At the invitation of The Old Catholic Church of the Netherlands His Holiness Aram I departed to the Netherlands. He will give two lectures on ecumenism and the Middle East and preside over a meeting aimed at discussion of theological and socio-ethical issues. The meeting brings together theologians of the Old Catholic Church and…
On Friday evening, September 27th, 2019, a Cilician brotherhood meeting was held at St. Mary Monastery in Bikfaya presided over His Holiness Aram I, and attended by 5 bishops and 20 vartabeds (priests). Â Delivering the welcoming remarks, His Holiness expressed his pleasure over brotherhoodsâ perseverance in serving the community over the summer both in…
On Tuesday, September 24th, the Armenian Ambassador to Lebanon Mr. Vahagn Atabekyan paid His Holiness Aram I a condolence visit on the passing of the mother of the Catholicos.
His Holiness Aram I is closely following the renovation of the Cathedral of St. Gregory the Illuminator and the Cilicia Museum that are kindly being funded by church members from the Western Prelacy, namely by Mr. and Mrs. Hovsep & Elizabeth Boyadjian and Mr. and Mrs. Garo & SossĂ© Eshgiyan. Note that the restoration of…
On Thursday, September 19th, 2019, His Holiness Aram I received condolence visits from ministers, ambassadors, high ranking officials and representatives from the Armenian Community, over the passing of his mother. Â The Saudi Ambassador to Lebanon Walid bin Abdullah Bukhari also paid a condolence visit to the Catholicos. The visit was an opportunity to exchange…
On Wednesday, September 18th, 2019, the funeral service of Lousin Keshishian, the mother of His Holiness Aram I, took place in the Catholicosate of Cilicia. Present at the service were the representatives of the Lebanese President, the Prime Minister and the Speaker of the Parliament , religious leaders and representatives, the brotherhood, the National Central…
On September 17, 2019, His Holiness Patriarch Mor Ignatius Aphrem II visited His Holiness Aram I. to offer his condolences on the passing away of late Lousine Keshishian, mother of Aram I.
On the occasion of the 10th anniversary of the Hamazkayin Lucy Tutunjian Art Gallery and at the request of the Hamazkayin family, His Holiness Aram I decorated Mr. and Mrs. Garbis and Lucy Tutunjian with the âSt. Mesrob Mashdotsâ insignia for their significant contributions in the national, religious, cultural and social spheres of the Lebanese…
With a great pleasure we announce the release of the Persian translation of His Holiness Aram Iâs âThe Armenian Churchâ under the title «ÙÙÙŰłŰ§Ù Ű§Ű±Ù ÙÙ». Ordered by Archbishop Sebouh Sarkissian, prelate of the Armenian Prelacy of Tehran, the book is translated by Rev. Michel Aghamalian and is published thanks to the financial support of Mr.…
On Tuesday, September 10th, 2019, His Holiness Aram I received the United Nations Special Coordinator for Lebanon Mr. Jan Kubis, in Bikfaya. During the meeting they discussed the current situation in Lebanon, challenges of the Middle East, the Christian presence in the region, Christian-Muslim dialogue and the role of the UN on the international…
The Catholicosate of Cilicia is a stop for pilgrims coming from around the world. They visit and tour the Catholicosate in Antelias and the Monastery in Bikfaya, and learn about the mission of the Holy See of Cilicia in various fields. Â Recently, a group of clergymen from the Lutheran Church in Denmark visited…
On Saturday, September 7th, 2019, a special presentation was organized by the team of the project âSafeguarding the Survival of the Rescued Treasures of the Armenian Catholicosate of Sisâ entitled âLiving Manuscripts and their Environment,â with the attendance of His Holiness Aram I, at the Armenian Theological Seminary, in Bikfaya. Present were also the Cilician…
On Friday, September 6th, 2019, His Holiness Aram I received the UNIFIL Sector West Commander, Brigadier General Bruno Pisciotta, accompanied by two of his assistants. They talked about the UNâs UNIFIL mission in Lebanon in peacekeeping. Â The meeting was also an opportunity to talk about the UNIFIL Armenian troop. General Pisciotta spoke highly of…
In the recent week, a consultation meeting was held at the Catholicosate of Cilicia in Antelias between the Armenian Church and representatives from the National Organization of Organ Donation and Tissue Transplantation (NOD-LB) working under the umbrella of the Lebanese Ministry of Public Health. In attendance were H.G. Bishop Magar Ashkarian, Rev. Fr. Megerditch Keshishian…
