In honor of the 30th anniversary of the independence of Artsakh today (September 2, 2021), His Holiness Karekin II, the Supreme Patriarch and Catholicos of All Armenians, issued the following message:
The Eastern Diocese was deeply grieved by the passing of Protopresbyter Leonid Kishkovsky, distinguished priest of the Orthodox Church in America, a pioneering figure on the worldwide ecumenical stage, and a great friend of the Armenian Church.
On August 2, 2021, His Holiness Karekin II, the Supreme Patriarch and Catholicos of All Armenians, addressed Armenia’s political leaders and the republic’s newly-elected parliament, at the opening session of the National Assembly.
“Today, the safety and integrity of more than a thousand years of Armenian Christian culture are hanging by the slimmest of threads,” said Archbishop Vicken Aykazian last week, during a major gathering of political, diplomatic, and faith leaders in Washington, DC.
The Museum of the Bible in Washington, DC, is now running an extraordinary online exhibition titled, “Ancient Faith: The Churches of Nagorno-Karabakh.”
