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Pashinyan on Catholicos: 'Ex-president Serzh Sargsyan also didn't want to step down, but was forced to'

Armenia

January 09, 2026

According to the Armenian prime minister, he and the 10 bishops on the Church Reform Council will do everything possible to ensure the Patriarch decides to step down.

Confrontation between government and church continues in Armenia: Pashinyan on steps to remove Catholicos

Armenia

January 05, 2026

The Prime Minister and 10 bishops issued a statement presenting a “roadmap” for church reform, aiming ultimately to remove Garegin II from the throne and elect a new Patriarch.

Is Pashinyan rebranding ahead of elections? BBC looks at PM’s music videos on social media

Nikol Pashinyan

December 30, 2025

The article examines why Armenia’s prime minister almost every morning posts a video wishing his followers a good day.

Pashinyan absent from Etchmiadzin protest calling for removal of Catholicos Karekin II

Armenia

December 18, 2025

At the same time as the protest by ten bishops demanding the Catholicos “step down,” a church service took place at the Cathedral, attended by opposition figures supporting Karekin II.

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.”

Another archbishop arrested in Armenia over drug-related charges

Armenia

December 05, 2025

Archbishop Arshak Khachatryan is accused of ordering drugs to be planted in the backpack of a protester opposing the Catholicos. Earlier, two other archbishops were arrested in politically motivated cases.

Armenia-Azerbaijan talks: documents on Karabakh settlement released

Armenia

December 03, 2025

Armenia’s government has declassified proposals discussed before 2019. What do they reveal? Comments from Armenian experts.

'Catholicos of All Armenians has no intention of deserting' – Head of Holy See’s Office

Armenia

December 02, 2025

Archbishop Arshak Khachatryan’s press conference was held in response to a statement by ten senior clergy of the Armenian Apostolic Church calling on the Catholicos to abdicate.

Armenian Church faces rift as several priests condemn Catholicos’s stance

Armenia

November 27, 2025

Clergymen, having verified the authenticity of intimate videos involving Archbishop Arshak Khachatryan, said: “Garegin II is trying at all costs to conceal the sacrilege, becoming its protector”

'Suspend service': Appeal to Catholicos of All Armenians over intimate video allegedly involving archbishop

Armenia

November 25, 2025

Members of the spiritual commission made this proposal. Their letter to the Patriarch of the Armenian Apostolic Church leaked to the press. Here are all the details of the scandal.

Armenia’s municipal elections: 'Сatholicos fails to secure vote of confidence in Etchmiadzin'

Armenia

November 18, 2025

In the enlarged community of Vagharshapat, which includes Armenia’s spiritual capital, Etchmiadzin, the ruling party won the elections. This victory was significant for the authorities amid their conflict with the Catholicos.

Armenia’s electricity network company owned by arrested Russian oligarch loses licence: what happens next?

Armenia

November 17, 2025

Businessman Samvel Karapetyan faces charges of calling for a seizure of power. His company’s value will be assessed, and he will receive compensation.

'Smoke and dust across city': tackling air pollution in Yerevan

Armenia

November 13, 2025

Experts warn that air quality continues to deteriorate and call on authorities to take urgent action

‘No alternative to removing Catholicos of All Armenians,’ politician says

Armenia

October 30, 2025

Arman Babadzhanyan, leader of the “For the Republic” party, said that the bishops plan to meet with Garegin II and declare that he can no longer remain on the throne.

'Stillborn process': ruling team rejects motion to impeach Pashinyan

Armenia

October 21, 2025

The parliamentary majority, meaning MPs from Armenia’s ruling party, rejected the initiative from the opposition faction “I Have Honour.” This is not the first failed attempt to start an impeachment process

Corruption scandal in Armenia: mayor of Gyumri detained

Armenia

October 20, 2025

Gyumri mayor Vardan Gukasyan and seven others have been detained on suspicion of extortion and bribery. All details known at the time of publication, including reactions from authorities and the opposition.

'Chasing cheap profits' - how mining industry dominates Armenia

Armenia

October 20, 2025

In the small Armenian village of Karaberd, geological surveys for a new gold deposit are set to begin, even though a mine is already operating there.

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.

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