His Holiness Aram I and his delegation visit the Headquarters of the Federation of Swiss Protestant Churches

23 September 2015. On Wednesday in the afternoon, His Holiness and his delegation arrived in Berne and went to the headquarters of the Federation of Swiss Protestant Churches. They were met there by the president, Dr Gottfried Locher, and the directors of different departments. Dr Locher welcomed the Catholicos and assured him and the delegation…

His Holiness Aram I meets the Swiss Press

20 September 2015. Upon his arrival in Switzerland to preside over the activities commemorating “100 years of solidarity between Armenians and the people of Switzerland,” which was organized by the Federation of Swiss Protestant Churches and Armenofas Swiss-Armenian Foundation, His Holiness Aram I met journalists from the French-speaking and German-speaking press. He was interviewed by…

100 Years of Swiss-Armenian Solidarity

       Սոյն խօսքը ամփոփումն է Ն.Ս.Օ.Տ.Տ. Արամ Ա. Վեհափառ Հայրապետին պատգամին՝ արտասանուած Պէրնի Մայր Տաճարին մէջ, Զուիցերիայ, Հայոց Ցեղասպանութեան 100-ամեակի նուիրուած միջ-եկեղեցական արարողութեան ընթացքին: This gathering that takes place within the context of the Centennial of the Armenian Genocide has been named Switzerland-Armenia: 100 years of solidarity. As we celebrate this great event,…

ANTONY KRAFFT-BONNARD Un demi siècle au service des Arméniens

Սոյն խօսքը ամփոփումն է Ն.Ս.Օ.Տ.Տ. Արամ Ա. Վեհափառ Հայրապետին պատգամին արտասանուած Զուիցերիոյ մէջ, Հայոց Ցեղասպանութենէն ճողոպրած Պէնյէնի եւ Ժընեւի որբերուն, ինչպէս նաեւ մարդասէր ու հայասէր Պատուելի Անթոնի Քրաֆթ Պոնարտի նուիրուած յիշատակի ձեռնարկի ընթացքին: Vous connaissez la parole de notre Seigneur Jésus Christ, rapportée par l’Evangile de Matthieu (25: 34-6). Jésus dit qu’il a faim, soif,…

His Holiness Aram I left Beirut for Switzerland

19 September 2015. His Holiness Aram I left for Switzerland upon the invitation of the Federation of Protestant Churches in Switzerland (FEPS) and ARMENOFAS, the Swiss-Armenian Foundation. The theme of the visit is “100 years of friendship between the people of Switzerland and Armenians.” His Holiness will preside over the special events in Begnins (Vaud…

Despite attempts by Turkey to eradicate Armenia and exterminate Armenians we survived because of our heroes and martyrs                                                 Stated His Holiness Catholicos Aram I  

  12 September 2015. On Saturday, His Holiness Aram I arrived in Anjar (Lebanon) to commemorate the 100th Anniversary of the resistance of Musa Dagh. The Catholicos was accompanied by Bishop Shahé Paossian, Prelate of the Diocese of Lebanon, and was met by the Mayor of Anjar, Garo Pamboukian, representatives of Armenian civil society organizations,…

“Religious institutions and Governments should approach the migrant issue responsibly”                                                 stated His Holiness Catholicos Aram I

10 September 2015. On Thursday Catholicos Aram I received a group representing the participants of the Ecumenical Consultation on Refugees, jointly organized by the World Conference of Churches (WCC) and the Middle East Council of Churches (MECC). After a brief a presentation of the goals and expectations of the conference by WCC and MECC staff,…

“Inter-Religious Dialogue is no more a Question of Option; it is a Must” His Holiness Aram I

  In a keynote address at a conference organized by KAICIID on “Supporting the Citizenship Rights of Christians in the Middle East”, His Holiness Aram I developed his reflections in the following four points:   The importance of the inter-religious dialogue. Christianity and Islam are monotheistic religions but they are not monolithic, they are different…

His Holiness Aram I Emphasises The Urgency To Counter Religious Fundamentalism at an International Interfaith Conference in Athens

  5 September 2015. His Holiness Aram I spoke at the International Conference organized by KAICIID Centre in Vienna, which was held in Athens in cooperation with The Ecumenical Patriarchate, on the theme, “Supporting citizenship rights and peaceful coexistence between Christians and Muslims in the Middle East.” Over fifty Christian and Muslim leaders from the…

His Holiness Aram I meets His Beatitude Hieronymos II, Primate of the Autocephalous Orthodox Church of Greece

  2 September 2015. On Wednesday morning, Catholicos Aram I was met at the Athens airport by Metropolitan Meliton and government officials.   In the afternoon His Holiness met His Beatitude Hieronymos II at his residence in the presence of several high-ranking clergy. After the official welcoming speech of the Archbishop, His Holiness spoke of…