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

Conferences, Ecumenical & Inter-Religious Relations

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…

Representatives of His Holiness Aram I at the International Conference on “United Against Violence in the Name of Religions”

Catholicosate News, Ecumenical & Inter-Religious Relations

18-19 November 2014, Archbishop Shahan Sarkissian, Prelate of the Diocese of Peria (Syria), and V. Rev. Housig Mardirossian, Director of Ecumenical Relations, represented His Holiness Aram I who was invited as keynote speaker but could not attend because of a previous commitment.   The International Conference was organized by the King Abdullah Bin Abdulaziz Dialogue…

The Armenian Bishops Conference Condemns the Downing of the Military Helicopter by Azerbaijan at the Karabagh boarder

Catholicosate News

13 November 2014. Upon hearing the news, the bishops prayed for the three-crew members, Major Sergei Sahakian and Lieutenants Sarkis Nazarian and Azad Sahakian, who were killed, and presented their condolences to their families.   The two Catholicoi also requested that the Bishops inform their dioceses and hold memorial services for the three servicemen; they…

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…