{"id":78421,"date":"2026-03-19T17:06:08","date_gmt":"2026-03-19T17:06:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/?p=78421"},"modified":"2026-03-19T17:06:08","modified_gmt":"2026-03-19T17:06:08","slug":"armenian-catholicos-faces-criminal-charges-travel-ban","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/nl\/learn\/armenian-catholicos-faces-criminal-charges-travel-ban\/","title":{"rendered":"Armeense Katholikos geconfronteerd met strafrechtelijke aanklachten en reisverbod"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"cppw-protected cppw-protected--overlay\"><div class=\"cppw-excerpt cppw-excerpt--overlay\"><p>Armenian prosecutors have opened a criminal case against the country\u2019s highest religious figure, Catholicos of All Armenians Karekin II. In addition to the criminal charges, the Catholicos was also banned from travelling abroad, according to lawyer Ara Zohrabyan. The timing of the ban coincides with a major assembly of Armenian bishops scheduled to meet in Austria this week and prevented the Catholicos from attending. The charges are based on the Catholicos\u2019 decision to defrock Bishop Saroyan, who previously publicly called\u2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\t\t<div class=\"cppw-paywall paywp-paywall\" data-required-level=\"25\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"cppw-lock-mark\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t<h2>Continue reading with a subscription<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<p>Get unlimited access to all our premium content and exclusive features.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cppw-paywall__actions\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-button\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/nl\/become-a-member\/\">Subscribe Now<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-login-link\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/nl\/login\/\">Already a subscriber? Sign in<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<p class=\"cppw-paywall__microcopy\">Enjoy unlimited access, cancel anytime.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Armenian prosecutors have opened a criminal case against the country\u2019s highest religious figure, Catholicos of All Armenians Karekin II. In addition to the criminal charges, the Catholicos was also banned from travelling abroad, according to lawyer Ara Zohrabyan. The timing of the ban coincides with a major assembly of Armenian bishops scheduled to meet in Austria this week and prevented the Catholicos from attending. The charges are based on the Catholicos\u2019 decision to defrock Bishop Saroyan, who previously publicly called\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":67980,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[100],"tags":[],"series":[],"class_list":["post-78421","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-christian-news"],"mb":[],"acf":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":69975,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/nl\/learn\/human-rights-advocates-decry-armenian-government-crackdown-on-christian-church\/","url_meta":{"origin":78421,"position":0},"title":"Human rights advocates decry Armenian government crackdown on Christian church","author":"Christian Pure Team","date":"februari 6, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"Peter Flew, a lawyer and writer, says at a congressional briefing Nov. 20, 2025, that he collected evidence and witness statements regarding government persecution of the Apostolic Church in Armenia. \/ Credit: Photo courtesy of George Goss\/Image Herder Washington, D.C. 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