The Armenian Orthodox Church takes part in the 10th Session of the International Joint Roman Catholic-Oriental Orthodox Commission for Theological Dialogue

The 10th session of the International Theological Dialogue Commission was held in Rome from 23 to 27 January 2013. The Armenian Church was represented by Archbishop Yeznik Bedrossian and Rev. Shahé Ananian from the Holy See of Etchmiadzin and Archbishops Oshagan Choloyan and Nareg Alemezian from the Catholicosate of Cilicia.   The representatives of the…

24 January 2013. Last week upon the invitation of His Holiness Aram I, the members of the Council of Laity and the Religious Council of the Central Committee of the National Assembly of the Catholicosate of Cilicia and the Diocesan Bishops met to prepare the National Assembly of the Holy See of Cilicia scheduled for…

His Holiness Aram I congratulates Arch. Nourhan Manougian the new Patriarch of Jerusalem

On Thursday 24 January 2013, upon receiving the news of the election of Archbishop Nourhan as successor to the late Patriarch Torkom, Catholicos Aram I congratulated the Patriarch personally, and said, “The close relations we have enjoyed with the Patriarchate of Jerusalem should now be strengthened.” The Catholicos then added, “We should strengthen cooperation between…

The former members of the Armenian Church University Students Association (ACUSA) meet to set plans for their organization

On 16 December 2012, representatives of ACUSA, following up an earlier meeting, which had been initiated by His Holiness Aram I, met with the Catholicos to discuss their plans for future activities. The Catholicos appointed a committee of eleven women and men and then discussed priorities. Creating a network of former members of ACUSA in…

Representatives of the Association of Muslim Scholars of Lebanon meet with His Holiness Aram I

On Tuesday 15 January 2013, Sunni and Shi’te scholars representing the Association met Catholicos Aram I and discussed three issues: strengthening Christian and Muslim relations, the social role of religion and the proposed new election law.   His Holiness stated his positions as follows: • Christian-Muslim dialogue should be strengthened in the region and particularly…