Abridged message of His Holiness Aram I on the One hundred and first Anniversary Commemoration of the Armenian Genocide, on Sunday 24 April 2016, in front of the Martyrs’ Memorial Chapel in Antelias Following the Holy Liturgy, His Holiness Aram I addressed the thousands of Armenians who had come to pay their respects to…
Upon his return from Artsakh (Karabagh), Catholicos Aram I contacted Prime Minister Tamam Salam and expressed his appreciation as well as that of the people of Artsakh for Lebanon’s stand regarding Karabagh during the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) Summit in Istanbul.
17 April 2016. On Sunday morning 190 members of the Armenian Revolutionary Federation (ARF) youth section attended the Holy Liturgy at St Gregory the Illuminator Cathedral in Antelias. They took part in the Holy Eucharist and then met with His Holiness Aram I. After Karin Minassian, from the ARF “Navasartian” Chapter, and Natalie Markarian,…
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13 April 2016. On Wednesday afternoon, Holinesses Karekin II of All Armenians and Aram I of the Great House of Cilicia, accompanied by Ashod Ghoulian, President of the National Council of Karabakh, visited the historical monastery of Kantsasar. At the Monastery, the two Catholicoi entered St. John Cathedral in procession and celebrated the Canonical Service.…
13 April 2016. On Wednesday at noon, Karekin II, Catholicos of All Armenians, and Aram I, Catholicos of the Catholicosate of Cilicia, arrived in the Republic of Nagorno – Karabakh and were welcomed by Archbishop Barkev Mardirossian, the prelate, the clergy and government officials. After the official welcome, the two catholicoi met with Pako Sahakian,…
11 April 2016. On Monday evening His Holiness Aram I arrived in Yerevan for meetings on Karabagh. During the forthcoming days the two Catholicoi will meet with the presidents of Armenia and Karabagh and express their solidarity with the soldiers defending their homeland of Karabagh.
9 April 2016. On Saturday evening, the President of the Organization, Toufik Baakline, and his delegation met with His Holiness Aram I in his office. After presenting their plans and hearing the recommendation of the Catholicos, they assured him of their solidarity with the Armenians in Karabagh and promised to lobby in Washington on…
9 April 2016. On Saturday morning the 11th Grade students of the School visited the Antelias Monastery. They were accompanied by their instructor, Very Rev Housig Mardirossian. The visit was part of the exposure programme for the students studying classical Armenian, the Church fathers and Church History. After the visit and an introduction to…
8 April, 2016. On Friday evening, the special event, organized by the Seminary of the Catholicosate and the Regional Committee of the Hamazkayin Cultural Association, began with speeches, introducing the twin brothers. The speaker highlighted their unique talent and contribution to culture through their concerts, their teaching, fostering of the love for classical music.…
5 April 2016. Since the beginning of recent aggressions on Nagorno Karabagh, His Holiness Aram I has been in regular contact with the authorities in Armenia and Karabagh, as well as His Holiness Catholicos Karekin II. The two Catholicoi have agreed to coordinate their initiatives. On Tuesday morning, representatives of the three Armenian political…
4 April 2016. On Monday morning, His Holiness Aram I, accompanied by Very Rev Housig Mardirossian, the Ecumenical Officer, took part in the Spiritual Summit organized by Patriarch Al Rai in Bkerke. At the end of the meeting, the Patriarchs made a statement, to which Catholicos Aram I contributed, expressing their concern for the…
3 April 2016. On Sunday, following the Holy Liturgy at St Gregory the Illuminator Cathedral in Antelias, His Holiness Aram I presided over a memorial service for the victims of the recent border clashes in Karabagh. In his message, His Holiness said, “This aggression against our people will be met as aggressions have always been…
2 April 2016. Upon hearing the news of clashes along the Nagorno Karabagh borders between the Aziri and the Nagorno Karbagh armies, Catholicos Aram I contacted Pago Sahakian, the president of Nagorno Karabagh, and assured him of the solidarity of the Catholicosate of Cilicia; later, the Catholicos said, “Armenia and Nagorno Karabagh are one and…
On 21 March 2016, “Haber Turk” interviewed Cem Sofuoglu, the Turkish lawyer representing the Catholicosate of Cilicia at the Constitutional Court of Turkey. In response to the questions of the journalist, Sofuoglu explained the reasons for the litigation and said that if the Turkish Constitutional Court rejects the case, the Catholicosate will go to the…
