Church Under Siege: Pashinyan’s Controversial Campaign

Armenia’s centuries-old Apostolic Church has suddenly become the target of a heated political offensive by Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan. In a series of public statements and official actions since late May 2025, Pashinyan has accused the Catholicos (the Church’s head) and senior clergy of “moral crimes”, threatened to “liberate” the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin … Continue reading Church Under Siege: Pashinyan’s Controversial Campaign