 Bulgaria's newest Armenian church serves first mass June 13, 2022 - 13:18 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The newly built Surb Astvatsatsin Armenian church in the Bulgarian capital of Sofia served its first mass on Sunday, June 12, Orer Armenian European Magazine reports. The spiritual leader of the Armenian Apostolic Church in Sofia, Father Gusan Hadavyan served the mass in the church whose construction began in 2006. The church was built and opened thanks to the work of donors, the church board and young Armenians, and the process was facilitated by the Municipality of Sofia and the country's Directorate for Religious Affairs under the Council of Ministers. According to preliminary information, the official opening and consecration of the church will take place in September.   Top stories Six total incidents have burned 19 old-growth trees. Friday night 8 trees were torched along the beautiful main entrance. The EU does not intend to conduct military exercises with Armenia, Lead Spokesperson for EU Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Peter Stano says. Hikmet Hajiyev has said that there is no place for USAID operation in Azerbaijan any longer. A telephone conversation between Putin and Pashinyan before the CSTO summit is not planned, Peskov says.   Partner news |  Latest news Czech-Armenian military cooperation discussed in Yerevan  A delegation led by the Director General for the Industrial Cooperation Division of the Ministry of Defence of the Czech Republic visited Armenia.Ex-Karabakh leader moved to solitary confinement cell in Baku, his son says David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan.Freedom House concerned by mounting reports of police violence in Armenia Freedom House urged Armenian authorities to investigate this pattern of excessive force and inhumane treatment.CSTO recognizes Armenia’s sovereign right to withdraw Tasmagambetov has said that if Armenia decides to leave the organization, “it will be the sovereign right of Armenia.” |
