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HIS HOLINESS ARAM I CONGRATULATES PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN
His Holiness Aram I congratulated president Joe Biden on his inauguration as the 46th president of the United State of America. “We stand ready to work with you and your administration to protect our common values, strengthen U.S.-Armenia ties, and advance the...
THE CATHOLICOSATE OF CILICIA PARTICIPATES IN THE ASSEMBLY WORSHIP PLANNING COMMITTEE MEETING OF THE WORLD COUNCIL OF CHURCHES
The Worship Planning Committee of the WCC’s next General Assembly held its second meeting virtually, from January 11th to the 15th, 2021, in lieu of its planned physical gathering, due to the Coronavirus. V. Rev. Fr. Hrant Tahanian, Ecumenical Officer of the...
READING OF THE PONTIFICAL ENCYCLICAL DEDICATED TO THE YEAR OF ARTSAKH
His Holiness Catholicos Aram I declared 2021 “the year of Artsakh.” The Pontifical Encyclical was read at St. Gregory the Illuminator Cathedral in Antelias by Archbishop Shahan Sarkissian during the Divine Liturgy. The Pontifical Encyclical was also read in all...
ON THE OCCASION OF THE NEW YEAR HIS HOLINESS ARAM I EXHORTS THE FAITHFUL TO SEND DONATIONS TO THE CHILDREN OF ARTSAKH
People around the globe will be celebrating New Year’s Eve amid the Corona Virus Pandemic and economic crisis. Adding fuel to the fire, Armenians are enduring the trauma of the Artsakh war due to Azeri aggressions on Artsakh. Hence, based upon our...
HIS HOLINESS ARAM I CALLS UPON PRIME MINISTER NIKOL PASHINYAN TO RESIGN
In the presence of the Religious and Lay Councils of the Executive Council of the Catholicosate of Cilicia, we address our church and nation the following pontifical message: The Armenian people is in deep anguish: the sense of defeat has caused confusion and...
A CILICIAN BROTHERHOOD GATHERING PRESIDED OVER BY HIS HOLINESS CATHOLICOS ARAM I
On Saturday evening, December 5th, 2020, a Cilician Brotherhood gathering was held in the hall of Cilicia Museum, in the presence of His Holiness Aram I, to discuss topics related to a) religion and science, and b) faith and religion. During this gathering, 5...
