Thanksgiving Liturgy in Antelias Celebrating the 20th Anniversary of the Election and Consecration of His Holiness Aram I

  28 June 2018. On Sunday, during the Holy Liturgy at St. Gregory the Illuminator Cathedra, the Catholicosate of Cilicia celebrated the 20th Anniversary of the election and consecration of His Holiness Aram I. During his celebration of the Holy Liturgy, Bishop Torkom Donoyan, the Dean of the Seminary performed the special Thanksgiving ritual. In…

The distribution of the Awards of Khatchik Babikian School competition and The Graduation of the students of Western Armenian Language Crash Course

  We must assume collective responsibility and safeguard our Armenian language and values Said Catholicos Aram I 21 June 2015. On Sunday a special ceremony for the distribution of awards and certificates was held under the auspices of His Holiness Aram I. The Main Hall of the Catholicossate was packed with the clergy, members of…

Ordination of Deacons in Antelias

21 June 2015. On Sunday during liturgy, with the blessing of His Holiness Aram I five proto deacons were ordained to become deacons. During the Holy Liturgy celebrated by Archbishop Kegham Khatcherian, Rev. Shenorhk Ashekian led the candidates to the Alter. The ordination began with presentation of the candidates and their oath to renounce worldly…

The Return Of The See Of Cilicia In Sis Is The First Step Towards The Acquisition Of All Properties Belonging Our Church And People Stated Catholicos Aram I In Paris

19 June 2015. On Friday His Holiness Aram I was the speaker at the conference dedicated to the Armenian Cause, organized by the Committee for the Defense of the Armenian Cause (CDCA). The conference was held at the Republic Hall of the French Parliament in Paris. Bruno Le Roux, Head of Socialist Group in Parliament…

A delegation representing His Holiness Aram I attended the 100 Anniversary Commemoration of the Genocide of Syriac Orthodox Church

A delegation headed by Archbishop Kegham Khatcherian went to Damscus 13-14 June to represent His Holiness Aram I during the two-day commemorations in remembrance of the 100th anniversary of Martyrs of the Assyrian Genocide and the blessing of the Holy Muron. Among the many guests, the Armenian Church was present through the representatives of Catholicoi…

The representative of the Catholicosate of Cilicia Participate in the meeting of the Executive Committee of the World Council of Churches (WCC)

Archbishop Nareg Alemezian, member of the Executive Committee of the WCC, participated in a meeting held in Holy Etchmiadzin, Armenia from the 4th to the 7th of June 2015. Archbishop Vicken Aykazian of Holy Etchmiadzin also represented the Armenian Church. His Holiness Catholicos Karekin II welcomed the committee and thanked the WCC and its member…

The Catholicosate of Cilicia Reiterates and Clarifies Its Demand for the Return of Its Historical Seat from Turkey

The Catholicosate of the Holy See of Cilicia issues this statement to clarify any misconceptions as to the nature and purpose of its claim for the return of its historical Seat in Sis (present-day Kozan in Turkey), currently pending before the Turkish Constitutional Court. The lawsuit claims the right of ownership and religious worship with…

“‘Loving one another’ and ‘staying united’ should be the guiding principles of our people’s life,”             stated His Holiness Catholicos Aram I in Boston

  On Sunday His Holiness Aram I celebrated the Holy Liturgy and preached at the St. Stephen’s Church in Boston. Archbishops Oshagan Choloyan and Moushegh Mardirossian served on the altar and more than a thousand Armenians residing in the area attended the Holy Liturgy. In his sermon, the Catholicos referred to the command of Jesus,…

“The Genocide tried to exterminate our people and stole our lands; demanding the return of the lands remains at the centre of our Cause,”                                     Stated His Holiness Catholicos Aram I in Boston

  28 May 2015. On Thursday at the Armenian Centre in Boston, Catholicos Aram I presided over a gathering to remember the first Republic of Armenia (1918-1922) since the fall of the Kingdom of Cilicia. The prelates of the Eastern and Western Prelacies of the United States of America and the Prelacy of Canada, members…

His Holiness Aram I Catholicos of Cilicia honors John Marshall Evans, Ambassador of the United States to Armenia (2004-2006) with the insignia ‘Knight of Cilicia’

In response to a request from the Armenian National Committee of the USA (Hay Tad), during the commemoration of the First Republic of Armenia, Catholicos Aram I honoured Mr. John Marshall Evans with the insignia ‘Knight of Cilicia’ for his courageous defence of human rights and support for the recognition of the Armenian Genocide that…

“The Genocide tried to exterminate our people and stole our lands; demanding the return of the lands remains at the centre of our Cause,”                                     Stated His Holiness Catholicos Aram I in Boston  

  28 May 2015. On Thursday at the Armenian Centre in Boston, Catholicos Aram I presided over a gathering to remember the first Republic of Armenia (1918-1922) since the fall of the Kingdom of Cilicia. The prelates of the Eastern and Western Prelacies of the United States of America and the Prelacy of Canada, members…