Armenian Clergy Arrests Deepen Church-State Rift As Christians Face Regional Pressure

by Stefan J. Bos, Worthy News Europe Bureau ChiefYEREVAN/BUDAPEST (Worthy News) –  Concerns mounted Monday over the fate of a bishop and 12 clergymen of the Armenian Apostolic Church who were detained amid a deepening standoff between church leaders and Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan’s government — a dispute unfolding as Christians in the region face growing pressure.Bishop Mkrtich Proshyan of the Diocese of Aragatsotn was charged with coercing citizens to attend public gatherings, obstruc