“The Holy See of Cilicia, which was a Refugee a hundred years ago, today thrives and affirms its vocation and dedication to serve the Armenian Church, the homeland and the diaspora,” said His Holiness Aram I Antelias – 22 August 2015. After participating in the activities organized around the feast of the Assumption,…
10 August 2015. On Monday morning His Holiness Aram I received Sheikh Hussein Ahmed Chehadeh, General Secretary of “Encounter between Religions,” and committee members of the organization. The V. Rev. Housig Mardirossian, Director of Ecumenical Relations Office, and Dr Jean Salmanian, member of the Ecumenical Relations Committee of the Catholicosate of Cilicia, were also…
The Feast of Mary the Mother of God and the related pilgrimage to St. Mary’s monastery in Bikfaya takes on a special meaning this year. Pilgrims from all over the world are arriving to celebrate the feast at the newly renovated monastery, which has been embellished with monuments dedicated to the 1915 Armenian Genocide and…
On Friday morning the General Secretary of the MECC, Dr. Michel Jalekh, and Dr. Michel Nseir, from the WCC, met with His Holiness Aram I to discuss matters linked to the two Councils and the region. In connection with issues related to the strengthening cooperation between the two Councils, they discussed the possibility of…
On Thursday morning, 50 pilgrims from Uruguay arrived at St. Mary’s monastery in Bikfaya. After visiting the newly constructed Genocide Memorial, they met with His Holiness Aram I. The Catholicos welcomed the pilgrims and spoke fondly of his first visit to Uruguay. He also expressed once more his gratitude to the people of Uruguay for…
On Wednesday morning Ambassador Homer Mavrommatis met with His Holiness Aram I at St. Mary’s Monastery in Bekfaya. During the meeting they discussed issues related to the Armenian community in Cyprus, activities linked to the 100th anniversary commemorations of the Armenian Genocide, as well as issues related to the situation in Cyprus, Lebanon and the…
27 July 2015. On Monday evening His Holiness Aram I went to the Bzommar Monastery to congratulate Bishop Gregory Petros XX Ghabroyan on his election as Patriarch of the Armenian Catholic Church. The Catholicos was accompanied by the Prelate of Lebanon, Bishop Shahé Panossian, the Peria (Syria) Archbishop, Shahan Sarkissian, the director of the Printing…
25 July 2015. On Saturday morning, at St. Mary’s Monastery in Bikfaya, His Holiness Aram I received 50 theology students from Egypt, Lebanon, Morocco, Sudan and a number of European countries. He lectured on the topic, “The Ecumenical Movement: Historical Overview and Present Challenges.” The lecture was part of the programme on Ecumenical Formation organized…
25 July 2015. On Friday evening, after visiting the Catholicosate of Cilicia, Mr Dzaroukian met with His Holiness Aram I in the evening at St. Mary’s Monastery in Bikfaya. The meeting took place in the presence of the prelates of Lebanon and Peria (Syria), members of the Executive Council of the Catholicosate of Cilicia and…
21 July 2015. Following the commemorative events of the weekend, on Tuesday morning Catholicos Aram I and Abuna Matthias held a working meeting in Antelias. The Ambassador of Ethiopia and several bishops accompanied the Patriarch; Archbishop Nareg Alemezian, Prelate of Cyprus, Very Rev. Housig Mardirossian, the Ecumenical Officer, Chancellor Khatchik Dedeyan and Trustee Mr Vahé…
19 July 2015. The commemorative events concluded Sunday evening with a concert at the monument of the Armenian Genocide Martyrs compound in Bikfaya, led by Maestro Harout Fazlian, the artistic director and principal conductor of the Beirut Symphony Orchestra; soprano Hasmig Babyan and tenor Parsegh Toumanian were the feature singers. The concert was held…
19 July 2105. On Sunday morning, His Holiness Aram I presided over the Holy Liturgy at St. Gregory the Illuminator Cathedral in the presence of the visiting patriarchs, ecumenical and political representatives, the Armenian pilgrims arriving from different parts of the world and the local faithful. His Beatitude Pope Tawadros II, Coptic Orthodox Church…
18 July 2015. In the Armenian Church the Holy Muron is prepared and blessed every seven years. The ceremony this year acquired a special meaning because it symbolized the anointment of the one-and-a-half million martyrs of the Armenian Genocide and the recommitment of Armenians to the cause of demanding justice on their behalf. The…
18 July 2015. On Saturday morning, His Holiness Aram I, accompanied by a large number of international and local guests, arrived in Byblos to inaugurate the newly established museum at the Birds Nest Orphanage. The official guests included heads of Churches, ecumenical representatives, prelates of the dioceses of the Catholicosate of Cilicia in Diaspora, Maronite…
On Friday, until late in the evening, patriarchs, spiritual heads, general secretaries and representatives of ecumenical organizations, and other guests continued to arrive in Beirut from abroad. During the day His Holiness Aram I held private meetings with the following hierarchs and representatives: Abuna Mathias I, the Ethiopian Orthodox Church, His Beatitude Theodoros II,…
11 July 2015. On Saturday morning, Mrs Ida Alamuddin, granddaughter of Jacob Kunzler, and her two sons, accompanied by the president of the Board of Bird’s Nest, Mrs Seta Khedeshian, and the archivist, Garo Derounian, visited His Holiness Aram I. Born in the Swiss hamlet of Hundwil, Jacob Kunzler, who was a carpenter, a…
On the occasion of the Blessing of the Holy Muron (Holy Chrism), the Noursat Broadcast will be broadcasting LIVE via satellite the Holy Mass presided over by His Holiness Aram I. Place: St. Mary Monastery, Bikfaya, Lebanon Time corresponding UTC (GMT): Saturday, July 18, 2015 at 5:00 pm To watch live via internet click here:…
On the occasion of the Blessing of the Holy Muron (Holy Chrism), the Noursat Broadcast will be broadcasting LIVE via satellite the Holy Mass presided over by His Holiness Aram I. Place: St. Mary Monastery, Bikfaya, Lebanon Time corresponding UTC (GMT): Saturday, July 18, 2015 at 5:00 pm To watch live via internet click here:…
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11 July 2015. On Saturday evening, Patriarch Aphrem II accompanied by clergy from Syria and Lebanon visited His Holiness Aram I at the St. Mary’s Monastery in Bikfaya. The Patriarch thanked the Catholicos for his presence at the conference commemorating the 100th anniversary of the Syriac Genocide in Turkey, and then they discussed ways for…
On Sunday, 12 July 2015, during the Holy Liturgy, His Holiness Aram I authorized the granting of the first four ranks of Vartabed to thirteen priests. Before the chanting of the Lord’s Prayer by the celebrant, Bishop Krikor Chiftjian, Prelate of the Diocese of Aderbadagan in Iran, Very Rev. Sipan Ketchejian, the Dean of the…
Two days ago a delegation representing the Christian communities in Belgium, led by Bishop Charles Clément Boniface, met with Catholicos Aram I. The purpose of the visit was to learn about Christian Communities in Lebanon. After introducing the vocation and mission of the Catholicosate of Cilicia and the current challenges in Lebanon, His Holiness…
On July 6 2015, a three-day conference on the Syriac Genocide, entitled “Martyrdom and Faith,” began at Holy Spirit University of Kaslik, Lebanon, in the presence of six Christian Religious Heads of the region. During the opening session, His Holiness Aram I spoke to the conference, addressing the following points: In legal terms, the…
2 July 2015. On Thursday morning a delegation headed by the Locum Tenens Archbishop Krikor Garboyan, five archbishops and attorney Jack Choukhadarian visited His Holiness Aram I to thank him for having taken part in the funeral of late Patriarch Nesers Bedros the XIX Tamouni. During their conversation they discussed issues related to the…
1 July 2015. On Wednesday, Prof Taner Akçam met with the members of ACUSA at the Cilicia Museum Hall. The gathering was jointly organized by the Department of Communication of the Catholicosate of Cilicia, and ACUSA as part of the events dedicated to the theme “ The Armenian Genocide from Recognition to Restitution.” Ms Patel…
Aztag Armenian Daily Newspaper “The main purpose of the lawsuit is to demand the return of the See of the Catholicosate of Cilicia and not financial compensation,” stated Prof. Sofuoglu 1 July 2015. On Wednesday morning, a Press Conference organized by the Communication Department of the Catholicosate of Cilicia was held at the Cilicia Museum Hall…
30 June 2015. On Tuesday evening His Holiness Aram I presided over a special event on the Armenian Genocide organized by the communication department of the Catholicosate of Cilicia. Professor Taner Akçam, Professor of History and the Robert Aram, Marianne Kaloosdian and Stephen and Marian Mugar Chair in Armenian Genocide Studies at Clark University, spoke…
30 June 2015. On Monday, Minister Hagopian, accompanied by ambassador Ashot Kocharian, visited His Holiness Aram I in Antelias. The meeting focussed on two issues: the recent popular protests in Yerevan against the energy price rise announced by the government and Armenia-Diaspora relations.
28 June 2018. On Sunday, during the Holy Liturgy at St. Gregory the Illuminator Cathedra, the Catholicosate of Cilicia celebrated the 20th Anniversary of the election and consecration of His Holiness Aram I. During his celebration of the Holy Liturgy, Bishop Torkom Donoyan, the Dean of the Seminary performed the special Thanksgiving ritual. In…
26 June 2015. On Friday morning, Ambassador François Barras met with His Holiness Aram I. His Holiness briefed him on the forthcoming events commemorating the 100th anniversary of the Genocide in cooperation with the Swiss Churches in Switzerland and the Swiss-Armenian foundation, ARMENOFAS. His Holiness said that he would be presiding over three events to…
24 June 2015. His Holiness received Ambassador Ashod Kocharian and Mr Stephan Der Bedrossian, the vice president of the Committee organizing the pan-Armenian games. After discussing Armenia-Diaspora relations, the ambassador described the programme of the forthcoming torch-bearing ceremony to be held in front of the Martyrs memorial Chapel in Antelias.
23 June 2015. On Monday evening, the graduation ceremony was held in Bikfaya in the presence of members of the brotherhood, family and friends. The Rev. Shenorhk Ashekian, Director of Student Affairs, welcomed the guests to the newly renovated monastery. After Dean Rev. Torkom Donoyan presented the 85th annual report, he invited the student speaker…
We must assume collective responsibility and safeguard our Armenian language and values Said Catholicos Aram I 21 June 2015. On Sunday a special ceremony for the distribution of awards and certificates was held under the auspices of His Holiness Aram I. The Main Hall of the Catholicossate was packed with the clergy, members of…
21 June 2015. On Sunday during liturgy, with the blessing of His Holiness Aram I five proto deacons were ordained to become deacons. During the Holy Liturgy celebrated by Archbishop Kegham Khatcherian, Rev. Shenorhk Ashekian led the candidates to the Alter. The ordination began with presentation of the candidates and their oath to renounce worldly…
19 June 2015. On Friday His Holiness Aram I was the speaker at the conference dedicated to the Armenian Cause, organized by the Committee for the Defense of the Armenian Cause (CDCA). The conference was held at the Republic Hall of the French Parliament in Paris. Bruno Le Roux, Head of Socialist Group in Parliament…
A delegation headed by Archbishop Kegham Khatcherian went to Damscus 13-14 June to represent His Holiness Aram I during the two-day commemorations in remembrance of the 100th anniversary of Martyrs of the Assyrian Genocide and the blessing of the Holy Muron. Among the many guests, the Armenian Church was present through the representatives of Catholicoi…
Archbishop Nareg Alemezian, member of the Executive Committee of the WCC, participated in a meeting held in Holy Etchmiadzin, Armenia from the 4th to the 7th of June 2015. Archbishop Vicken Aykazian of Holy Etchmiadzin also represented the Armenian Church. His Holiness Catholicos Karekin II welcomed the committee and thanked the WCC and its member…
14 June 2015. On Sunday, during the Holy Liturgy, students of the higher classes of the seminary were ordained as acolytes and sub-deacons. Following the singing of the Lords Prayer, Rev. Father Karekin Shekherdemian led the candidates to the altar. After the reading of prayers and chanting of hymns, Archbishop Norayr ordained the acolytes with…
The Catholicosate of the Holy See of Cilicia issues this statement to clarify any misconceptions as to the nature and purpose of its claim for the return of its historical Seat in Sis (present-day Kozan in Turkey), currently pending before the Turkish Constitutional Court. The lawsuit claims the right of ownership and religious worship with…
At the end of his pastoral visit to the East coast of the United States of America and before leaving the continent, Catholicos Aram I addressed the Assembly of the Church Council of the Eastern Prelacy meeting at St. Stephan’s Church in Boston. Archbishop Choloyan thanked the Catholicos for his visit, which, he said, had…
The Vice President Executive Office Building Washington, DC 20501 Dear Vice President Biden, It is with profound sorrow that I learned of the death of your son Beau Biden on Saturday after his valiant battle with brain cancer. I felt saddened by the loss of a young life—a man who has given so much devotion…
During his visit to Ottawa, His Holiness Aram I met with Dr. Andrew Bennett, the Ambassador of the Office of Religious Freedom in Canada. Among the attendants at this meeting were, Jeremy Adler, Deputy Director, Office of Religious Freedom, Office of Religious Freedom, Mark Gwozdecky, Director General, Middle East & Maghreb, Kevin Hamilton, Director, Europe…
His Holiness Aram I visited the Senate of Canada, where he met with the Speaker of the Senate of Canada Mr. Leo Housakos. His Holiness and the Speaker exchanged their concerns and views. Mr. Housakos spoke about the tenacity of the Armenian community, as well as multiculturalism and the integration of the people in Canada.…
His Holiness Aram I met with Jason Kenney, Minister of National Defense of Canada. His Holiness and Minister Kenney reflected on their meeting in Antelias, Lebanon back in August 2014, during the Minister’s special mission to assess the political situation and to discuss the problems of Christian communities in the region. His Holiness and Minister…
His Holiness Aram I met with the Right Honourable Mr. Stephen Harper, Prime Minister of Canada, on 03 June 2015, in Ottawa-Canada. On the occasion of the hundredth anniversary of the Armenian Genocide, the Pontiff expressed his gratitude to the Prime Minister for Canada’s recognition of the Armenian Genocide. He also shared with the Prime…
On Monday morning, His Holiness Aram I, accompanied by Archbishop Oshagan and the other members of his delegation, went to meet the students and faculty of St. Stephen School. Upon their arrival, they were greeted by Rev. Antanik Baljian, members of the School Board, Mrs Houri Boyamian, director of the school, and the faculty. After…
On Sunday His Holiness Aram I celebrated the Holy Liturgy and preached at the St. Stephen’s Church in Boston. Archbishops Oshagan Choloyan and Moushegh Mardirossian served on the altar and more than a thousand Armenians residing in the area attended the Holy Liturgy. In his sermon, the Catholicos referred to the command of Jesus,…
28 May 2015. On Thursday at the Armenian Centre in Boston, Catholicos Aram I presided over a gathering to remember the first Republic of Armenia (1918-1922) since the fall of the Kingdom of Cilicia. The prelates of the Eastern and Western Prelacies of the United States of America and the Prelacy of Canada, members…
In response to a request from the Armenian National Committee of the USA (Hay Tad), during the commemoration of the First Republic of Armenia, Catholicos Aram I honoured Mr. John Marshall Evans with the insignia ‘Knight of Cilicia’ for his courageous defence of human rights and support for the recognition of the Armenian Genocide that…
28 May 2015. On Thursday at the Armenian Centre in Boston, Catholicos Aram I presided over a gathering to remember the first Republic of Armenia (1918-1922) since the fall of the Kingdom of Cilicia. The prelates of the Eastern and Western Prelacies of the United States of America and the Prelacy of Canada, members…
26 May 2015. On Tuesday evening, His Holiness Aram I and his delegation arrived at the All Saints Church in Chicago, where Rev. Sahakian, the parish priest, members of the church council, the scouts and the faithful greeted him. After the blessing of the salt and the bread, the Catholicos and his delegation entered…
24 May 2015. On Sunday, Catholicos Aram I visited the three-day study camp for Armenian youth. He was accompanied by his delegation, consisting of Archbishop Oshagan Choloyan, Eastern Prelacy, Bishop Anoushavan Tanielian, Vicar General of the Eastern Prelacy, Very Rev. Housig Mardirossian, the Ecumenical Officer, and Rev. Bedros Manuelian staff-bearer and Mr. Jack Mardoyan, the…
On Saturday 23 May 2015, Archbishop Yeprem Tabakian led a funeral service to mark the passing of Archbishop Gorün. Participating in the service were the family of the deceased, members of the brotherhood, members of the Executive Council of the Church and members of the community. Archbishop Shahan Sarkissian celebrated the Holy Liturgy; Archbishop Yeprem…
21 May 2017. Upon receiving the sad news of the passing of the Archbishop, Catholicos Aram I held a memorial service at the St. Sarkis Church in Detroit with the participation of his delegation and the clergy serving in the Detroit region.
While in New York, His Holiness Aram I met with representatives of the Metropolitan Museum of Art. He was asked to include the Cilicia Museum in an exhibition to take place at the Metropolitan Museum in 2017. The Catholicos was told that the treasures of the Cilicia Museum of the Catholicosate illustrate the dialogue between…
During his Pontifical visit to the Eastern Prelacy of the United States, on 22 May 2015, His Holiness Aram I met with the leaders of the Armenian community in Detroit. In his concluding remarks H.H. Aram I stressed the following points: 1) Our community is built up by number of organizations having the church…
On 20 May, His Holiness Aram I and his delegation began a four-day pastoral visit to Detroit. He was received at St Sarkis Church by Rev Hrank Kevorkian, accompanied by President Steven Hagopian and members of the Church Council. Prior to the canonical prayer service, in a…
In a potentially groundbreaking lawsuit, a branch of the Armenian Apostolic Church is seeking the return of its ancient religious center in Kozan in southeast Turkey. The Catholicosate of Cilicia, which dates back to 1293, is, along with the Armenian town of Etchmiadzin, one of the two centers of the Armenian Apostolic Church, the world’s…
19 May 2015. On Tuesday evening, following a series of meetings during the day, His Holiness Aram I visited the St. Sarkis Church, accompanied by the Prelate Archbishop Oshagan Choloyan, Vicar General Bishop Anoushavan Tanielian and the other members of the delegation. Rev. Nareg Terterian and ecumenical guests welcomed the Catholicos, who, after blessing…
The Armenian Church’s ongoing legal effort to recover its ancient headquarters in Turkey is the first step in a larger campaign to reclaim all Armenian property seized by Ottoman Turks during the genocide, the worldwide leader of the church said this week. Aram I, the Catholicos of the Holy See of Cilicia, also warned…
17 May 2015. On Sunday morning His Holiness Aram I celebrated the Holy Liturgy and preached the sermon. Archbishop Oshagan Choloyan, Prelate of the Eastern Prelacy, and Bishop Meghrik Parikian, Prelate of Canada, served the Catholicos on the altar. Mr Zohrab Menatsakanian, the representative of the Republic of Armenia at the United Nations, was also…
A lawsuit in Turkey filed by the Armenian Church to recover its ancient headquarters, seized a century ago during the Armenian genocide, is the “first legal step” of a goal to reclaim all Armenian property seized by the Turks, a worldwide leader of the church said Monday. The leader, Aram I, Catholicos of the Holy See of Cilicia, also…
16 May 2015. On Saturday afternoon His Holiness Aram I attended a seminar prepared by the youth movement of the Eastern Prelacy of the Catholicosate of Cilica at the St. Gregory the Illuminator Church in New York. He was met by Archbishop Oshagan Choloyan, Vicar Anoushavan Tanielian, priests and members of the Church Council. …
The faculty, the board members, parents and students welcomed His Holiness and the accompanying delegation at the school gate. After the blessing of the bread and salt ritual, Mrs Silva Mesrobian, the principal, and Greg Simonian, the President of the Board, welcomed him and invited him and his delegation to assist the cultural programme prepared…
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12 May 2015. While in Washington, His Holiness Aram I met with Dr. Taner Akçam, a member of the international legal team of experts assisting the Catholicos on the lawsuit presented to the Turkish Constitutional Court, which demands the return of its Centre in Sis. After assessing the status of, His Holiness and Dr…
11 May 2015. On Monday morning, Catholicos Aram I, accompanied by his delegation, visited the Lebanese Embassy in Washington and met with Ambassador Antoine Chedid. His Holiness thanked the Ambassador for receiving him at the airport. They discussed the situation in the Middle East and particularly in Lebanon. The Ambassador informed him of his work…
The Joint Committee of the Holy Sees of Etchmidadzin and Cilicia concluded the three-day 100th Anniversary Commemoration activities in Washington D.C. with a dinner in the presence of Catholicoi Karekin II and Aram I and more than two thousand Armenians coming from different parts of the USA. The Committee had also invited a number…
On Saturday 9 May, the Holy Liturgy commemorating the 100th Anniversary of the Genocide was celebrated at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Washington D.C. in the presence of over two thousand Armenians and guests. His Holiness Karekin II celebrated the liturgy, assisted by Archbishops Moushegh Mardirossian…
On Friday 8 May 2015, Messrs Toufic Baakline, President and Senior Advisor Andrew Dorani of the Coalition met with His Holiness Aram I. Catholicos Aram I thanked them for their advocacy on behalf of Christians in the Middle East and for their recent statement on the 100th Anniversary of the Armenian Genocide. Mr Baakline then…
On Thursday 5 May 2015, in the morning, His Holiness Aram I went to the Capitol Hill in Washington D.C., where he first met with US Senate Democratic party leader Harry Reid, Senators Jack Reed and Diane Feinstein. He spoke to them of the 100th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide, the Armenian diaspora, and the…
During a recent interview, His Holiness Aram I explained the reasons for the lawsuit filed on 28 April 2015 before the Turkish Constitutional Court demanding the return of the Centre of the Catholicosate in Sis (Kozan). He recounted how the Catholicosate of Cilicia, which had moved to Sis in 1295 in order to accompany…
On Wednesday 6 May 2015, Catholicos Aram I left for Washington accompanied by Very Rev. Housig the Ecumenical Officer and Rev. Bedros, staff-bearer. In Washington the Catholicos will be joined by the other members of his delegation, Archbishop Oshagan Choloyan, Eastern Prelacy, USA, Archbishop Mushegh Mardirossian, Western Prelacy, USA, Bishop Meghrik Parikian, Prelacy of Canada,…
Leaders and lawyers representing the Catholicosate of Cilicia held a press conference earlier today at the National Press Club to discuss their lawsuit against the Turkish Government seeking the return of the historic seat of the Catholicosate, located in Sis (currently Kozan), one-time capital of Cilician Armenia, reported the Armenian National Committee of America (ANCA).…
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…
