20 November 2015. On Friday evening Catholicos Aram I inaugurated the new annual session of the Armenian Studies Department of the Catholicosate of Cilicia in the presence of the members of the clergy, the director of the department, Mr Jirayr Tanielian, the faculty and the thirty new students. Ā In his opening speech His Holiness…
20 November 2015. On Friday Dr Michel Jalekh met with His Holiness Aram I in Antelias. The General Secretary first thanked the Catholicos and President of the Middle East Council of Churches (MECC) for taking the time to attend the Executive Committee meeting and moderating sessions of the MECC in Egypt. Catholicos Aram I spoke…
19 November 2015. On Thursday evening, Vartan Melkonian conducted the Beirut Symphony Orchestra at a concert jointly organized by the Baalbek International Festival Committee and the Pan Armenian Committee of the 100th Anniversary Armenian Genocide Commemoration in Lebanon. His Holiness Aram I was joined at the concert by various heads of different religious communities in…
10 ā 19 November 2015. Archbishop Nareg Alemezian, Pontifical Vicar of Cyprus of the Holy See of Cilicia and member of the Executive Committee of the WCC, attended the meeting at the Ecumenical Institute in Bossey near Geneva. Archbishop Vicken Aykazian, Holy See of St. Etchmiadzin was also present as Moderator of a committee of…
16 November 2015. On Monday evening at the āCilicia Museum,ā His Holiness Aram I met with the students enrolled in the course on Icons, which is being organized by the Catholicosate for the second year. After welcoming them and thanking Rev Hovsep Ashkarian for helping the students learn the art of painting of Icons, the…
12-13 November, 2015. Rev Housig Mardirossian the Ecumenical Officer and Dr. Jean Salmanian, Member of the Ecumenical Committee represented the Catholicosate of Cilicia at the conference organized by the Faculty of Theology of St Joseph University in Beirut, in cooperation with the journal Proche-Orient ChrĆ©tien and the publishing House Centre de Recherche et de Publications…
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9 November 2015. On Monday evening His Holiness Aram I presided over the presentation of the books in the presence of the Syriac Catholic Patriarch, Ignatius Youssef III Younan, representatives of Churches, government ministers, members of parliaments, ambassadors, representatives of Armenian organizations and over 200 other guests. Ā Very Reverend Housig Mardirossian read Catholicos Aram…
8 November 2015. On Sunday morning, following the Holy Liturgy, His Holiness Aram I received Dr Seta Dadoyan and guests at the Main Hall of the Catholicosate in Antelias. The Chancellor, Mr Khatchik Dedeyan, highlighted the achievements of Dr Dadoyan, an expert on Armenian philosophical thought and Islam, who, during her academic career, has taught…
8 November 2015. Archbihop Sebouh Sarkissian, Primate of Iran, and Very Reverend Housig Mardirossian, the Ecumenical Officer, took part in a conference organized by the Global Christian Forum, held in Tirana (Albania), in cooperation with the local Orthodox, Catholic and Evangelical churches. Ā In the presence of 150 representatives of Churches and Christian Organizations,…
8 November 2015. While in Egypt to Chair the Executive Committee meeting of the Middle East Council of Churches, His Holiness Aram I met with the Coptic Orthodox Patriarch, His Holiness Pope Tawadros II, and Metropolitan Amba Bishoy of Damiet, the ecumenical relations officer. They discussed ways to strengthen cooperation between the two churches and…
3 November 2015. On Monday morning, the members of Executive Committee of the Middle East Council of Churches began their deliberations at the Saint Markās Coptic Orthodox Cathedral Compound. Ā His Holiness Aram I welcomed the members of the Executive Committee. He said that, because the churches form an inherent part of the Middle East…
Ā 3 November 2015. In response to His Holiness Aram Iās request, the Tina and Richard V Carolan Foundation donated 125,000 US dollars to assist Armenian victims of the current on-going conflict in Syria. Ā The Catholicosate of Cilicia thanks the Carolan family for always responding positively to their requests.
2 November 2015. On Monday evening the Chairman of the Bureau of ARF, Mr Hrant Markarian, and other members visited His Holiness Aram I. During the meeting they assessed the evolution of priority concerns: Armenia-Karabagh, Armenia-Diaspora relations, and the need of the Armenians in Syria for assistance.
2 November 2015. On Monday morning, around 200 members of Kohar Choir, accompanied by Mrs Kohar Khatchadourian and her family, met with His Holiness Aram I at the main hall of his residence. After welcoming and thanking everyone, His Holiness spoke of the vocation of the Choir and its impact on the life…
31 October 2015. On Saturday morning, Archbishop Paul Sayyah, Vicar General of the Maronite Patriarchate of Antioch, visited His Holiness Aram I and transmitted messages from Patriarch Rai concerning Lebanon and the Middle East. Ā They discussed the forthcoming meeting and agenda of the Executive Committee of the Middle East Council of Churches in Cairo.…
1 November 2015. On Sunday morning, following the Holy Liturgy, the children attending the Sunday School held at the Catholicosate, accompanied by their teachers and parents met with His Holiness Aram I. Listening and talking to Sunday School students is one of the ongoing concerns of the Catholicos. Ā After a brief conversation with…
