian church in Diyarbakir will take place on October 23. “Most probably, the liturgy in St. Kirakos church will be organized as festively as the consecration ceremony organized last year in Surb Khach Church on Akhtamar Island. Numerous foreign guests are invited [...]
By Vigen Margaryan YEREVAN, July 1 — His Holiness Karekin II made a pontiff visit to the Latvian capital Riga on Wednesday. In the framework of the visit His Holiness met with the Latvian President Valdis Zatlers and expressed his gratitude for the permanent good attitude and attention that is shown towards the Armenian community [...]
By Vigen Margaryan YEREVAN, June 23 – The Armenian Prime Minister Tigran Sarkisian mentioned in the meeting with the Cardinal Gianfranko Ravasi, the Chairman of the council of Pop on Vatican’s cultural issues that the Republic of Armenia is proud of the relations with Vatican. As the press servicef of the Government reports, the Prime [...]
By Tigran Matosyan YEREVAN, May 17 — The President of Argentina Kristina Fernandes Kirshnere received Garegin the Second , who is in the Buenos Aires by a pontiff visit, in the Argentine Presidential Palace, Pink House on May 16. During the meeting, the President of Argentina highly appreciated the role of Armenians in the country’s [...]
By Tigran Matosyan Yerevan, May 11- During his pontiff visit to South America from Armenia, the Catholicos of All Armenians Garegin the Second arrived in Montevideo on Tuesday. His Holiness arrived in the capital of Uruguay from Brazilian city of Sao Paulo by the private plane of the famous Armenian businessman and philanthropist Eduardo Eurnekian, [...]
