Read the New Year’s message of His Holiness, in English and Armenian.
In Memoriam: The Rev. Dr. Zaven Arzoumanian (1933-2025)
With the deepest regret, the Eastern Diocese of the Armenian Church of America mourns the death of the Reverend Dr. Zaven Avak Kahana Arzoumanian, who passed away on December 4, 2025, in Glendale, CA. He was 92.
Their Finest Hour: Responding to the Earthquake
December 7, 2025, marks 37 years since the 1988 earthquake struck Armenia. The excerpt here, from The Torch Was Passed (1998), recounts how the Armenian-American community came together in those early days to focus on alleviating the suffering in their homeland.
Suddenly: The Night of the Earthquake
December 7, 2025, marks 37 years since the 1988 earthquake struck Armenia. The excerpt here, from The Torch Was Passed (1998), recounts how the news broke to the Armenian-American community, and how the world replied in the immediate aftermath.
Pope Leo Prays Alongside Patriarch Sahak at Istanbul Patriarchate
Last Sunday, in a gesture of support for Christian unity and Christian minorities, His Holiness Pope Leo XIV met and prayed with His Beatitude Archbishop Sahak II, the Armenian Patriarch of Constantinople, at the Patriarchal Cathedral of the Holy Mother-of-God.