This week marks the 26th anniversary of the enthronement of His Holiness Karekin II. It was on November 4, 1999, that His Holiness was consecrated as the 132nd Supreme Patriarch and Catholicos of All Armenians, in a magnificent ceremony at the Cathedral of Holy Etchmiadzin.
“Poor working girl perseveres through the adversities of life and love—but finally makes it big.”
It sounds like the outline of a Grimm’s Fairy Tale—or, given a more contemporary spin, a Danielle Steel novel.
The Eastern Diocese has announced the recipients of the 2025-26 academic year Diocesan scholarships.
Diocesan representatives were among the 75 leaders from 36 Christian communions gathered in Philadelphia for the annual forum of Christian Churches Together (CCT). The nation-wide ecumenical group met from October 7 to 9, under the theme “The Light of Life: The Gospel and the Witness of the Church.”
Some 300 worshippers took part in a con-celebrated Divine Liturgy of Oriental Orthodox churches on Saturday, October 11, at St. Leon Armenian Church of Fair Lawn, NJ. The majestic service involved clergy, choirs, altar servers, and faithful of the Armenian, Coptic, Ethiopian, Malankara, Syriac, Knanaya, and Eritrean churches.
