St. Vartan Cathedral in New York was the site of a community gathering “In Solidarity with Artsakh,” in the early evening of Thursday, September 21.
Catholicos Karekin II: Solemn Words on Armenia’s Independence Day
On September 21, at the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin’s St. Gayane Chapel, His Holiness Karekin II, the Supreme Patriarch and Catholicos of All Armenians, led a special prayer service for the Republic of Armenia, on Armenian Independence Day.
Leaders of U.S. Armenian Churches Appeal to President
Leaders of Armenian churches in the United States wrote an urgent letter to U.S. President Biden, calling for “immediate action to prevent a second Armenian Genocide” against the people of Artsakh.
In Memoriam: Nazar Nazarian (1925-2023)
The Eastern Diocese is deeply grieved by the passing of Nazar Nazarian, the gracious and visionary benefactor of the Armenian Church, nation, and numerous institutions, who passed away on August 28, 2023, just weeks after his 98th birthday.
In Memoriam: Dr. Richard G. Hovannisian (1932-2023)
With deep sorrow, the Eastern Diocese mourns the passing of Dr. Richard G. Hovannisian, America’s pre-eminent scholar of Armenian studies, who passed away on July 10, in California. He was 90.