Issues surrounding Artsakh and the plight of its Armenian population were prominently featured during the 2023 “Christian Unity Gathering” of the National Council of Church of Christ in the U.S.A., held in Nashville, TN, October 9-11.
A Divine Homecoming: Bishop Mesrop’s Return Divine Liturgy
A most blessed and joyous homecoming took place on Saturday, October 14, when newly-ordained Bishop Mesrop Parsamyan returned to New York City’s St. Vartan Armenian Cathedral to celebrate his first episcopal Divine Liturgy as bishop of the Eastern Diocese.
Abp. Aykazian Brings World Council of Churches Delegation to Etchmiadzin
On September 18, His Holiness Karekin II, the Catholicos of All Armenians, met with a delegation from the World Council of Churches (WCC), led by its General Secretary Rev. Dr. Jerry Pillay, and Archbishop Vicken Aykazian, Diocesan Legate and Ecumenical Director of the Eastern Diocese, and Vice Moderator of the WCC’s Central Committee.
40 Ecumenical Leaders Urge President to Act for Artsakh
This week, a coalition of Christian church and organizational leaders in the U.S. made an urgent appeal to President Biden, to intervene on behalf of the Armenians of Artsakh.
Abp. Aykazian Leads Reconciliation Effort in the Eritrean Church
This past spring, a sister church in the Oriental Orthodox tradition underwent a remarkable reconciliation and reunification, thanks to the mediation of the Standing Conference of Oriental Orthodox Churches in the U.S.A.