Conference in Antelias Addressing Azerbaijan’s Genocidal Acts Against Artsakh Armenians and the Restoration of the Rights of the Indigenous Artsakh Armenians

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Under the auspices of His Holiness Catholicos Aram I, the ‘Cilicia Analytical Platform’ will host a pan-Armenian conference titled “Reinstating the Indigenous Rights of Artsakh People: Confronting Azerbaijan’s Genocidal Policy” from April 20th to 22nd, 2024, at the Catholicosate of Cilicia in Antelias. This conference will convene 30 experts in history, international law, and politics…

THE “ANALYSIS AND AWARENESS PLATFORM” COMMENCES ITS TWO-DAY CONFERENCE IN ANTELIAS FOCUSED ON ARMENIA, ARTSAKH, AND REGIONAL DEVELOPMENTS

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Under the auspices of His Holiness Catholicos Aram I, the “Analysis and Awareness Platform” (AAP) commenced its two-day conference titled “Armenian World and Recent Regional Events” on Friday, January 19th, 2024. It will extend through Saturday, January 20th.   Following a series of online consultations within the AAP, this conference serves as a pivotal platform…

CONFERENCE ON ARMENIA AND REGIONAL DEVELOPMENTS: EXPERTS FROM ARMENIA, ARTSAKH, AND THE DIASPORA CONVENE IN ANTELIAS

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With the blessing of His Holiness Catholicos Aram I, a two-day conference focusing on Armenia and regional developments will be held at the Catholicosate of Cilicia in Antelias on January 19th and 20th. The conference will gather experts from Armenia, Artsakh, the USA, South America, France, and Switzerland.   This conference follows a series of…

THE HOLY SEE OF CILICIA PARTICIPATES IN AN INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE COMMEMORATING ST. NERSES THE GRACIOUS

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With the blessing of His Holiness Catholicos Aram I, HE Arch. Nareg Alemezian and V. Rev. Fr. Bsag Tepirdjian participated in a two-day international conference held from November 30th to December 1st, 2023, commemorating the 850th anniversary of the passing of St. Nerses the Gracious (Shnorhali). The conference was organized by the Pontifical Oriental Institute…

THE ARMENIAN CHURCH, HOLY SEE OF CILICIA PARTICIPATES IN THE INTERNATIONAL ARMENOLOGICAL CONFERENCE DEDICATED TO THE 850TH COMMEMORATION OF NERSES THE GRACIOUS IN YEREVAN

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Following the encyclical of His Holiness Catholicos Aram I marking the 850th commemoration of Nerses the Gracious (Shnorhali) and the symposium held in Antelias on the same occasion, HE Arch. Shahan Sarkissian participated in an international conference held at the Mesrob Mashdots Madenataran – Research Institute of Ancient Manuscripts, in Yerevan, and presented the legacy…

THE 850TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE PASSING OF ST. NERSES THE GRACIOUS (SHNORHALI) WILL BE COMMEMORATED IN ANTELIAS WITH A SACRED CONCERT AND A SYMPOSIUM

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Under the auspices of His Holiness Catholicos Aram I and organized by the Cilicia Museum, the 850th anniversary of the passing of St. Nerses the Gracious (Shnorhali) will be commemorated in Antelias with a sacred concert and a symposium on May 25th and 26th respectively.   The Shnorhali choir of the Catholicosate, named after the…

A YOUTH GATHERING IN BIKFAYA: “THE ARMENIAN DIASPORA YOUTH: TODAY AND TOMORROW”

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Under the auspices of His Holiness Catholicos Aram I and organized by the Armenian Church Students’ Association (ACUSA), more than 80 participants from different Lebanese Armenian youth and student associations gathered in Bikfaya on July 30th, for a dialogue entitled “The Armenian Diaspora Youth: Today and Tomorrow” and organized on the occasion of the Year of the…

THE ARMENIAN CHURCH HOLY SEE OF CILICIA PARTICIPATES IN THE INTER-ORTHODOX PRE-ASSEMBLY CONSULTATION

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On Thursday, May 12th, 2022, Orthodox Churches convened in Cyprus for a pre-assembly consultation in preparation for the WCC General Assembly to be held in Germany. On behalf of the Armenian Church, Holy See of Cilicia Arch. Sebou Sarkissian (Prelate of Tehran) and Arch. Kegham Khatcherian (Prelate of Greece), participated in the meeting.  

BOOK PRESENTATION IN YEREVAN: “100TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE REPUBLIC OF ARMENIA: CONFERENCE MATERIALS (ANTELIAS, 21-23 MARCH 2018)”

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On Tuesday, May 18th, 2021, the recent publication “100th Anniversary of the Republic of Armenia: Conference Materials (Antelias, 21-23 March 2018)” was presented in the Presidential Center of the National Academy of Science of the Republic of Armenia (NAS of RA), in Yerevan.   The publication was released this year and contains the research papers…

HIS HOLINESS ARAM I HOSTS GLOBAL ECUMENICAL CHURCH LEADERS TO ENVISAGE A MORE RESPONSIVE AND INCLUSIVE ECUMENICAL VISION

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On January 31, 2020-February 2, 2020 His Holiness Aram I hosted a group of twenty five seasoned ecumenical church leaders to consider the present ecumenical realities, problems and challenges in order to seek new and relevant ways to articulate a forward-looking vision. The selected global church leaders came from Lebanon, Switzerland Ghana, the Vatican, India,…

THE HOLY SEE OF CILICIA PARTICIPATES IN THE GATHERING OF “PILGRIMAGE OF JUSTICE AND PEACE” COMMISION

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On behalf of the Armenian Church, Catholicosate of Cilicia, V. Rev. Fr. Keghart Kosbakian participated in the 6th gathering of the “Pilgrimage of Justice and Peace” commission of the World Council of Churches (WCC), held on January 13th to the 23rd, 2020, in Fiji.   Representatives from WCC member churches and various religions talked about…

THE CATHOLICOSATE OF CILICIA PARTICIPATES AT THE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON CHRISTIAN PERSECUTION IN BUDAPEST

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On Behalf of His Holiness Aram I, Bishop Shahe Panossian participated at the International Conference on Christian Persecution in Budapest, Hungary, held on the 24 to the 27th of November, and delivered the Catholicos’ message.   In his message, Catholicos Aram I stated that the present times are ruled by violence, and the Muslim violent fundamentalism…

THE CATHOLICOSATE OF CILICIA PARTICIPATES AT THE ANNUAL CONFERENCE OF SECRETARIES OF WORLD CHRISTIAN COMMUNIONS IN DENMARK

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On October 8th to 10th, 2019, the Annual Conference of Secretaries of World Christian Communions was held in Christiansfeld, Denmark. V. Rev. Fr. Boghos Tinkjian participated at the conference on behalf of the Catholicosate of Cilicia, and presented the ecumenical initiatives and challenges, as well as future plans of the Church.   The upcoming annual…

THE INTERNATIONAL ECUMENICAL YOUTH MEETING PARTICIPANTS VISIT HIS HOLINESS ARAM I

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  On Sunday March 24th, participants of the International Ecumenical Youth Meeting, organized by the Taize Community in collaboration with the Churches in Lebanon and the Middle East Council of Churches, attended Divine Liturgy at St. Gregory the Illuminator Cathedral in Antelias. Following the Mass, they had the opportunity to meet with His Holiness Aram…

YOUTH ASSEMBLY IN ANTELIAS

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On February 16th and 17th, a group of Armenian youth coming from various communities of the Armenian Diaspora gathered in Antelias for a Youth Assembly to discuss topics related to challenges faced by Armenian youth and potential solutions. Bishop Mesrob Sarkissian chaired the Assembly and V. Rev. Bedros Manuelian and V. Rev. Zareh Sarkissian co-directed the sessions.  …

THE CATHOLICOSATE OF CILICIA PARTICIPATES IN THE CONFERENCE DEDICATED TO THE 175TH ANNIVERSARY OF PAZMAVEB

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On October 19th and 20th, 2018, a conference was held in Yerevan, Armenia, dedicated to the 175th anniversary of the Armenian scholarly journal Pazmaveb. The conference was organized by the Republic of Armenia’s Ministry of Diaspora, Armenian National Academy of Science and the Mekhitarists Congregation. Jirayr Tanielian, the director of the Educational-Armenological Center at the…

THE ARMENIAN CHURCH, CATHOLICOSATE OF CILICIA PARTICIPATES IN THE CENTRAL COMMITTEE OF THE WORLD COUNCIL OF CHURCHES’ MEETING IN GENEVA, SWITZERLAND

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The Central Committee of the World Council of Churches (WCC), the highest decision-making body of the WCC, met in Geneva and Bossey, Switzerland, from June 15th to the 22nd. During the meeting, the Committee celebrated the 70th anniversary of the WCC and decided on the theme and venue of the 11th Assembly.   One of…

“RELIGIONS AND ENVIRONMENT,” THE 8TH ROUND OF RELIGIOUS DIALOGUE BETWEEN ICRO AND THE CATHOLICOSATE OF CILICIA CONCLUDES ITS SESSIONS

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On Friday, June 29th, 2018, the 8th round of Religious Dialogue between the Islamic Culture and Relations Organization (ICRO) and the Armenian Church, Catholicosate of Cilicia, concluded its three-day meeting. His Holiness Aram I, Dr. Abouzar Ebrahimi, , the President of ICRO, and Dr. Mohammad Mahdi Taskhiri, the Director General of Center for interreligious Dialogue…

THE CATHOLICOSATE OF CILICIA PARTICIPATES IN A CONFERENCE DEDICATED TO THE 300TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE MEKHITARIST CONGREGATION IN VENICE

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On the occasion of the 300th anniversary of the establishment of Mekhitarist Congregation in Venice, a conference entitled “Mekhitar and Mekhitarists; a Seminary for the Christian Enlightenment” was held in the Saint Lazarus Monastery in Venice, on May 4th to 6th, 2018. The conference was organized by Archbishop Levon Zekiyan, the Pontifical Delegate of Mekhitarist…

“THE QUESTION OF JERUSALEM MUST BE DEPOLITICIZED AND JERUSALEM SHOULD BE DECLARED “THE CAPITAL” OF THE THREE MONOTHEISTIC RELIGIONS” H.H. ARAM I

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This view was the core of the intervention of His Holiness Aram I at the first session of the international conference on Jerusalem organized by Azhar in Cairo on Wednesday, January 17, 2018. After affirming that “the future status of Jerusalem must be an inseparable and integral part of the peace process,” His Holiness reminded…

World National General Assembly Discusses Central Committee’s Religious and Lay Reports

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The World National General Assembly of the Holy See of Cilicia dedicated 5 sessions of its meeting for the World National General Assembly’s Religious and the Lay Councils’ reports. Video presentations documenting the work of both Religious and Lay councils were presented, followed by examination and questions and answer sessions.   Religious Report The report…

THE HOLY SEE OF CILICIA CONVENES WORLD NATIONAL GENERAL ASSEMBLY H.H. ARAM I IDENTIFIES THE PRIORITIES OF THE CHURCH

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    Antelias, Lebanon-  Under the presidency of His Holiness Aram I, Catholicos of the Holy See of Cilicia, the World National General Assembly convened at the Armenian Catholicoate in Antelias, Lebanon with the participation of around 100 clergy, lay delegates, and invited guests representing the prelacies of the Holy See of Cilicia across the world. The assembly,…

“WHY WOULD THE EUROPEAN COURT OF HUMAN RIGHTS SO EASILY REJECT OUR CASE, KNOWING THAT NO LAWYER WOULD DARE TO BRING SUCH A CASE BEFORE THE TURKISH COURTS?”

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  HIS HOLINESS ARAM I   Brussels. Addressing the conference on the Armenian Cause at the European Parliament in Brussels on Thursday 19 October 2017, His Holiness Aram I said, “the Armenian Genocide is no longer an exclusive concern of Armenian-Turkish relations; this well-documented fact of history, the first genocide of the 20th Century, has…

The Armenian Catholicosate of The Holy See of Cilicia will Mark The Centenary of The First Independent Republic of Armenia

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Antelias – On April 2018, celebrations will begin with a Pan-Armenian Conference in Antelias, which will bring together historians, academics, community leaders, and government officials from Armenia, Artsakh and the Diaspora. The participants will analyse the historical circumstances that led the creation of the first independent republic of Armenia on 28 May 1918. They will…

Catholicos Aram I Highlights Problems of Emigration, Lack of Confidence; Urges National Unity

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  His Holiness Aram I, Catholicos of the Great House of Cilicia, stressed the importance of “confidence” as one of the three key phrases in the theme of the Sixth Armenia-Diaspora Pan-Armenian Conference, “Mutual Confidence, Unity, and Responsibility.”   “Indeed, any type of cooperation in which confidence is lacking becomes false and harmful,” Aram I…

J O I N T D E C L A R A T I O N THE ARMENIAN CATHOLICOSATE OF CILICIA AND THE ISLAMIC CULTURE AND RELATIONS ORGANIZATION OF THE ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF IRAN 4 MARCH 2015, ANTELIAS, LEBANON

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We praise the Almighty God who once again granted to us the opportunity to organize the Sixth Session of our theological dialogue at the Armenian Catholicosate of Cilicia in Antelias, Lebanon. We chose for our common reflection an extremely important and timely topic: Muslim-Christian Cooperation for Establishment of Just Peace in the Middle East. We…

The Catholicosate of Cilicia Takes Part in the Event Marking 50 Years of the Vatican II Council Document ‘Unitatis Redintegratio’

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20-21 November 2014, the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity (PCPCU) of the Roman Catholic Church held an international event at the Pontifical Gregorian University to discuss the impact of the Vatican II Council document on ecumenical dialogue, “Unitatis redintegratio.” His Holiness Aram I nominated Ms. Teny Pirri-Simonian, former Secretary of the Joint Working Group…

The 2014 Armenian Bishops Conference Begins with a Pilgrimage to the “Dzidzernagapert,” the Armenian Genocide Martyrs Monument

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The conference scheduled for 11-13 November 2014 opened on Monday 10 November with a visit to the “Dzidzernagapert” Monument, led by the two Holinesses Karekin II and Aram I.   After laying the wreaths in silence, the two Catholicoi held a memorial service in front of the eternal fire burning at the centre of the…

The International Community Should Adopt a Comprehensive Strategy to Defeat the Growing Extremism in the Middle East Stated His Holiness Aram I

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The International Conference on the Crisis in the Middle East concluded its deliberations on Friday, 11 September 2014, with the intervention of the Five Middle East Patriarchs.   His Holiness Aram I, who concluded the conference, spoke once more of the urgency for the international community to adopt a comprehensive strategy to respond to the…

CALL TO UNITY

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The conference on the challenges facing Christianity in the Middle East is in process, in Washington DC. This is the condensed text of the reflection that His Holiness Aram I made at the beginning of the session devoted to “Call to Unity”   Call to Unity… Indeed, this is a call of our Lord Jesus…

International Conference on Protecting and Preserving Christianity in the Middle East. Washington D.C. His Holiness Aram I Speaks of the Crisis in the Middle East and the Armenian Genocide

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On Tuesday 9 September 2014, the International Conference on the Crisis in the Middle East, which is taking place in Washington DC, began its deliberations. Five hundred persons participated, including high-ranking Clergy, U.S. Senators and Congressmen, Deputies, Representatives of Non-Governmental Organizations and the Press.   At the press conference preceding the main conference, His Holiness…

The Central Committee of the Catholicosate of Cilicia sets priorities for 2014

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25 January 2014. Following the meeting of the Council of Religion, the Council of Laity met under the Presidency of His Holiness Aram I. The members reviewed the programmes and budgets proposed by the General Assembly and approved the following priorities for 2014: Construction projects, preparatory activities for the 100th anniversary commemoration of the Genocide,…

General Assembly declaration on the commemoration of the 100-Ann. of the Armenian Genocide

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General Assembly of the Catholicosate of Cilicia (12-15 June 2013) Restoration of our Just Rights should be the axis of 100th Anniversary Commemorations of the Armenian Genocide   The 100 delegates, comprising clergy and laity from the Dioceses of the Catholicosate and special guests, concluded their work under the leadership of His Holiness Aram I.…

Day Two- The General Assembly discusses the report of the Council of Laity of the Central Committee

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Sessions on the second day began with the Lord’s Prayer and the blessings of His Holiness Aram I. The delegates received the report and recommendations of the Executive Council. The delegates thanked the Catholicos for his guidance concerning their programmes and projects, which have been quite successful despite limited human and financial resources. The work…