His Holiness Aram I will Attend the 2nd International Conference on “Religious and Cultural Pluralism and Peaceful Coexistence in the Middle East” in Athens

His Holiness Aram I accepted the invitation by the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Greece Mr. Nikolas Kotzias to attend the 2nd International Conference on “Religious and Cultural Pluralism and Peaceful Coexistence in the Middle East.” Bishop Kegham Khatcherian, the Prelate of Greece, and V. Rev. Mesrob Sarkissian, Pontifical Vicar for the United Arab Emirates…

“WHY WOULD THE EUROPEAN COURT OF HUMAN RIGHTS SO EASILY REJECT OUR CASE, KNOWING THAT NO LAWYER WOULD DARE TO BRING SUCH A CASE BEFORE THE TURKISH COURTS?”

  HIS HOLINESS ARAM I   Brussels. Addressing the conference on the Armenian Cause at the European Parliament in Brussels on Thursday 19 October 2017, His Holiness Aram I said, “the Armenian Genocide is no longer an exclusive concern of Armenian-Turkish relations; this well-documented fact of history, the first genocide of the 20th Century, has…

The General Secretary of the Protestant Church in Netherlands, Dr. René de Reuver, visits His Holiness Aram I

On October 6, 2017, the General secretary of the Protestant Church in the Netherlands, Dr. RenĂ© de Reuver, accompanied by the Program Officer, Mr Feiji Duim, and the Communication Advisor and Officer, Mr Rob van Ooijen, met with His Holiness Aram I.   The Catholicos and his two guests discussed the situation of the Christian…

The Armenian Catholicosate of The Holy See of Cilicia will Mark The Centenary of The First Independent Republic of Armenia

Antelias – On April 2018, celebrations will begin with a Pan-Armenian Conference in Antelias, which will bring together historians, academics, community leaders, and government officials from Armenia, Artsakh and the Diaspora. The participants will analyse the historical circumstances that led the creation of the first independent republic of Armenia on 28 May 1918. They will…

His Holiness Aram I Receives the Newly Elected Committee of the Armenian Church University Students Association (ACUSA)

On October 1, 2017, the newly elected committee of ACUSA, accompanied by their spiritual advisor Rev. Tatoul Kardanakian, met with His Holiness Aram I to ask for his blessings. Welcoming the new members of the committee, His Holiness congratulated ACUSA for their efforts to assemble the Armenian university students around the church’s structure and spirituality.…

His Holiness Aram I Receives The Representative of His Holiness Tawadros II of the Coptic Orthodox Church

On 30 September, 2017, His Holiness Aram I met with Dr Gerges Saleh, the ecumenical representative of the Coptic Orthodox Church and former General Secretary of the Middle East Council of Churches (MECC). Dr Saleh, representing His Holiness Tawadros II, and the Catholicos discussed the MECC and ecumenical and inter-religious issues related to the churches…