Upon his return from his pastoral visit to the United States of America and Canada, His Holiness Aram I convened the members of the brotherhood to brief them on his visit. He spoke of his contacts with the members of the community, who expressed their respect and appreciation for the Catholicosateās emphasis on the vocation…
Upon the recommendation of His Holiness Aram I, during the recent Consultative meeting of the World Council of Churches(WCC), Archbishop Nareg Alemezian met with Archbishop Chrysostomos II, the Archbishop of Cyprus. Ā After transmitting the brotherly salutations of the Catholicos, Archbishop Nareg discussed ways in which they could strengthen the historical ties between the…
6-13 October 2016, Archbihsop Nareg Alemezian attended the meeting of the Department of Faith and Order of the WCC, on behalf of the Catholicosate of Cilicia. He was joined by 30 other clergy and lay theologians representing the Eastern and Oriental Orthodox families of Churches in the region. The meeting proposed a statement outlining the…
His Holiness met with the youth at the Armenian Community Centre. During the event, the youth asked questions to the Pontiff related to religion and science, Christian education, faith and the SIS case, amongst many other questions. Ā SIS has a long-standing historical significance for the Armenians and the restoration of the Church is…
An official banquet was organized in honour of His Holiness Aram I, dedicated to the 20th anniversary of His enthronement as Catholicos of the Great House of Cicilia. The event took place at the Armenian Community Centre: Hometmenās Gamk Haig Markarianās arena. Ā Mr. Mher Karakachian, the master of ceremonies, presented the Pontiffās more than…
In honour of the Catholicos Aram I 20 years of service, a special concert took place at the St. Hagop Armenian Apostolic church. Ā The concert was led by world renowned singer Aline Koutan, pianist Michael McMahon and violinist Van Armenian. Ā Aline Kutan debuted her singing career at the age of 18 at the…
His Holiness Aram I, began the day with a a gathering with the ecumenical members of the Anglican Church, Antiochian Orthodox Church, Baptist Church, Catholic Church, Evangelical Church, to name a few, at the Armenian Prelacy of Canada on on the morning of October 6, 2016. Prof. Adriana Bara, the Executive Director of the Ecumenical…
On Monday, 3 October, 2016, His Holiness Catholicos Aram I held meetings with community organizations and individuals at the Prelacy, among them the Armenian Bar Association and the Syrian Armenian Relief Fund. Ā The Board of Governors of the Armenian Bar Association congratulated His Holiness on the 20th Anniversary of his consecration as Catholicos…
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On the morning of Sunday, October 2, 2016, āAvedissianā Hall of Ferrahian High School in Encino was filled to capacity as religious and community leaders and members and faithful had gathered for Pontifical Divine Liturgy celebrated by His Holiness Catholicos Aram I, who was assisted at the altar by H.E. Archbishop Moushegh Mardirossian, Prelate,…
On the evening of Saturday, October 1, 2016, the official celebration of the 20th anniversary of the election and consecration of His Holiness Aram I as Catholicos of the Great House of Cilicia was held at Glendale High School Auditorium. Among the guests in attendance were leaders of Armenian Apostolic, Evangelical and Coptic churches, elected…
On Friday, September 30, 2016, the Pontifical visit program on the occasion of the 20th anniversary of enthronement of His Holiness Catholicos Aram I commenced with a youth gathering held at Glendale Civic Auditorium under the auspices of the Western Prelacy and organized by Homenetmen Western US Regional Executive Committee. Over 1,400 youth participated…
On the morning of Friday, September 30, 2016, His Holiness Catholicos Aram I arrived at the Prelacy, accompanied by H.E. Archbishop Moushegh Mardirossian, Prelate of the Western Prelacy, and Brotherhood members. His Holiness and entourage were greeted with āHrashaparā by members of the Brotherhood serving in the Prelacy and clergy, led by H.E. Archbishop…
