On October 29th to 31st, 2019, the Central Council of the National General Assembly convened at the Catholicosate, under the presidency of His Holiness Aram I. Ā Firstly, the Religious Council of the Central Council held its session on Tuesday, October 29th, 2019, and discussed the following topics: Christian education, ecumenical relations, youth involvement in…
The meetings of the Central Council of the Armenian Catholicosate of the Holy See of Cilicia in Antelias, Lebanon, presided by His Holiness Catholicos Aram I, warmly congratulates the adoption of the resolution by the U.S. House of Representatives recognizing the Armenian Genocide. This is indeed a pivotal achievement and a decisive step on…
On Tuesday, October 29th, 2019, the Central Committee of the National General Assembly convened at the Catholicosate, presided over by His Holiness Aram I. The Religious Council of the Assembly held its meeting on the first day, while Lay Council will meet on the second day, and finally, the Joint Assembly will convene on…
On October 8th to 10th, 2019, the Annual Conference of Secretaries of World Christian Communions was held in Christiansfeld, Denmark. V. Rev. Fr. Boghos Tinkjian participated at the conference on behalf of the Catholicosate of Cilicia, and presented the ecumenical initiatives and challenges, as well as future plans of the Church. Ā The upcoming annual…
With the blessing and upon the invitation of His Holiness Aram I, on Monday 14th and Tuesday 15th October, 2019, the meeting of the Oriental Orthodox Church Council in the Middle East was held at the Catholicosate of Cilicia, in Antelias. Ā Archbishop Nareg Alemezian, Prelate of Lebanon, Bishop Magar Ashkarian, Grand Sacristan of the…
āLet the whole world witness that while Turkish armed forces commit massacres in Syria, the Armenian army is serving for peace in Southern Lebanon” His Holiness Aram I Ā On Saturday, October 12th, 2019, the Armenian Troop of the UNIFIL peacekeeping mission in Lebanon, headed by the Armenian Ambassador in Lebanon H.E. Vahagn Atabekyan, visited…
On Monday, October 14th, 2019, His Holiness Aram I received Tristan Azbej, State Secretary for the Aid of Persecuted Christian, accompanied by Dr Geza Mihalyi, Ambassador of Hungary to Lebanon. Ā The purpose of the visit was to hear from His Holiness about the overall situation in the Middle East, especially regarding the challenges faced…
On Friday, October 11th, 2019, the Hamazkayin Central visited His Holiness Aram I. During the meeting, His Holiness commended the committeeās dedication to their mission in maintaining and spreading the Armenian Culture. In turn, the Hamazkayin Central expressed their gratitude for the cooperation they receive from the Armenian Prelacies of the Catholicosate of Cilicia. Ā …
Under the high auspices of His Holiness Aram I, renovations of St. Gregory the Illuminator Cathedral were carried out over the last few months thanks to the generous donation of Mr. and Mrs. Hovsep and Elizabeth Boyadjian from the Western Prelacy. The blessing of the Mother Cathedral was celebrated on Saturday, October 12th, 2019,…
On Friday morning, October 11th, His Holiness Aram I received the newly-appointed Norwegian Ambassador to Lebanon H.E. Ms. āŖLeni Stenseth. Ā His Holiness briefed the ambassador about the situation in the Middle East and Lebanon, as well as about the Armenian Church and its people.
His Holiness Aram I is in constant contact with the Catholicosal Vicar Rev. Fr. Levon Yeghiayan midst the Turkish military offensive in Syria and the humanitarian catastrophe it is causing. Ā Fr. Levon detailed the Catholicos about the situation stating that the Armenian populated area of Qamishli is not under immediate danger. He added that…
On October 8th, 2019, the Armenian Ambassador to Lebanon Vahagn Atabekyan visited His Holiness Aram I and delivered him a letter on behalf of the President of the Artsakh Republic Pako Sahakian. The meeting was also an opportunity totalk about the current phase of Armenia-Diaspora relations. Ā Ā
On Sunday, October 6th, 2019, under the auspices of His Holiness Aram I, an ordination and consecration ceremony was performed by Bishop Masis Zoboyan, Prelate of Peria (Syria), with V. Rev. Fr. Zaven Najarian as sponsor priest, during the Divine Liturgy at Sts. Forty Martyrs Cathedral in Aleppo, Syria. Deacon George Brikhanian was ordained and…
On Sunday, October 6th, a meeting was held in Geneva between the President of the Republic of Armenia H.E. Armen Sarkissian and His Holiness Aram I. The meeting was followed by a lunch.
On October 5th, 2019, a meeting took place between His Holiness Aram I and the representatives of the UN office for Syria, in Geneva. The focus of discussion was the implementation of UN Security Council Resolution (2254) which calls the drafting of a new constitution for Syria. A committee composed of 50 representing the government,…
The two-days theological discussion between the Armenian Church, Catholicosate of Cilicia and the Union of Utrecht was concluded on Thursday afternoon, October 3rd, 2019. Ā These sessions commenced two years ago at the Catholicosate, in Antelias, upon the proposition of the Old Catholic Church, and aim to bring clarification about the churches’ position and theology…
Continuing his official visit to the Netherlands, on Wednesday morning, October 2nd, 2019, His Holiness Aram I, along with the Archbishop of Utrecht of the Old Catholic Church of the Netherlands, Joris Vercammen, met with the Chair of the parliament committee of the ruling partyās foreign relations, in the Hague, where they talked about issues…
Upon the invitation of the Archbishop of Utrecht of the Old Catholic Church of the Netherlands, Joris Vercammen, His Holiness Aram I departed to the Netherlands. Ā At the airport, the Catholicos was received by the Archbishop and, together with the delegation accompanying His Holiness, they proceeded to Utrecht, where the headquarters of the Old…
