Sounding Alarm, Etchmiadzin Says Pashinyan Planning ‘Attack’ on Church Complex

Armenian Apostolic Church Urges Authorities to Stop Pressure Campaign Against Its Spiritual Center

Sputnik – 21.07.2025 YEREVAN – The Armenian Apostolic Church (AAC) on Monday called on the state to stop the encroachment announced by Armenian Prime Minister Pashinyan against its spiritual center, the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin (MSoHE). On July 20, Pashinyan announced plans to hold a rally against the hierarchs of the AAC in Vagharshapat, where the center is located. He described it as a “spiritual meeting” and called on supporters to prep…

Armenian Church Rings Alarm Over ‘Attack’ Planned By Pashinyan - The Armenian Mirror-Spectator

YEREVAN (Azatutyun.am) — The Armenian Apostolic Church accused Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on Monday, July 21, of planning a violent attack on its Echmiadzin headquarters one day after he urged supporters to get ready to remove Catholicos Karekin II from there. Pashinyan has been pressuring Karekin to resign, saying that the latter had fathered a child in breach of his vows of celibacy. His detractors say that he is simply trying to please Az…

Sounding Alarm, Etchmiadzin Says Pashinyan Planning ‘Attack’ on Church Complex

YEREVAN (Azatutyun.am)—The Armenian Apostolic Church accused of Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on Monday of planning a violent attack on its Etchmiadzin headquarters one day after he urged supporters to get ready to remove Catholicos Karekin II from there. Pashinyan has been pressuring Karekin II to resign, saying that the latter had fathered a child in breach of his vows of celibacy. His detractors say that he is simply trying to please Azerbai…