“Believing in and remaining committed to the Armenian Cause, is the message of the 100th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide,”             Aram I

  26 May 2015. On Tuesday evening, His Holiness Aram I and his delegation arrived at the All Saints Church in Chicago, where Rev. Sahakian, the parish priest, members of the church council, the scouts and the faithful greeted him. After the blessing of the salt and the bread, the Catholicos and his delegation entered…

“The Church flourishes with its faithful who in turn are empowered by witnessing for their faith,” Aram I

  19 May 2015. On Tuesday evening, following a series of meetings during the day, His Holiness Aram I visited the St. Sarkis Church, accompanied by the Prelate Archbishop Oshagan Choloyan, Vicar General Bishop Anoushavan Tanielian and the other members of the delegation. Rev. Nareg Terterian and ecumenical guests welcomed the Catholicos, who, after blessing…

His Holiness Aram I celebrates the Holy Liturgy at St. Gregory Illuminator Cathedral in New York

17 May 2015. On Sunday morning His Holiness Aram I celebrated the Holy Liturgy and preached the sermon. Archbishop Oshagan Choloyan, Prelate of the Eastern Prelacy, and Bishop Meghrik Parikian, Prelate of Canada, served the Catholicos on the altar. Mr Zohrab Menatsakanian, the representative of the Republic of Armenia at the United Nations, was also…

His Holiness Aram I visits the Ambassador of Lebanon to the United States of America (USA)

11 May 2015. On Monday morning, Catholicos Aram I, accompanied by his delegation, visited the Lebanese Embassy in Washington and met with Ambassador Antoine Chedid. His Holiness thanked the Ambassador for receiving him at the airport. They discussed the situation in the Middle East and particularly in Lebanon. The Ambassador informed him of his work…

Pontifical Liturgy and Message in Washington, Commemorating the 100th Anniversary of the Armenian Genocide

On Saturday 9 May, the Holy Liturgy commemorating the 100th Anniversary of the Genocide was celebrated at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Washington D.C. in the presence of over two thousand Armenians and guests.   His Holiness Karekin II celebrated the liturgy, assisted by Archbishops Moushegh Mardirossian…