His Holiness Aram I, Catholicos of the Great House of Cilicia, stressed the importance of āconfidenceā as one of the three key phrases in the theme of the Sixth Armenia-Diaspora Pan-Armenian Conference, āMutual Confidence, Unity, and Responsibility.ā āIndeed, any type of cooperation in which confidence is lacking becomes false and harmful,ā Aram I…
Ecumenism remains a vital dimension of the life and mission of the Armenia Church. His Holiness Aram I, not only has assumed an important place in the ecumenical leadership, he continues to promote ecumenical values and commitment in his own church. He firmly believes that the ecumenical movement is no more an option, but a…
Mrs. Carla Khijoyan was appointed as of 1st of September as the Programme Executive for the Middle East at the World Council of Churches. Her main responsibilities reside in ensuring ecumenical and interfaith relations in the Middle East, planning, monitoring and coordinating the programmatic work of the WCC in the region, as well as responding…
During his brief stay in Geneva, His Holiness Aram I paid a visit to the Ecumenical Institute of Bossey and met with the director of the institute Dr. Ioan Sauca, who briefed His Holiness about the new programs and projects of the Institute and discussed the possibilities of welcoming new students from the Armenian Orthodox…
7 September 2017. His Holiness Aram I met with UN special envoy for Syria Steffan de Mistura in The Palais des Nations, the main building of theĀ United Nations OfficeĀ atĀ Geneva. Also present in the meeting were Prof. Teny Pirri-Simonian, presidentĀ ofĀ theĀ SwissĀ ArmenianĀ Foundation:Ā ARMENOFAS and Rev. Bedros Manuelian, the head of Information and Communication department at the Catholicosate of Holy…
6 September 2017. On Wednesday, His Holiness Aram I met with the deputy foreign minister and director of MENA department at the Swiss Ministry of Foreign Affairs Wolfgang Amadeus Bruelhart in Geneva. Also present in the meeting were Mr. Antoine Laham, assistant to Steffan de Mistura, Prof. Teny Pirri-Simonian, presidentĀ ofĀ theĀ SwissĀ ArmenianĀ Foundation:Ā ARMENOFAS and Rev. Bedros Manuelian, the…
