Antelias – On Friday 30 May 2014, a delegation of the Armenian Catholicosate of Cilicia, headed by Archbishop Shahan, represented His Holiness Aram I at the enthronement of Mor Moran Ignatius Aphrem II as the new Patriarch of the Syriac Orthodox Church, Patriarchate of Antioch and All the East. During the official luncheon, the representatives…
Antelias – On 28 May 2014, Holinesses Karekin II and Aram I presided over the Liturgy commemorating the Battle of Sardarabad. President of Armenia Serge Sarkissian attended service. After the requiem service, the two Catholicoi addressed the people. The ceremony ended with a message from the President. Later in the same afternoon a special thanksgiving…
Antelias – After a private meeting with Karekin II and Aram I, the President of Armenia, Serge Sarkissian, invited the two Catholicoi to attend the fourth session of the Nationwide Committee in Erevan. In his message to the meeting, Catholios Aram I said that during the first session of the committee he had proposed that…
Antelias – On the occasion of the visit of Pope Francis I to the Holy Land, King Abdullah of Jordan invited the religious leaders in the region to join him in welcoming the pope. His Holiness Aram I was represented by Archbishop Nareg Alemezian, Locum Tenens of the Catholicosate of Cilicia and Director of Ecumenical…
Antelias – On Monday 26 May 2014, secretaries representing thirty Christian World Communions held their annual meeting at the World Council of Churches in Geneva. After Archbishop Nareg welcomed the secretaries, the participants discussed current humanitarian issues challenging their communion and proposed strategies for cooperation. The Archbishop also met the General Secretary of the WCC…
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Antelias 25 May 2014. On Sunday, following the Holy Liturgy in Antelias, His Holiness Aram I presided over the special requiem service in memory of the martyrs of the war of Independence in 1918, the first Armenian Republic. After the service, the people gathered at the Main Hall of the Residence of the Catholicos for…
Antelias – 24 May 2014. On Saturday morning, Sheikh Kabbani and his close collaborators met with His Holiness Aram I in his office in Antelias. The meeting was a follow-up to conversations they had in Bahrain during the International Conference on “All Civilizations in Service to Humanity,” 5-7 May 2014. The two religious leaders expressed…
The General Assembly of the Diocese of Canada of the Catholicosate of Cilicia met 9-10 May 2014 and elected Bishop Meghrik Parikian as the new Prelate; on 13 May 2014, His Holiness Aram I confirmed the election. Bishop Meghrik has been serving the Parish of Toronto and its regions since 2002; he succeeds Archbishop…
Following their meeting in Bahrain during the International Conference, His Holiness Aram I and Patriarch John X of Antioch and All the East, met again in Dubai. V. Rev. Mesrob Sarkissian, the Patriarchal Vicar of the Catholicosate of Cilicia in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) also attended the meeting. The two church leaders discussed…
During his stay in Bahrain, His Holiness Aram I, accompanied by Archbishop Sebouh Sarkissian and Very Reverends Masis and Mesrob, visited the Ambassador of Lebanon to Bahrain. The Conference also provided the opportunity for Catholicos Aram I to meet with the Catholicos of the Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church of India, Mar Basilios Paulose II,…
Considering the importance of the conference for the countries of the Gulf and the Middle East, the conference: Emphasized the importance of building relations and promoting cooperation among interfaith communities, Urged the United Nations Alliance of Civilization to support existing dialogue initiatives and encourage new ones, Stressed that all dialogues should underline common grounds…
Ms. Teny Pirri-Simonian, Vice-President of the Ecumenical Relations Committee of the Catholicosate of Cilicia and Lecturer in Religion and Ethics at Webster University Geneva Campus, presented a paper on “Religious Education and its role in promoting co-existence among all people.” She was also a member of the committee that drafted the final declaration of the…
Antelias – 9-11 May 2014, the Board of ARMENOFAS Foundation held its annual meeting in Greece. The Foundation is the continuation of the humanitarian work of the Swiss people that began with the Armenian Genocide. The Federation of Protestant Churches in Switzerland (FEPS) and the Armenian Catholicosate of Cilicia currently sponsor the Foundation. The members…
On the occasion of the inauguration of the Conference, His Holiness Aram I and a limited number of participants were the guests of His Majesty the King for lunch. On Monday 5 May, His Holiness Aram I was a dinner guest of the Armenian community in Bahrain; they were joined by a group of…
His Holiness Aram I and the Executive Council of the Catholicosate of Cilicia have announced that they are monitoring the situation in Kessab and its uprooted population closely and that they are deeply concerned over the deep political, national and humanitarian implications of the displacement. Accompanied by community leaders, Archbishop Shahan Sarkissian continues to…
Mor Theophilus George Saliba, Metropolitan of Mount Lebanon, visited His Holiness Aram I on behalf of the newly installed Syrian Orthodox Patriarch, Moran Mor Ignatius Aphrem II, of Antioch and All the East. The Metropolitan conveyed the greetings of the Patriarch and expressed the solidarity of their Church with the Armenian people on the eve…
On the eve of the 100th Anniversary commemoration, the Martyrs Chapel where the remains of the Genocide victims rest is being renovated. The current project, which is sponsored by Mr. and Mrs. Zareh Bezikian, is one of the many major renovation projects being undertaken by the Catholicosate of Cilicia in preparation for the 100th…
Addressing an international inter-religious Conference in Bahrain, organized by the state, His Holiness Aram I in his keynote lecture emphasized the crucial importance of “accepting and respecting each other the way we are” as the only way of building harmonious, coherent and peaceful societies and a better world. …
03 May 2014. On Sunday His Holiness Aram I will leave for Bahrain where he is invited to be the keynote speaker at the conference on “Dialogue of Civilizations” initiated by His Royal Highness King Hamad bin Al Khalifa. The delegation will include, H.E. Archbishop Sebouh Sarkissian, Very Rev. Mesrob Sarkissian, the Pontifical representative…
30 April 2014. On Wednesday, members of the Executive Committee of the Union of Armenian Evangelical Churches, representing the United States of America, Europe and the Middle East, met with Catholicos Aram I in Antelias. On the occasion of their meeting in Lebanon, they discussed with His Holiness the hardships of the Armenian community…
