Historic Ordination: Tehran Diocese of the Armenian Church Ordains Deaconess
Twenty-four year old Ani-Kristi Manvelian was ordained on Sept. 25, 2017 (Photo: MEHR/Iman Hamikhah)
By Hratch Tchilingirian
The Primate of the Diocese of Tehran (under the jurisdiction of the Catholicosate of Cilicia) ordained a young woman as a deaconess in Tehran’s St. Sarkis Mother Church on Sept. 25, 2017. Even as the office of ...
Armenia Recognizes Genocide Against Iraq’s Yazidis
(Armenpress)- The Armenian Parliament recognized the genocide committed against the Yazidi people by terrorist groups in Iraq in 2014.
91 MPs voted in favor of the draft statement on condemning and recognizing the Yazidi genocide, 1 abstained.
We present the full text of the statement:
“The National Assembly of the Republic of Armenia,
Rea...
Ontario Driver’s License Written Test Will Be Available in Armenian
Ontario is making its written knowledge test for a G1 licence available in Armenian starting this spring, to support newcomers in learning the rules of the road and improve road safety.
Minister of Transportation Steven Del Duca was joined by MPP for Don Valley East Michael Coteau at the Armenian Community Centre of Toronto in North York ...
His Holiness Aram I Declares 2018 The Year of Independence
His Holiness Aram I declared 2018 “the year of Independence” on the occasion of the 100thanniversary of the first Republic of Armenian.
On Sunday, January 14th, during the Holy Liturgy at St. Gregory the Illuminator Cathedral in Antelias, as well as and in all Armenian Orthodox dioceses and parish churches under the jurisdiction of the ...
ANCA Outlines 2018 Advocacy Priorities
ANCA issues a community call-to-action to advance 2018 Armenian American advocacy priorities
WASHINGTON—The Armenian National Committee of America shared its 2018 Armenian American policy priorities in an in-depth video presentation featuring “asks” of the U.S. government regarding a secure Artsakh Republic, a just resolution of the ...
State Department Lists Armenia Among Safe Countries For American Travelers
U.S. Department of State launched improvements to how we share information with U.S. travelers. Under the new system, every country will have a Travel Advisory, providing levels of advice ranging from one to four.
Armenia appeared in the Level 1 group when the travelers need to take “normal precautions”.
“This is the lowest advisory level ...