His Holiness Aram I received Toufic Baaklini, the president of the “In Defense of Christianity” advocacy organization. Present were also the communication director of the organization with the White House and the representative of the organization in Lebanon. Â Baaklini briefed His Holiness on the recent projects of the organization, as well as invited him…
On Friday, April 26th, 2019, His Holiness Aram I received the UNIFIL Armenian Troop headed by the Ambassador of Armenian Republic to Lebanon Vahakn Atabekyan. Present at the meeting were also Prelate of Lebanon Archbishop Nareg Alemezian, Secretary of the Embassy Tavit Alaverdyan and Defense AttachĂ© Colonel Aleksan Museghian, as well as philanthropists Alecco and…
  These three words were the foci of the message of His Holiness Aram I delivered on 24 April to thousands of people who were gathered at the Catholicosate in Antelias after a long march from Bourdj Hamoud. “24th April is not a mere tragic date that reminds the genocide that was perpetrated against…
On Sunday, April 21st, 2019, His Holiness Aram I celebrated the Divine Liturgy of the Resurrection of Jesus Christ, at St. Gregory the Illuminator Cathedral, in Antelias, and âNaregatsiâ childrenâs choir chanted the hymns, led by Rev. Fr. Zareh Najarian. Â Alongside the faithful, present at the service were also ambassadors, ministers, deputies, representatives of…
On Saturday evening, April 20th, 2019, His Holiness Aram I presided over the Easter Vigil Service (Jrakaluyts), at St. Gregory the Illuminator Cathedral, in Antelias. Â After the service, the Catholicos lit a candle from the Altar, signifying Christâs Light, from which the faithful lit their candles and took with them to their homes. Â …
âTHROUGH HIS SACRIFICIAL DEATH ON THE CROSS, THE SON OF MAN PAVED THE WAY TO SALVATIONâ HIS HOLINESS ARAM I On Good Friday, April 19th, His Holiness Aram I presided over the commemoration of the Passion of Jesus and delivered his sermon, at St. Gregory the Illuminator Cathedral, in Antelias. Â In his message,…
âWE SHOULD APPLY THE MESSAGE OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRISTâS LOVE TO OUR PERSONAL AND COMMUNITY LIVESâ His Holiness Aram I Â On Maundy Thursday evening, April 18th, 2019, His Holiness Aram I presided over the Washing of the Feet Service at St. Gregory the Illuminator Cathedral, in Antelias. The service commemorates the act…
âArmashâ choir of the Armenian Theological Seminary had prepared a very special concert on this Holy Week, dedicated to the final days of Jesus Christ before His triumphal resurrection. On Holy Wednesday, April 17th, 2019, St. Gregory the Illuminator Cathedral reverberated the beautiful voices of around 20 Seminarians, led by Rev. Fr. Zaven Najarian …
On April 16th, 2019, Holy Tuesday service was conducted at St. Gregory the Illuminator Cathedral in Antelias, commemorating the Parable of the Ten Maidens. Ten young girls, who are Sunday School students, stood before the altar holding lanterns. As the priest read the Gospel of Matthew, five of the girls extinguished their lanterns, while…
His Holiness Aram IÂ expresses his deep sorrow over Notre Dame Cathedral fire to Pope Francis, the French government and its people.
On Palm Sunday, April 14th, the Catholicosate of Cilicia was crowded with its faithful, who had gathered there to mark the triumphant entrance of Jesus into Jerusalem. On this occasion, Archbishop Gomidas Ohanian celebrated the Divine Liturgy. Â After the traditional procession led by the Archbishop and the Seminarians and followed by a large number…
On Saturday, April 13th, 2019, His Holiness Aram I received the Canadian Armenian painter Bedros Arslanian and flutist Hampartsoum Djabourian, accompanied by philanthropist Krikor Djabourian. Â Arslanian had come to Antelias to present a painting to the Cilicia Museum dedicated to the memory of his father Armenag Arslanian, an Armenian Genocide survivor and one of…
On Thursday, April 11th, 2019, His Holiness Aram I received Gerard Tufenkjian, Chair of the Armenian General Benevolent Unionâs District Committee of Lebanon. The meeting was an opportunity to talk about the imperative to further expand the cooperation between the Catholicosate of Cilicia and AGBU.
His Holiness Aram I warmly welcomed the Italian Parliament’s resolution that called on the Italian Government to officially recognize the Armenian Genocide. He stated that this step is the victory of justice against denialism and disinformation campaigns led by Turkey that aims to distort the truth. His Holiness continued that human rights should not be…
On Wednesday, April 10th, 2019, His Holiness Aram I received a group of the Armenian Orhodox Church organizers of the diverse committees of the Taize International Ecumenical Conference. His Holiness Aram I commended their active participation at the gathering and talked about the role of the youth in the community and church life and…
On the evening of Wednesday, April 10th, 2019, His Holiness Aram I received the Ambassador of the Armenian Republic to Lebanon Vahagn Atabekyan. They discusses issues pertaining the current situation in Armenia, Artsakh, ArmeniaâDiaspora relations, and Lebanon, as well as the recent pontifical visit His Holiness had made to Aleppo.
On Tuesday, April 9th, 2019, His Holiness Aram I received the Saudi Ambassador to Lebanon Walid Bukhari. Present at the meeting were MP Hagop Pakradouni, the mayor of Bourdj Hamoud Mardig Boghossian, the director of the Information and Communication Department of the Catholicosate V. Rev. Bedros Manouelian and the Chancellor of the Catholicosate Khatchig Dedeyan,…
On Monday, April 8th, 2019, His Holiness Aram I received Vanik Berberian, the president of the Association of Rural Mayors of France (AMRF). Berberian was on a business trip to Lebanon heading a delegation to establish cooperation with the top five Lebanese villages. This was Vanik Berberianâs first visit to Lebanon. He is the…
On Saturday, April 6th, 2019, the Cilicia Museum in Antelias and the Armenian Genocide Orphansâ âAram Bezikianâ Museum in Byblos, participated in the âNight of the Museums, Lebanon 2019,â which was organized by the Ministry of Culture of Lebanon. More than 1200 people visited these two museums and toured in the footsteps of the Armenian…
On Sunday, April 7th, 2019, His Holiness Aram I presided over the Divine Liturgy commemorating the Feast of St. Gregory the Illuminatorâs Descent into the âKhor Virabâ Dungeon, at the Cathedral in Antelias. The Holy Liturgy was celebrated by Bishop Mesrob Sarkissian, the Catholicosal Vicar in United Arab Emirates and Qatar. Â Following the service,…
On Saturday, March 6th, 2019, His Holiness Aram I presided over the Vigil service held on the eve of the feast commemorating the descent of St. Gregory the Illuminator into the dungeon, at St. Gregory the Illuminator Cathedral in Antelias. On this feast, many faithful make a pilgrimage to Antelias, and it is solely on…
On Friday, April 5th, 2019, a high-level delegation representing the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Denmark visited the Catholicosate of Cilicia and met with His Holiness Aram I. The delegation consisted of the Bishop of Copenhagen, the Chair of the Ecumenical Relief Committee and the Representative of the Danish Church in the Middle East. Â The…
On Friday, April 5th, 2019, His Holiness Aram I received members of the Hamazkayin “Sos Sargsyan” State Theater Company from Armenia, who were invited to Lebanon by the Hamazkayin Lebanon to perform. Â His Holiness commended the Theater Company for their significant role in the fields of Armenian culture and art through theater. Having known…
