On Thursday, 31st of January 2018, His Holiness Aram I received the Governor of Beirut, Ziad Chebib, who was accompanied by Aram Malian, member of the Beirut Municipal Council. Governor Chebib briefed His Holiness about the forthcoming plans and projects of the Beirut Municipality. His Holiness commended the efforts of the governor and his administration…
On Friday, January 25th, 2019, The Armenian University Graduates’ Association had its meeting and planned their forthcoming events. These meetings are held on the last Friday of each month. For those interested to join, kindly contact the chairperson Hagop Handian by calling 03-325779.
On Saturday, January 26th, His Holiness Aram I decorated Dr. Krikor Doumanian’s widow, Ms. Metti Doumanian, with the “Knight of Cilicia” Insignia. The philanthropist Dr. Doumanian has been a close friend of the Catholicosate, Birds’ Nest Orphanage, as well as Western Prelacy of the Armenian Church (USA). Present at the event were Archbishop Moushegh…
The conclusion of the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity in Lebanon took place at St. Gregory the Illuminator Cathedral on January 27th, 2019, in Antelias. His Holiness Aram I presided over the ceremony, and present were leaders from different Christian churches and denominations, as well as the faithful. Spiritual fathers, the Armenian Theological…
On January 22 and 23, 2019, the Middle East Council of Churches held its Executive Committee’s sessions at the Patriarchal Residence of the Syriac Orthodox Church in Atchaneh, Lebanon. The Prelate of Tehran Archbishop Sebouh Sarkissian and Prof. Jean Salmanian participated on behalf of the Armenian Church, Catholicosate of Cilicia. Dr. Souraya Bechealany, Acting…
On Saturday, January 26th, 2019, His Holiness Aram I received Garo Paylan, the Armenian deputy of the Turkish Parliament. Paylan was accompanied by Alexan Keoshgerian, member of the Central Committee of the Social-Democrat Hunchakian Party, and Mardig Jamgochian, the chairperson of the Lebanon Regional Committee of the same party. During the meeting, among others,…
On Thursday, January 24th, 2019, the Secretary-General of the Lebanese Phalangist Party, Nazar Najarian, visited His Holiness Aram I, in Antelias. The Catholicos and Mr Najarian discussed a resolution put forth to the Parliament by the Lebanese Phalangist Party and the Armenian Revolutionary Federation. The resolution declares April 24th as the National Remembrance Day of…
The Week of Prayer for Christian unity in Lebanon will conclude on January 27th, 2018, at 6pm, at St. Gregory the Illuminator Cathedral in Antelias. His Holiness Aram I will preside over the ceremony, which will be attended by leaders from different Christian churches and denominations.
On Friday evening, January 18th, His Holiness Aram I surprised the students of the Armenological department of the Catholicosate of Cilicia with his visit. Jirayr Tanielian, the director of the department, and prof. Ashod Melkonian, who has come to Antelias from Armenia as a guest lecturer, accompanied His Holiness. Aram I and the students…
On Thursday, January 17th, 2018, His Holiness Aram I received Bishop of Syrian Orthodox Church in Lebanon George Saliba accompanied by Archbishop Nareg Alemezian, the Prelate of Lebanon. They discussed topics such as strengthening the cooperation between the two sister churches and the participation of the oriental orthodox churches in the theological dialogues,…
On Tuesday, January 15th, 2019, His Holiness Aram I received a delegation from the Middle East Council of Churches, composed of the General Secretary Dr. Souraya Bechealany and member of the executive committee Dr. Jean Salmanian, as well as directors from various MECC departments. The delegation briefed His Holiness on their recent projects in economical,…
On Monday, January 14th, 2019, His Holiness Aram I sent a letter of congratulations to the Prime Minister of Republic of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan on the occasion of his appointment. His Holiness also congratulated Ararat Mirzoyan, the newly elected Speaker of the National Assembly of Armenia.
On the occasion of declaring 2019 the Year of the Armenian Media, consultation sessions with a group of prominent Armenian journalists were held in Antelias preparing for the Pan-Armenian conference on Media to be held in Antelias in April 2019. Present at the first meeting were the President of the Union of Journalists of…
On Wednesday, January 9th, 2019, His Holiness Aram I received a delegation representing the Lebanese Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri, composed of three members of the executive committee of Amal Movement, and another delegation of the Religious convention of the Muslim communities. The discussion of the meetings involved the Lebanese current situation and Christian-Muslim cooperation.…
On Friday, January 11th, His Holiness Aram I received a delegation representing the Lebanese Army Command, who congratulated the Lebanese Armenian community on the occasion of the Armenian Christmas and expressed best wishes. The visit was also an opportunity to discuss issues concerning the security in Lebanon. They talked about the role and the…
On Thursday, January 10th, 2019, two French Armenian Armenologists Professors Claude Moutafian and Raymond Kevorkian visit His Holiness Aram I. During the visit they discussed the contemporary challenges that the Armenian Studies faces. His Holiness stressed the importance of paying special attention to the field and stated that the Catholicosate of Cilicia, through its…
On January 8th, 2018, the Armenian Catholic Patriarch Krikor Bedros XX Ghabroyan, accompanied by Bishop Kevork Assadourian, the Vicar General of the Armenian Catholic Patriarchate in Lebanon, Bishop Manuel Batakian and V. Rev. Sebouh Garabedian, the director of the Communication Department, paid a Christmas visit to His Holiness Aram I. Present at the meeting were…
A consultation on “Religions in OBOR,” entitled “The Silk Road (OBOR): Remembering the Old and Thinking of the New, was held at the Armenian Church, Catholicosate of Cilicia on Monday, January 7th, 2019. His Holiness Aram I presided over the consultation, which was initiated by Minzu University of the China (University of Minorities) and the…
On Sunday, January 6th, 2019, the Armenian Orthodox Christmas Divine Liturgy was presided over and celebrated by The Catholicos, His Holiness Aram I, at St. Gregory the Illuminator Cathedral in Antelias. The Shnorhali Choir, conducted by Rev. Fr. Zaven Najarian, sang the Liturgy. The faithful were joined at the service by Lebanese Armenian political…
Under the high patronage of His Holiness Aram I, the “Shnorhali” choir of the Catholicosate of Cilicia held its Christmas Concert dedicated to the 45th anniversary of its establishment, on Friday, January 4th, at St. Joseph Church in Monot. Rev. Fr. Zaven Najarian had chosen a repertoire of 18 hymns and Christmas songs in…
On Thursday, January 3rd, 2019, His Holiness had the following meetings consecutively: 1) The representative of Syria’s Grand Mufti Ahmad Badreddin Hassoun. The representative delivered a letter to His Holiness on behalf of the Grand Mufti inviting him to Damascus. His Holiness expressed his salute and informed him that he will pay a visit to…
On Thursday, January 3rd, 2019, His Holiness Aram I received the Senior Pastor of the National Evangelical Church of Beirut Rev. Dr. Habib Badr and Lebanese MP Rev. Dr. Edgard Traboulsi. They discussed issues concerning the current situation in Lebanon, focusing on matters regarding the Christian communities. His Holiness underlined the imperative of strengthening…
