On Thursday 30 May 2013, the President of Armenia, Serge Sarkissian, chaired the annual meeting of the Armenia Fund and the Committee for the 100 Years Commemoration of the Genocide. Ā Archbishop Sebouh Sarkissian, Prelate of Tehran, represented His Holiness Aram I at the two meetings.
On 29 May 2013, the director of the Christian Education Department and conductor of Shenorhali Choir, Rev. Torkom Donoyan, and two members of the Choir presented to His Holiness Aram I the first copy of the CD. The CD includes hymns, melodies and songs from the Armenian liturgy and ancient music performed by the choir,…
On 29 May 2013, Ambassador Ashod Kocharian met with His Holiness Aram I. They discussed Armenia-Diaspora relations and the situation in Lebanon.
On Sunday, 26 May, Catholicos Aram I attended the public celebration of 28 May and the 95th anniversary of the Armenian Athletics and Scouts organization. In his public address, His Holiness shared three concerns. He first congratulated HOMENETMEN for living up to their motto, āElevate yourself and elevate the othersā by teaching youth…
āOUR PEOPLEāS FAITH, DETERMINATION AND VISION ARE CONSTANTLY RENEWED BY REMEMBERING 28 MAYā SAID HIS HOLINESS ARAM I On Sunday, 26 May 2013, celebrations to mark 28 May, Armenian Independent Day, began in the morning with the Holy Liturgy celebrated by Rev. Hovhannes Saghdejian. His Holiness Aram I then presided over the Memorial…
On Saturday, 25 May 2013, 40 persons representing churches in Denmark, Gemany, India, Indonesia, Norway, Sweden, the United Kingdom and the U.S.A met with His Holiness Aram I. The Protestant President of the Middle East Council of Churches (MECC), representatives of the Executive Committee and the General Secretary accompanied the delegation. Ā Catholicos Aram I…
On Saturday 25 May, Metropolitan Anba Bishoy, the Ecumenical Officer of the Coptic Orthodox Church, met with His Holiness Aram I. After presenting the brotherly greetings of Pope Tawadros II, the Metropolitan briefed the Catholicos on the difficult situation of the Coptic Orthodox community in Egypt. In their discussion, the Catholicosate stressed the importance of…
On Friday, 24 May 2013, Rt. Rev. Dr. Munib Younan met with His Holiness Aram I. The Bishop, who is also a President of the Middle East Council of Churches (MECC), representing the Evangelical family of Churches, first spoke of the political situation in the Holy Land and the plight of Christians there. The two…
On Friday 24 May 2013, the Chaldean Catholic Patriarch Louis Raphael Sako and Rev. Dr. Olav Fykse Tveit, the General Secretary of the World Council of Churches, met with His Holiness Aram I in Antelias. They were accompanied by Archbishop Avak Assadourian, Armenian Prelate of Iraq and by the Locum Tenens of the Syriac Orthodox…
On Thursday 23 May 2013, the International Conference on āChristian Presence and Witness in the Middle Eastā opened in Beirut. The conference was organized by the World Council of Churches and the Middle East Council of Churches. Around two hundred persons from Europe, North America and Africa were invited. Rev. Masis Choboyan read the…
On Sunday 19Ā May 2013, on Pentecost Day, during the Holy Liturgy, six sub deacons, from the graduating class of the seminary, were elevated to the rank of deacon. The sub deacons came to the altar on their knees to receive the rank. Ā After the liturgy, the new deacons, led by Archbishop Gorun Babyan…
On Saturday morning a delegation representing the Executive Committee of the Party, Mr. Mike Kharabian (Chair person) and Mr. Haroutiun Yerganian (a member) met with His Holiness Aram I in his office. Ā They discussed plans for the 100th anniversary commemoration of the Genocide, Armenia-Diaspora relations and cooperation between the Armenian political parties. Catholicos…
As part of the celebrative events of 2013, Year of the Armenian Mother, around 200 women met with His Holiness Aram I. After his warm welcome, the Catholicos said, āCelebrating the year of the Armenian Mother should become integral to our daily lives. The Armenian mother is the foundation of our nation and, hence, should…
On Saturday 15 May 2013, representatives of churches and communities from Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Qatar, Sharja, Kuwait and Bahrain met in Abu Dhabi. Rev. Mesrob Sarkissian, the Pontifical Delegate for Qatar and the United Arab Emirates, represented the Catholicosate of Cilicia. Ā On the eve of the meeting, the new General Secretary of the…
On 11 May a delegation representing the Catholicosate of Cilicia left for Artzakh to inaugurate the “New Cilicia” village, a recently renovated intermediary school and 32 houses for young families and widows of the war. The repopulation of the village is a joint project between the government of Artzakh and the Catholicosate of Cilicia. …
On Tuesday, 14 May 2013, the Ambassador of Romania visited His Holiness Aram I. They discussed the situation in the region, the formation of a new government and the proposed change in Lebanonās electoral law. Ā They then talked about the historical relationship between the Orthodox Church in Romania and the Armenian Orthodox Church.…
On Saturday 11 May in the evening, His Holiness Aram I received 200 young members of the Armenian Revolutionary Federation movement. Ā After welcoming the youth and the movement leaders, Catholicos Aram I urged them to incorporate their cultural and spiritual heritage as they carry out their important role of shaping the future of…
On Friday 10 May 2013, the Executive Committee met, headed by Maronite Bishop Samir Mazloum. The Assembly was created six years ago with the aim of coordinating the activities and the human and material resources of Christian communities in the region in order to contribute effectively to their societies. The Holy See of Cilicia is…
The Committee, jointly appointed by His Holiness Karekin II, Holy See of Etchmiadzin, and His Holiness Aram I, Holy See of Cilicia, met for the fifth time in Holy Etchmiadzin 7-8 May 2013. Ā The two Co-Chairs, Archbishop Yeznik Bedrossian (Holy See of Etchmiadzin) and Archbishop Sebouh Sarkissian (Holy See of Cilicia) presided over…
On Friday, 3 May, Dr. Michel Jalkh met with His Holiness Aram I in in Antelias. Dr. Jalkh was recently elected as the General Secretary of the MECC by the Executive Committee at its meeting in Antelias, following the resignation of Rev. Paul Rohanna. The General Secretary wanted to discuss the situation in the region…
