Armenian Church

Removing Catholicos Garegin II from office to resolve crisis: Armenia debates special report

Armenia

September 29, 2026

Commissioned by the prime minister, the report contains controversial claims, including allegations of paedophilia among clergy.

Armenian Catholicos Garegin II attends first hearing in criminal trial

Armenia

August 07, 2026

Catholicos of All Armenians appears in court. Garegin II and six bishops face charges of obstructing the enforcement of a court ruling. Full story

'Everything has limits' - Pashinyan vows to sue Samvel Karapetyan

Armenia

May 07, 2026

Russian businessman claims Armenia’s prime minister uses “hallucinogenic mushrooms” before public appearances. What else Karapetyan said and the escalating war of words between Pashinyan and Karapetyan.

Armenian justice minister says ‘facts’ about Catholicos may be declassified

Armenia

December 12, 2025

Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan earlier said he “doesn’t need a catholicos who answers to him, but one who refuses to answer to a senior lieutenant of a foreign intelligence service.”

Armenian clerics detained following priest’s interview

Armenia

October 15, 2025

Priest Aram Zograbyan said in an interview that clergymen were pressured to “take part in rallies organised by a political party.” Among those detained is the head of the Aragatsotn Diocese, a nephew of the Catholicos of All Armenians.

Court convicts Armenian archbishop of incitement to seize power

Armenia

September 24, 2025

Archbishop Mikael Ajapahyan faces up to five years in prison. The judge will decide the severity of the sentence after additional hearings

Moscow banks on ‘new faces’ to push its interests in Armenia

Armenia-Russia

September 05, 2025

Comment by political analyst Robert Gevondyan on who these new players are and how Russia plans to use them