28 October 2105. On Wednesday evening Ambassador Martin Huth visited His Holiness in Antelias, in the presence of Dr Bedros Karajerjian, President of the Executive Council of the Catholicosate. Ā After an overview of the situation in Syria and Lebanon, His Holiness Aram I drew the attention of the Ambassador to the Armenian community in…
28 October 2015. On Wednesday the Chairperson of the Central Committee, Mr Hagop Tigranian, met with His Holiness Aram I. He was accompanied by Vice- Chairperson and Member of Lebanese Parliament, Sebouh Kalpakian, and Mr Yeghig Jerejian, a member of the Central Committee. During the meeting they discussed Armenia-Diaspora relations and the situation…
24 October 2015. On Saturday, the one-day conference was held in Antelias with the participation of youth from church organizations and movements in Lebanon. The purpose of the meeting was to discuss the Armenian Genocide and draw lessons for future action by youth. Ā In his opening speech, His Holiness Aram I congratulated members of…
24 October 2015. Upon the invitation of the Bishop of the Chaldean Diocese of Beirut, Michel Kassarji, His Holiness Aram I took part in the special prayers remembering the Chaldean victims of the Ottoman massacres. During the ceremony, speakers addressed the Ottoman atrocities with reference to the Armenian Genocide. Ā The message of His Holiness…
23 October 2015. On Friday morning the members of the Board and the General Director of the Foundation from New York, Mrs Irina Lazarian, met with His Holiness Aram I at the Main Hall of his residence. Ā Mrs Lazarian first thanked Catholicos Aram I for his support of the Howard Karaguezian foundation over the…
18-22 October 2015. On the occasion of the conference organized by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Greece, his Holiness Aram I held side meetings with representatives of the Assyrian Parliamentarians in Sweden, the President of Christian Parliamentarians in Iraq, the General Secretary of the World Council of Churches, and Presidents of other Faith Organizations…
21 October 2015. On Wednesday evening His Holiness visited St. Garabed Church in Fix for canonical prayers, accompanied by the Prelate, Archbishop Khoren Toghramadjian, and Very Rev. Housig Mardirossian, the Ecumenical Officer. The members of the Church Committees and the community welcomed the Catholicos at the entrance and accompanied him to the Church. Ā At…
22 October, 2015. In his address to Christian and Muslim leaders, representatives of different countries and international governmental and non-governmental organizations during the recent conference organized by the Greek authorities in Athens on the āReligious and Cultural Pluralism and Peaceful Coexistence in the Middle East,ā His Holiness Aram I said that the blame for the…
19 October 2015. On Monday His Holiness Aram I, accompanied by Archbishop Toghramadjian, the Prelate of Greece, and Mr Ara Mangoian, President of the Church Council, met with His Excellency Prokopis Pavlopoulos, the President of Greece. Ā The Catholicos thanked the President for his long-standing and faithful support of the Armenian cause, and he praised…
18 October, 2015. On Sunday evening His Holiness Aram I left for Athens upon the invitation of the government of Greece to take part in the conference on āReligious and Cultural Pluralism & Peaceful Coexistence in the Middle Eastā with the participation of Christian and Muslim leaders. Ā Catholicos Aram I arrived in Athens with…
15 October 2015. During the opening of the conference entitled āArmenian Genocide: From Recognition to Compensation,ā following the opening welcome of His Excellency President Serge Sarkissian and the message of His Holiness Catholicos Karekin II, Bishop Krikor Chiftjian, Prelate of the Diocese of Aderbadagan in Iran, read the message of His Holiness Catholicos Aram I.…
11 October 2015. Following the Sunday Liturgy of the Feast of Holy Translators, His Holiness Aram I, the clergy and the faithful went in procession to the pavilion where the Catholicos inaugurated the fair. Each year, the exhibition brings together Armenian publishers, writers, teachers and students in Lebanon, in order to express their commitment to…
The Anglican-Oriental Orthodox International Commission has held its fourth meeting from the 5th to 10th October 2015 at Gladstoneās Library, Hawarden, Wales. Ā The Commission greatly appreciates the welcome to his diocese given by the Right Reverend Gregory K Cameron, and the hospitality offered by the staff of the Library. Ā The Commission is also…
30 September 2015. On Saturday 26 September, the commemoration,ā100 years of solidarity between Armenian and Swiss people,ā was concluded with two events: a visit to Hundwil, where Jakob KĆ¼nzler was born, and a ceremony in Walzenhausen, where he had spent his youth. Ā The ceremony was held at the Reformed Church in Walzenhausen. Upon his…
30 September 2015. In a letter addressed to President Rouhani, His Holiness Aram I expressed the sorrow and sympathy of the Armenian community to the government and people of Iran upon the death of their beloved ones while on pilgrimage in Mecca, Saudi Arabia.
30 September 2015. On Friday 25 September, following ecumenical prayers at the Bern Cathedral, the President of the Federation of Swiss Protestant Churches (FEPS), Dr. Gottfried Locher, offered a dinner in honour of His Holiness Aram I. The guests included the Ambassador of France to Switzerland, the Roman Catholic and Old Catholic Bishops, the ChargĆ©…
30 September 2015. On Saturday 26 October His Holiness went to Hundwil, accompanied by his delegation, comprising of Archbishop Khoren Toghramadjian, Primate of the Diocese of Greece, Very Rev. Housig Mardirossian, the Ecumenical Relations Officer, Rev Bedros Manuelian, Head of the Audiovisual Department, Mr Hagop Pakradouni, a member of the Lebanese Parliament, Mrs Teny Pirri-Simonian,…
26 September 2015. In a message addressed to the Presidents of the Republics of Armenia and Karabagh, His Holiness Catholicos Karekin II, the Catholic and Protestant leaders, His Holiness Aram I transmitted his pontifical blessings, expressed his brotherly love and apologized for his absence. He reminded the Committee that his visit to Switzerland with the…
26 September 2015. On Saturday evening His Holiness Aram I met with Dr Gottfried Locher, President, of the Federation of Swiss Protestant Churches, at his hotel in Berne, accompanied by Pasteur Serge Fornerod, Director of External Relations of the Federation. Ā After a private meeting between His Holiness Aram I and Dr. Locher, the…
On Friday evening an ecumenical prayer of thanksgiving for the ā100 Years of solidarity Between the Swiss and Armeniansā was held at the Cathedral in Berne, in the presence of Holiness Aram I and his delegation consisting of: Archbishop Khoren Toghramadjian, the Ecumenical Officer Very Rev Housig Mardirossian, Rev Bedros Manuelian, Member of Parliament Hagop…
25 September 2015. On Friday morning His Holiness Aram I met with Claude HĆŖche, the President of the Swiss Council of States. His Holiness was accompanied by Dr. Gottfried Locher, President, of the Federation of Swiss Protestant Churches Mr Hagop Pakradouni, member of the Lebanese Parliament, Mrs Teny Pirri-Simonian, President of ARMENOFAS Swiss-Armenian Foundation and…
24 September 2015 evening. One hundred years after the Genocide, His Holiness Aram I expressed his gratitude to the people of the town of Begnins on behalf of the Armenian Church and people for receiving Armenian orphans of the Genocide and helping them settle in Switzerland. He declared, āIn the history of friendship between the…
