23 September 2015. On Wednesday in the afternoon, His Holiness and his delegation arrived in Berne and went to the headquarters of the Federation of Swiss Protestant Churches. They were met there by the president, Dr Gottfried Locher, and the directors of different departments. Dr Locher welcomed the Catholicos and assured him and the delegation…
Սոյն խօսքը ամփոփումն է Ն.Ս.Օ.Տ.Տ. Արամ Ա. Վեհափառ Հայրապետին պատգամին՝ արտասանուած Պէրնի Մայր Տաճարին մէջ, Զուիցերիայ, Հայոց Ցեղասպանութեան 100-ամեակի նուիրուած միջ-եկեղեցական արարողութեան ընթացքին: This gathering that takes place within the context of the Centennial of the Armenian Genocide has been named Switzerland-Armenia: 100 years of solidarity. As we celebrate this great event,…
19 September 2015. His Holiness Aram I left for Switzerland upon the invitation of the Federation of Protestant Churches in Switzerland (FEPS) and ARMENOFAS, the Swiss-Armenian Foundation. The theme of the visit is “100 years of friendship between the people of Switzerland and Armenians.” His Holiness will preside over the special events in Begnins (Vaud…
12 September 2015. On Saturday, His Holiness Aram I arrived in Anjar (Lebanon) to commemorate the 100th Anniversary of the resistance of Musa Dagh. The Catholicos was accompanied by Bishop Shahé Paossian, Prelate of the Diocese of Lebanon, and was met by the Mayor of Anjar, Garo Pamboukian, representatives of Armenian civil society organizations,…
In a keynote address at a conference organized by KAICIID on “Supporting the Citizenship Rights of Christians in the Middle East”, His Holiness Aram I developed his reflections in the following four points: The importance of the inter-religious dialogue. Christianity and Islam are monotheistic religions but they are not monolithic, they are different…
4 September 2015. On Friday His Holiness met with several Muslim & Christian Religious leaders and political personalities attending the conferencet; he also met with the representatives of the Diocese of Greece, Archbishop Toghramadjian, the Church Council and other related organizations. His Holiness also spoke to the international and national media.
2 September 2015. On Wednesday morning, Catholicos Aram I was met at the Athens airport by Metropolitan Meliton and government officials. In the afternoon His Holiness met His Beatitude Hieronymos II at his residence in the presence of several high-ranking clergy. After the official welcoming speech of the Archbishop, His Holiness spoke of…
31 August 2015. On Monday, His Holiness Aram I attended the Inter-Christian summit at the Maronite Patriarchate in Bkerke. The purpose of the meeting was to discuss and state a common position on the current street protest and its consequences. In his intervention, Catholicos Aram I said that it is urgent that Lebanon elect a…
29 August 2015. On Saturday Catholicos Aram I, attended the Holy Mass at the St Mary’s Syriac Catholic Monastery to celebrate the beatification of Flaviano Michel Melki by Pope Francis. The martyr Bishop was killed for his Christian faith during the same period as the Armenian Genocide in 1915. At the end of…
