On October 22, in the yard of the Armenian Apostolic Church Holy Spirit in Amsterdam, a cross-stone consecration ceremony, dedicated to the memory of the casualties of the 44-day war in Artsakh, was held under the presides of the Pontifical Delegate of Western Europe His Eminence Archbishop Khajag Barsamian. The ceremony was attended by Ambassador of the Republic of Armenia to the Kingdom of the Netherlands, Viktor...

This year, the 16th Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops will take place in the Vatican on October 4-29. This year, for the first time, not only bishops will participate in the assembly, but also priests, lay people, who will be directly appointed by Pope Francis. His Eminence Khajag Archbishop Barsamian will participate in the Synod of Bishops on behalf of The Catholicos of All Armenians. The 16th...

On September 3, within the framework of the celebration of the 655th anniversary of the establishment of the Armenian Apostolic Holy Church Diocese in Poland, an Ecumenical Prayer was held in the Wawel Cathedral of Krakow by Metropolitan  Archbishop Marek Jedraszewski of Krakow, spiritual leader of the Armenian Apostolic Church Diocese in Poland, His Grace Bishop Markos Hovhannisyan and the Pontifical Legate of Western...

A delegation of Catholic priests was invited by the Armenian Apostolic Church - See of Etchmiadzin, from 26 August to 2 September, to deepen their knowledge of the Armenian Christian tradition. The delegation, composed of seven young priests from different countries (Spain, France, Italy, Czech Republic), all involved in ecumenical relations at the national or diocesan level, was accompanied by Revd Fr Hyacinthe...

The Holy See (Vatican) through its Dicastery for Promoting Christian Unity and Dicastery for Oriental Churches, with the participation of the Catholicosate of All Armenians, Catholicosate of the Great House of Cilicia and Armenian Catholic Patriarchate of Cilicia are planning to honor the 850th anniversary of St. Nerses Shnorhali’s passing. On Tuesday, 21 March, 2023 a meeting of the Organizing Committee, composed of...

On Wednesday, 15 February, a meeting was held at the Dicastery for the Promotion of Christian Unity to prepare the commemoration of the 850th anniversary of the death of St Nerses the Gracious (or "Shnorhali", 1102-1173), which falls in 2023. St. Nerses, Catholicos of the Armenian Church, is known for his theological, poetic and musical work, as well as for his commitment to Christian unity. At the invitation of His...

The nineteenth meeting of the Joint International Commission for Theological Dialogue between the Catholic Church and the Oriental Orthodox Churches took place at the Logos Center of the Saint Bishoy Monastery, Egypt, from 31 January – 4 February 2023 and was hosted by the Coptic Orthodox Church. Representatives came from the Catholic Church and from the following Oriental Orthodox Churches: the Antiochian Syrian...

The Community Sant’Egidio hosted the 36th edition of its annual “Spirit of Assisi” event in Rome from 23 to 25th October. A three- day peace summited welcomed presidents, religious leaders, and various high-ranking authorities. Archbishop Khajag Barsamian, Representative of the Armenian Church to the Holy See and the Pontifical Legate of the Western Europe also was invited to taken part of the activities of this...

On October 11th Pope Francis presided over the Mass in St. Peter’s Basilica to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the Second Ecumenical Vatican Council, commonly known as the Second Vatican Council. Archbishop Khajag Barsamian, Representative of the Armenian Church to the Holy See was invited to be present to this historic event. The Second Vatican Council, was opened on 11 October 1962 by Pope John XXIII and was closed...

A newly-built Armenian church has been opened in Malaga over the weekend, becoming the first Armenian church in Spain. The Vicar of the Pontifical Legation in Spain and Portugal, Very Rev. Father Shnorhk Sargsyan attended the event, which was presided over by archbishop Khajag Barsamian, the Pontifical Legate of the Western Europe and Representative of the Armenian Church to the Holy See. At the end of the ceremony, the...