On Tuesday, August 31st, 2021, a consultation meeting on humanitarian assistance to our community in Lebanon was held between H.E. Archbishop Anoushavan Tanielian – Prelate of the Eastern Prelacy of the USA, H.G. Bishop Torkom Donoyan – Prelate of the Western Prelacy of the USA, and H.E. Archbishop Shaheh Panossian – Prelate of Lebanon, in…
His Holiness Aram I addressed a special letter to the Prelates of the Eastern and Western Prelacies of the United States, Archbishop Anoushavan Tanielian and Bishop Torkom Donoyan, and the Executive Councils, requesting the Prelates՛ presence at the monastery of Antelias to further their awareness of the plight of the Lebanese Armenian community and give…
On Sunday evening, August 22nd, 2021, His Holiness Catholicos Aram I chaired the meeting of the Armenian Theological Seminary’s Dean and the board of supervisors in Bikfaya to discuss academic strategies and projects towards the mission and vision of the Seminary for the upcoming academic year. The main topics of the meeting included the…
On Wednesday evening, August 18th, 2021, His Holiness Catholicos Aram I met with Armenian Revolutionary Federation (ARF) Bureau member Hagop Khatcherian and ARF Western United States Central Commitee Chairperson Daron Der Khatchadourian. They discussed issues pertaining to the Armenian Diaspora, in particular to the Armenians of California and to the efforts carried out to support…
On Tuesday, August 17th, 2021, His Holiness Aram I received the the president of the AGBU Lebanon Gerard Tufenkjian. During the meeting, the president briefed His Holiness on the activities and the upcoming projects of the Union in Lebanon, while Aram I expressed his hope that the Catholicosate and the AGBU maintain…
On Saturday morning, August 14th, the Polish Ambassador to Lebanon Przemysław Niesiołowski, accompanied by the Consul and the head of the Ministry of Culture of Poland, as well as Matchey Boghosovitch, representative of the Poland’s Armenian community, visited His Holiness Aram I. The guests and His Holiness discussed matters concerned to Lebanon-Poland relations and…
On Saturday, August 14th, His Holiness Aram I presided over the Feast of the Assumption of The Virgin Mary and the pilgrimage day of St. Mary Monastery. Despite Lebanon’s multilayered crisis, the faithful were gathered at the Monastery, and many were following only to ask for the Holy Mother’s intercession to her Son Jesus…
On Friday, August 13th, 2021, His Holiness Aram I received the Ambassador of Armenia to Lebanon Vahagn Atabekyan and the Ambassador of Lebanon to the Vatican Dr. Farid al-Khazen, respectively. The Ambassador of Armenia and His Holiness discussed issues pertaining to Armenia’s internal affairs and to the Armenia-Diaspora relations, while with the Ambassador…
On Friday, August 13th, 2021, on the occasion of the feast of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary and the Pilgrimage Day of St. Mary Monastery, blessing of salt and incense took place by the Cilician brothers, and in attendance of the Seminarians and the faithful, in Bikfaya. It is noteworthy to mention that…
The Executive Committee of MECC held its meeting online on August 3rd, 2021. H.G. Bishop Mesrob Sarkissian – the chair of the Gulf churches Fellowship – and Dr. Jean Salmanian – member of the Ecumenical Committee of the Catholicosate and member of ExComm of the MECC – participated in the meeting on behalf of the…
On Monday, August 9th, 2021, His Holiness Aram I sent letters to the Prime Minister, the President and the Archbishop of Greece expressing his sorrow and concern regarding the devastating fire currently raging across Greece, and offering his prayers for the victims of the wildfires.
On Tuesday, August 3rd, 2021, His Holiness Catholicos Aram I received the following guests respectively: -The director and administrative board of Labora, a Christian humanitarian NGO -The committee of Masis Sports Association -H.E. Archbishop Khoren Doghramadjian, the Pontifical Vicar of Cyprus -Carla Khijoyan, Programme Executive for the Middle East at the World Council of…
His Holiness Aram I is invited as a keynote speaker at the G20 Interfaith Forum. Catholicos Aram I will speak about: “The role of religious leaders and institutions in responding to crisis in the Arab Region”. The G20 Interfaith Forum will take place between September 12-14, 2021 in Bologna, Italy. Participants include religious leaders,…
