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HIS HOLINESS ARAM I RECEIVES AMBASSADOR KOCHARIANOn December 30 Ambassador Ashod Kocharian handed to Catholicos Aram I a letter from the Foreign Minister of Armenia. In his letter the Minister expressed his good wishes to the Catholicos for Christmas and New Year. The Ambassador also briefed the Catholicos on the visit of the President of Lebanon to Armenia. ... |
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New Pontifical appointments at the Catholicosate of CiliciaIn a Pontifical Letter His Holiness Aram I announced the two new appointments. V. Rev. Krikor Chiftjian was ordained in 1990 and served as staff bearer to Catholicos Aram I, taught at the seminary and was Dean: He was the Editor of ‘Hask’ the official quarterly of the Catholicosate, and Director of the Communication Department. He has published books and articles on ethical issues. Rev. Bartev Gülümian was ordained in 1995. ... |
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‘PARTICIPATING IN OUR COMMUNITY LIFE MEANS ACTING RESPONSIBLY AND WITH ACCOUNTABILITY’ Said Catholicos Aram I to the members of HEHOMAround one hundred persons, alumni and current members of the Armenian Church University Student Association (HEHOM) met on 27 December to celebrate Christmas and New Year together. The President of the Association, Mr. Hagop Handian, and the Director of the Youth Programme of the Catholicosate of Cilicia, Rev. Mesrob Sarkissian, ... |
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“TURKEY SHOULD LOOK AT ITS OWN RECORD ON HUMAN RIGHTS AND DENIAL,” Said Aram I in his TV InterviewOn Friday 23 December 2011, during an interview with OTV, the Lebanese station, and the Yerkir Media, His Holiness Aram I criticized the position of Turkey vis-à-vis the Middle East, and its response to the recent vote on the Armenian Genocide in the House of Representatives (USA) and the French Parliament Bill criminalizing Armenian Genocide Denial. He also challenged Turkey to look ... |
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HIS HOLINESS ARAM I RECEIVED REV. Dr. PAUL RUHANNA, GENERAL SECRETARY ELECT OF THE MIDDLE EAST COUNCIL OF CHURCHESOn Friday 23 December 2011, Rev. Dr. Paul Ruhanna visited His Holiness Aram I. Mrs. Seta Hadeshian, Director of the Diakonia and Social Justice Unit of MECC, accompanied him. Rev. Dr. Ruhanna will take office on 2 January 2012. The purpose of his visit was to inform His Holiness on his findings following his meetings with MECC staff, and his plans to implement the priorities set by the 10th Assembly. The General Secretary also ... |
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HIS HOLINESS ARAM I RECEIVES THE AMBASSADOR OF IRAN TO LEBANONOn Monday 19 December 2011, the Ambassador of Iran Qazanfar Roknabadi and his political attaché visited His Holiness Aram I to convey the good wishes of the Iranian authorities on the occasion of Christmas and New Year. The Ambassador also discussed the situation in the region. |
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THE DIRECTOR OF THE FOUNDATION FOR A CULTURE OF PEACE VISITS HIS HOLINESS ARAM IOn Friday 16 December 2011, His Holiness Aram I received in his office Mr. Manuel Manonelles, Director of the Foundation for a Culture of Peace, Barcelona and Mrs. Teny Simonian, Vice Moderator of the Ecumenical Committee of the Catholicosate of Cilicia. The purpose of the visit of was to ask the cooperation of the Catholicosate of Cilicia in organizing an international meeting in 2012 in Antelias. ... |
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HIS HOLINESS ARAM I WELCOMES THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA’S HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES BILL 306 ON CHURCH PROPERTYOn Wednesday 14 December 2011, in an interview with Yerkir Media Television in Armenia, His Holiness Aram I said, “The House Resolution 306 ‘urging the Republic of Turkey to safeguard its Christian heritage and to return confiscated church properties’, challenges not only Turkey’s failure to respect the Armenian, Greek, Assyrian and Syriac Church properties, but also the freedom of religious prayer and education. This is a major step towards the just solution of the Armenian Genocide.” ... |
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HIS HOLINESS ARAM I RECEIVES THE AMBASSADOR OF USAOn Tuesday evening the Ambassador of USA to Lebanon Maura Connelly, met with His Holiness Aram I. During the meeting they discussed the current situation in the region, particularly in Syria. They also discussed the position of the United States of America regarding the Armenian Genocide. |
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THE FUTURE OF CHRISTIANITY IN THE MIDDLE EASTThis is the text of the lecture His Holiness Aram I delivered at the University of California (UCLA) on October 18 2011). |
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HIS HOLINESS ARAM I RECEIVES THE PRESIDENT OF NEAR EAST WELFARE ASSOCIATIONOn Monday 5 December 2011, Msgr John E. Kozar, President of the Near East Welfare Association, an agency of the Holy See, met with His Holiness Aram I. Msgr Kozar was accompanied by the agency’s Middle East Director. The visitors and the Catholicos discussed the situation in the region and the new challenges to the churches. When asked how the Near East Welfare Association might cooperate with the local churches ... |
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‘THE RECENT STATEMENT OF THE FRENCH FOREIGN MINISTER IN TURKEY, CONTRADICTS FRANCE’S SUPPORT OF THE ARMENIAN GENOCIDE’, Said Aram I To the representative of the PMOn Monday 5 December 2011 the former Senator Adrien Gouteyron, representing the Prime Minister of France visited His Holiness Aram I. Mr. Gouteyron was on a special mission to be informed on the region and Christian presence. After Egypt, Lebanon was the next country. In response to Adrien Gouteyron’s question, Catholicos Aram I said, “Regime change ... |
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‘WE MUST SAFEGUARD THE UNITY OF OUR COMMUNITY AND GATHER AROUND THE CHURCH’, Stated Aram I in CyprusOn Friday 2 December 2011 in the evening, His Holiness Aram I presided over the 30th Anniversary celebrations of the founding of the St. Mary the Mother of God Church in Nicosia. Celebrations began with a spiritual concert by the Church choir and the reading of the Pontifical encyclical marking the occasion. At the end, in his message to the people his Catholicos Aram I said, “The Church must occupy a central place in our community ... |
