The Journalists and Writers Foundation's traditional evening meal to break the day's fast was held at the Cevahir Hotel on Sunday evening, 13 September 2009

On Friday morning, 11 September 2009, the Holy Mother of God Patriarchal Church Council, led by Hrant Moskofyan, visited our Patriarchate and was received by the Chairman of the Religious Council, Archbishop Aram Atesyan

By recommendation of the Office of the Patriarchate, and by unanimous consent of the councils of our community, a working group was founded on 7 August 2008 that was given the task of preparing documents to be submitted to the General Directorate of Foundations in regard to the real estate and property of our foundations and councils

On Friday noon, 11 September 2009, Vahan Vahanyan-Cansizyan and his wife visited our Patriarchate. He is the chief editor of the "Nor Hayastan" newspaper of Los Angeles

On Friday afternoon, 11 September 2009, the world famous artist Civan Gasparyan and his friends visited our Patriarchate and were received by the Chairman of the Religious Council, Archbishop Aram Atesyan

The Nersesyan Choir of St. Gregory the Illuminator Church of Kinali Island has published a booklet for the "Exaltation of the Cross" ceremony

By invitation of Archbishop Cardinal Stanislaw Dziwisz of Krakow, Poland, the Chairman of the Religious Council, Archbishop Aram Atesyan, left on Saturday evening, 5 September 2009 for Krakow

On Wednesday afternoon, 2 September 2009, the Chairman of the Religious Council, Archbishop Aram Atesyan, paid an official visit in the name of the Patriarchate to the Minister of National Education, Nimet Cubukcu

On Wednesday afternoon, 2 September 2009, the Chairman of the Religious Council, Archbishop Aram Atesyan, paid a visit in the name of the Patriarchate to the Minister of Culture and Tourism, Ertugrul Gunay

On the occasion of the 500th year of the founding of the Armenian Press, the Echmiadzin Catholicosate, together with the Krikor-Clara Zohrab Information Center of the Spiritual Leadership of the American Eastern Region, organized the International Conference of Armenian Libraries, held within the Catholicosate from 25 to 27 August 2009

Bishop Sahag Masaliyan, Director of the Holy Etchmiyadzin Kevorkyan Seminary, fell ill on Thursday, 20 August 2009, and was admitted to the Holy Savior Hospital for treatment

Our reprint of the following article on this subject, by His Beatitude the Patriarch, Mesrob II, is the occasion for us once again to invite our readers to pray for the health of Our Spiritual Leader during this festival time

Members of the community, non-government organizations, and the Islands Municipality organized a lunch on 15 August 2009 for the visit to the Islands of Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan

Members of the community and civil organizations have organized a lunch event for Saturday, 15 August 2009 on the occasion of the visit of Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan to the Islands

On Thursday afternoon, 13 August 2009, the Holy Savior Hospital Council, led by Bedros Sirinoglu, made a courtesy visit to the Patriarchate

We wish to inform our community that preparations continue on the almanac of religious officials who have served under the authority of the Armenian Patriarchate of Turkey in the Republican period.

Our Patriarchate has made the following written response to Necati Kola, the editor in chief of Aksiyon magazine, in regard to an article by Mesut Cevikalp entitled, "Turkish Armenian Patriarchate Being Squeezed"

The Grapes Blessing booklet of the Nersesyan Choir of the Kinali Island St. Gregory the Illuminator Church has been issued

Aram Dikran, the famous singer known for his songs in Armenian, Turkish, Kurdish, Arabic, and various languages, passed away in Greece as the result of a heart attack

The Chairman of the Religious Council, Archbishop Aram Atesyan, congratulated Mehmet Ali Sahin on his election as the Speaker of the Parliament of Turkey.