April 28, 2014

His Holiness Aram I receives a delegation of Roman Catholic Bishops from Germany

25 April 2014. A delegation of German Bishops, headed by Archbishop Ludwig Schick, met with His Holiness Aram I as part of their fact-finding trip in the region. They wanted to hear from His Holiness about the situation of Christians in the Middle East. After describing the situation, His Holiness emphasized the importance of strengthening the internal unity of Christians and providing assistance to the communities to help the displaced families. Catholicos Aram I also spoke of the difficulties of Armenians in Syria and informed the delegation of the 100th anniversary commemorations of the Armenian Genocide in 2015.  The visit ended with an agreement to strengthen relations between the Catholicosate of Cilicia and the Roman Catholic Church in Germany.

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