27 July 2017. On Thursday evening, His Holiness Aram I honoured Armenian youth who have recently graduated from universities in Lebanon with a dinner at St Mary’s Monastery in Bikfaya. The Armenian Church University Students Association (ACUSA), and the Assembly of University Graduates, both of which are sponsored by the Catholicosate of Cilicia,…
Antelias. 27 July 2017. On Thursday morning, His Holiness Aram I received Archbishop Kegham Khatcherian, the Prelate, and Mr Boghos Cholakian, the Chairman of the Church Council, in this office at St Mary’s Monastery. During the working session they discussed the forthcoming programmes and priorities of the Diocese. Catholicos Aram I urged the leaders to…
20 July 2017. On Thursday morning, His Holiness Aram I met the students attending the Summer Bible School on the courtyard of the Catholicosate at Antelias. He explained the purpose of the Bible School and spoke to the students of the need to learn how to apply the spiritual and moral values of the Church…
21 July 2017. During the past week, His Holiness Aram I was interviewed on three interviews separate occasions by the Coptic Orthodox Church Egyptian Television Channel. The Catholicos was asked to speak about the Armenian Orthodox Church, ecumenical relations and the Armenian Genocide.
Archbishop Sebouh Sarkissian, Prelate of Tehran and member of the Executive Committee of CCA, attended the anniversary conference entitled: “Towards Revitalizing the Ecumenical Movement in Asia.” During the deliberative sessions, Archbishop Sebouh moderated the session entitled “The Ecumenical Movement, and Threats to Religious Freedom.” After a brief introduction, he invited the speakers to share their…
12 July 2017. On the second day of the event, the consultation began with a presentation on and discussion of “identity and genocide; recognition and reparation.” The panel members were: Hovsep Der Kevorkian (France), Sevak Hagopian (Lebanon) and Moushegh Bedirian (UAE). The speakers referred to diverse perceptions of Armenian identity between Armenia, the pluralist diaspora…
11-13 July 2017. The meeting began on Tuesday with the participation of Mrs Heranoush Hagopian, Minister of Diaspora of the Republic of Armenia, and over 30 scholars from Armenia and the diaspora, representing different disciplines, countries, ages and gender. His Holiness Aram I opened the meeting with the Lord’s Prayer and invited the diaspora…
His Holiness Aram I is bringing together a small group of men and women to analyse and discuss the changing landscape of Armenian communities in the diaspora. The participants represent different ages, experience and academic backgrounds. Sharing his concern, His Holiness stated, “We cannot remain indifferent towards the challenges to our people in…
Armenian martyrs have received significant attention in the recent publication, The Martyrs of the Eastern Christian Churches, edited by the Alumni Association of the Maronite Seminary in Lebanon. The book, which runs more than a thousand pages, was published by the American University of Science and Technology. During the planning stage, the team had met…
