On Tuesday 28 April 2015, the attorney of the Catholicosate of Cilicia in Turkey submitted a brief to the Constitutional Court in Turkey, requesting the return of its Centre in Sis (Kozan). Convinced that recognition of the Genocide and compensation should go together, His Holiness Aram I, on the year of the 100th…
Publié dans le numéro spécial de l’Orient-Le Jour dédié à la 100ème anniversaire du Génocide Arménien, le vendredi, 24 avril 2015. Oui, la vérité dérange; mais le refus de la vérité dérange davantage encore. Après un siècle de recherches approfondies, de nombreuses conférences et de multiples publications, la Turquie doit enfin apprendre…
Saint Etchmiadzine le 23 Avril 2015 Au nom du père du Fils et du St Esprit Amen Vous qui, par la force du Saint Esprit, avez chassé le malin. La Sainte Eglise Apostolique Arménienne par son rite, par quelques mots très simples mais d’une grande profondeur, caractérise ainsi les Saints. IIs sont…
A legendary Armenian poet, Daniel Varoujan, before his murder by the Ottoman authorities in 1915, wrote: I firmly believe that the coming generations will create a new dawn for the Armenian people… . The history of the Armenian people of the past hundred years was marked by massacres and deportation; it was also marked by…
The following is a Summary of His Holiness Aram I’s message in Holy Etchmiadzin on 23 April 2015. “With the power of the Holy Spirit we repelled the evil” (Book of Hourly Prayers p.65), was the theme of His Holiness Aram I’s message during the Holy Liturgy of Sanctification of the Martyrs of the…
23 April 2015. His Holiness Aram I has gone to Armenia to join His Holiness Karekin II in bestowing sainthood on the martyrs of the 1915 Armenian Genocide. He left early this morning on a privately chartered plane, accompanied by several archbishops and bishops and priests of the brotherhood. His Holiness Aram I will return…
22 April 2015. On Wednesday morning, Minister Pharaon, accompanied by 50 civil society representatives, visited His Holiness Aram I. After he welcomed the guests, Catholicos Aram I spoke of the Armenian Genocide and the 100th Anniversary commemorations, and he thanked the Lebanese for welcoming the survivors. The Minister thanked the Catholicos and the contribution…
20 April 2015. In the morning, His Holiness Aram I received Armenian refugees from Syria with their former Prelate Archbishop, Suren Kataroyan, in the Main Hall of the Catholicosate. The Catholicos welcomed them and asked them to consider the Catholicosate their home. He then spoke of the significance of the Armenian community in Syria…
Following the Mass commemorating the 100th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide at St. Peter’s Basilica in the Vatican, where Pope Francis reaffirmed the Armenian Genocide, Catholicos Aram I was interviewed by the Vatican Insider newspaper. The interview covered the following issues: The statement of His Holiness the Pope and Turkey’s reaction to the statement; the…
13 April 2015. On Monday, before leaving Rome, His Holiness Aram I held three important meetings. He first met with Cardinal Pietro Porolin, the Secretary of State, and thanked him for Pope Francis I’s courageous words on the Armenian Genocide, and for his contribution to the statement. Archbishop Nareg Alemezian, Pontifical Delegate and Prelate of…
12 April 2015. In the morning, a special Mass was celebrated in Rome at St. Peter’s Papal Basilica to mark the 100th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide. A number of clergy, members of the diplomatic corps, the President of Armenia and a large number of Armenians arriving from different continents attended the service. Quoting a…
10 April 2015. His Holiness Aram I and his delegation left for Rome in response to the invitation of His Holiness Pope Francis I. On Sunday, 12 April, Pope Francis will commemorate the 100th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide in a special Mass at St. Peter’s Basilica in Rome. The delegation of Catholicos Aram I…
9 April 2015. On Thursday morning, three members of the Syriac National Political Party’s International Committee met with His Holiness Aram I, in the presence of Archbishop Sebouh Sarkissian, Prelate of Terhran. The Syriac representatives first introduced their party, the goals of which are to organize the diaspora and demand justice from Turkey for the…
8 April 2015. On Wednesday, representatives of the Interfaith Coalition of Religious Leaders met with His Holiness Aram I and invited him to a special event to be held on 12 April commemorating the 40th anniversary of the Lebanese civil war, which was to take place at the Martyr’s Square, a symbol of division during…
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5 April 2015. In his Easter sermon, His Holiness Aram I spoke of the Resurrection of Jesus as the triumph of the Truth, the promise of eternal life and the victory of light over darkness. He told the large number of faithful gathered at St. Gregory the Illuminator Cathedral for Easter Liturgy that those who…
1 April 2015. On Wednesday, Ambassador Homer Mavrommatis met with His Holiness Aram I. After discussing issues related to the region and Lebanon, Ambassador Mavrommatis conveyed the decision of the Cypriot government to accompany and support the just cause of the Armenia people.
2 April 2015. On Thursday morning, UN Special Rapporteur, Dr Heiner Bielefeldt, met with His Holiness Aram I at the Catholicosate in Antelias. Dr. Bielefeld was on an information-gathering mission on religious tolerance in the Middle East for a report he will be presenting to the UN Human Rights Council. In their discussion, His…
Upon hearing that the Cypriot parliament had voted unanimously to adopt a law criminalizing the negation of the Armenian Genocide, Catholicos Aram I wrote to President Nicos Anastasiades, thanking the people of Cyprus for their decision. In his letter, His Holiness Aram I noted that in 1975, Cyprus was the second country to recognize the…
The services, prayers and meditations of the Holy Week at St. Gregory the Illuminator Cathedral in Antelias reminded the faithful of the Gospel values and enriched them spiritually. The Maundy Thursday church services began in the morning with a celebration of the Canon of Repentance followed by the Eucharist, commemorating the Last Supper. In…
2 April 2015. On Thursday, His Holiness Aram I received Bishop Gabriel Gachia, who was accompanied by his assistant bishop. After the Catholicos gave an overview of the situation in the region and the country, they discussed the forthcoming visit of the Catholicos to the Vatican on 12 April 2015, where he will attend, with…
31 March 2015. During the evening service in Antelias on Great and Holy Tuesday, the Armenian Orthodox Church commemorated the parable of the Ten Maidens. After prayers and hymns on the theme, reminding the faithful to be prepared for the Day of Judgment, the priest read the parable (Matthew 25:14-30). As is the tradition, during…
On the occasion of the Easter, the Noursat Broadcast will be broadcasting via satellite the Holy Mass presided over by His Holiness Aram I. Place: St. Gregory Cathedral – Armenian Catholicosate of Cilicia – Antelias, Labanon. Time corresponding UTC (GMT): Sunday, April 05, 2015 at 1:00 pm To watch live via internet click here: http://www.noursat.tv/ar/receive-us.php?chid=2…
30 March 2015. On Palm Sunday over a thousand children holding palm leaves and candles, accompanied by their parents, came to celebrate Palm Sunday and join the procession. In his sermon, His Holiness Aram I reminded the faithful that Palm Sunday this year means not only the triumphant entry of Jesus into Jerusalem, but also…
25-26 March 2015, the members of the Board of the Christian Satellite Television in Arabic met in Izmir, Turkey. During the meeting, Archbishop Sebouh Sarkissian spoke of the 100th anniversary commemoration of the Armenian Genocide and said that had there not been the deportation and Genocide, Armenians, Greeks and Syriacs would have populated this whole…
