During the last week, His Holiness Aram I had the followings meetings: With Dr. Michel Nseir from the World Council of Churches, special focus on the Middle East. Dr. Nseir briefed his Holiness on the recent updates concerning reconstruction of Syria and they exchanged concerns and suggestions. His Holiness stressed the imperative of the reorganizing…
On Saturday, December 27th, 2018, His Holiness Aram I held a phone conversation with the President of the Republic of Armenia Armen Sarkissian and the Acting Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan. They exchanged Christmas and New Yearâs wishes. Also, His Holiness discussed with them the actual issues pertaining the Armenia-Diaspora cooperation.
During Christmas time, by the blessing of His Holiness Catholicos Aram I of the Armenian Church, Holy See of Cilicia, Catholicosate of Cilicia doubles its effort to reach as many people as possible through its social services. Volunteers gathered around the Armenian Church Christian Education Department prepared many gifts, including food, to 170 families in…
On Sunday morning, December 23rd, 2018, His Holiness Aram I presided over the Divine Liturgy at St. Gregory the Illuminator Cathedral in Antelias, celebrating the feast of St Stephen, the proto deacon and martyr. On this occasion. relics of the saint were taken out from the Cilicia Museum. Bishop Magar Ashkarian celebrated the Holy Liturgy…
On December 21st, 2018, His Holiness Aram I, accompanied by members of the Brotherhood, visited the Armenian Sanatorium of Azounieh on the occasion of Christmas. The Catholicos was received by the director, the board members, the medical corps and the staff, as well as by the residents. The latter had prepared Christmas songs, hymns and…
On December 20th, His Holiness Aram I, accompanied by priests from the Cilician Brotherhood, visited the Birdsâ Nest orphans and celebrated with them Christmas. He was met by the director of the school, Â the members of the Board of Trustees and the Kayanian Sisters. His Holiness joined the children and participated in their program, where…
On Tuesday, December 20th, 2018, His Holiness Aram I received the newly-appointed Ambassador of Armenia to Lebanon H.E. Vahagn Atabekyan, in Antelias. Â During this introductory meeting, His Holiness Aram I gave a brief account on the mission of the Armenian Church, Catholicosate of Cilicia, the Lebanese Armenians, the Lebanese internal affairs, as well as…
On December 19th, 2018, His Holiness Aram I, accompanied by priests of the brotherhood, paid a Christmas visit to the Armenian Elderly Home in Bourdj Hamoud, where they were received by Rev. Sebouh Terzian, the director of the Home, as well as by the Board of Trustees and the Ladies Auxiliary. Â Â Â Â Â Â The Elderly…
With a special Pontifical Message, His Holiness Aram I proclaimed 2019 the year of the Armenian Media. Â The tradition of dedicating each year to a specific aspect of the Armenian life started in 2003 and was received by Armenians everywhere with appreciation, since it allows different circles in the Armenian communities to organize various…
On Monday, December 17th, 2018, a delegation representing His Holiness Aram I and the Catholicosate of Cilicia met with the Acting Prime Minister of the Republic of Armenia H.E. Nikol Pashinyan, in the Government Building, in Yerevan. The delegation was composed of co-chairs of the Central Committee of the Catholicosate, Mr. Stepan Der Bedrossian and…
On Friday, December 14th, 2018, the Feast of St. James of Nisibis was celebrated at the Catholicosate of Cilicia during which the Blessing of the Four Corners of the World (Antasdan) was performed with the relics of St James of Nisibis and St. Nicholas Wonderworker taken out from the Cilicia Museum. His Holiness Aram I…
On Tuesday, December 11th, Bishop Masis Zoboyan, Prelate of Kuwait and the Neighboring Countries, represented the Catholicosate of Cilicia at the Paris International Conference on âEnding Discrimination Against Christians and Minorities in the Orient,â organized by the Coordination of Christians of the Orient in Danger (CHREDO). Â In his presentation, Bishop Zoboyan underlined that extremism…
On Sunday, December 9th, 2018, His Holiness Aram I presided over the requiem service held at St. Gregory the Illuminator Cathedral in Antelias for the souls of the victims who fell during the devastating earthquake in Spitak, Armenia, 30 years ago, and for Armenia and all Armenians around the world.
On Saturday, December 1st, 2018, His Holiness Aram I had a meeting with the architects of the Catholicosate at St. Maryâs Monastery, in Bikfaya, to inquire about the three main construction projects taking place on the premises: the Episcopal residence and guesthouse, a recreation ground for the seminarians, and a new engraving on the fence…
