A significant transition in the life of the worldwide Armenian Church took place last week, when Archbishop Barkev Mardirosyan retired from his position as the long-serving Primate of the Artsakh Diocese.
Prayers for the Captives and M.I.A.’s of the Artsakh War
His Holiness Karekin II, the Supreme Patriarch and Catholicos of All Armenians, presided over a special prayer for those held captive and missing in action in the wake of the Artsakh war.
Catholicos’ Christmas Prayer: “Hope and Consolation for Our Heartbroken People”
His Holiness Karekin II led the Pontifical Divine Liturgy at Yerevan’s cathedral of St. Gregory the Illuminator, marking the Feast of the Nativity and Theophany of Jesus Christ, on January 6, 2021.
New Year’s Message of His Holiness Karekin II
His Holiness Karekin II, the Catholicos of All Armenians, addressed Armenian faithful throughout the world on the eve of 2021.
At Yerablur Military Cemetery, Catholicos Karekin II Prays for the Martyred Heroes of the Arstakh War
On the morning of December 20, His Holiness Karekin II, Supreme Patriarch and Catholicos of All Armenians, accompanied by a retinue of bishops, visited Armenia’s Yerablur Military Cemetery to pay respects and to pray for the the souls of the martyred soldiers of the Artsakh war.