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Catholicos’s Brother and Nephew Jailed as Pashinyan’s War on Karekin II Intensifies
The conflict between Armenia’s government and the Armenian Apostolic Church has entered a new and tense stage. Law enforcement authorities have arrested the brother and nephew of Catholicos of All Armenians Karekin II, intensifying the standoff between Prime Minister Nikol Pashinian’s government and the Church leadership based in Holy Etchmiadzin. According to lawyer Ara Zohrabyan, both Gevorg Nersisyan, the Catholicos’s brother, and his son Hambardzum Nersisyan were detained


Catholicos of All Armenians Meets Pope Leo XIV in Castel Gandolfo, Extends Invitation to Visit Armenia
On September 16, His Holiness Karekin II, Catholicos of All Armenians, met with His Holiness Pope Leo XIV, the Holy Father of Rome, at...
The Armenian Report Team
Sep 16


Feast of Holy Etchmiadzin: Thousands Gather as Catholicos Karekin II Warns of Threats to Armenia’s Unity and Urges Defense of Church, Nation, and Identity
On June 22, thousands of faithful from across Armenia and the diaspora gathered at the heart of the Armenian Apostolic Church to...
The Armenian Report Team
Jun 22


Armenian Minister Insists New Catholicos Will Be Chosen Lawfully, as Government Denies Undermining Church Authority
The Armenian government has stated that any process to elect a new Catholicos of All Armenians will be done strictly within the bounds of...
The Armenian Report Team
Jun 11


Pashinyan Unveils Step-by-Step Plan to Oust Catholicos, Calls on Armenians to Join Him
Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan announced the creation of a new council designed to organize the removal of the Catholicos, triggering...
The Armenian Report Team
Jun 10








