30 March 2015. On Palm Sunday over a thousand children holding palm leaves and candles, accompanied by their parents, came to celebrate Palm Sunday and join the procession. In his sermon, His Holiness Aram I reminded the faithful that Palm Sunday this year means not only the triumphant entry of Jesus into Jerusalem, but also…
25-26 March 2015, the members of the Board of the Christian Satellite Television in Arabic met in Izmir, Turkey. During the meeting, Archbishop Sebouh Sarkissian spoke of the 100th anniversary commemoration of the Armenian Genocide and said that had there not been the deportation and Genocide, Armenians, Greeks and Syriacs would have populated this whole…
Sunday 22 March 2015. The Feast of St. Gregory the Illuminator, patron saint of the Armenian Church, is also the day of pilgrimage to the St. Gregory the Illuminator Cathedral in Antelias. His Holiness Aram I entered the Church holding the relic of the right hand of Saint Gregory, accompanied by the clergy who carried…
During the week of 16 March 2015, V. Rev. Housig Mardirossian attended a special event organized by the Bible Society of Lebanon. The Society invited Ambassadors of countries accredited to Lebanon and representatives of religious communities to speak of their activities. Ā On behalf of the Catholicos, V. Rev. Housig Mardirossian also attended the official…
19 March 2015. His Holiness Aram I left for Cairo yesterday to meet with His Holiness Pope Tawadros II of Alexandria, Patriarch of the Coptic Orthodox Church and His Holiness Mar Ignatius Aphrem II, Patriarch of Antioch of the Syriac Orthodox Church. The three Oriental Orthodox Hierarchs of the Middle East, who meet annually to…
17 March 2015. The Catholicosate is completing its projects related to the commemoration of the 100th anniversary; the projects comprise publications, cultural and religious activities, and legal actions. One of the major activities is taking in place in Bikfaya, where the courtyard around the Renaissance statute has been expanded and a new altar dedicated to…
13 March 2015. On Friday morning Catholicos Aram I received Minister of Diaspora, Her Excellency Heranoush Hagopian, and the Ambassador of Armenia to Lebanon, His Excellency Ashod Kocharian. Ā They discussed the 100th anniversary commemorations of the Armenian Genocide, as well as Armenia-Diaspora relations. At the end of the meeting His Holiness praised the work…
9 March 2015. As every year, His Holiness Aram I presided over the Arevakal (mid-Lent sunrise service) at St. Nishan Cathedral of the Diocese of Lebanon, the seminary choir performing the service. Ā In his message, the Catholicos reminded the faithful that Lent is a spiritual journey of self-examination. Each Sunday of Lent is named…
8 March 2015. The annual celebration of International Womenās Day is an occasion to recognize the contribution of the Armenian woman to her community. In the difficult history of the Armenian nation, motherhood has played a particularly cherished role. The Armenian woman has responded to the difficult historical circumstances of the nation as an educator,…
5 March 2015. On Thursday morning, Sigrid Kaag, who is preparing a report on security and stability in Lebanon for the UN General Secretary and the next meeting of the Security Council, met with His Holiness Aram I in Antelias. They discussed their concerns about the situation in the country and in the region, and…
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We praise the Almighty God who once again granted to us the opportunity to organize the Sixth Session of our theological dialogue at the Armenian Catholicosate of Cilicia in Antelias, Lebanon. We chose for our common reflection an extremely important and timely topic: Muslim-Christian Cooperation for Establishment of Just Peace in the Middle East. We…
1 March 2015. On Sunday, following the Holy Liturgy at the St. Gregory the Illuminator Cathedral in Antelias, His Holiness Aram I presided over the memorial service for the Armenian victims of the massacres by Azeris in Sumgayit 27 years ago. The service was a reminder of the impunity enjoyed by selective states since the…
3 March 2013. On Tuesday His Holiness Aram I will preside over the opening of the 6th biennial meeting in Antelias. The dialogue between the Catholicosate of Cilicia and the Islamic Republic of Iran began 15 years ago and takes place interchangeably between Tehran and Antelias. Ā During the two-day meeting 25 experts representing the…
2 March 2013. After a brief absence, His Holiness Aram I returned to Lebanon and received Mor Theophilus George Saliba, Metropolitan of Mount Lebanon, Syrian Orthodox Archbishopric and Secretary to the Holy Synod, who described to him the recent attacks on the Christian villages in the Al-Hasakeh region of Syria near the far northeast of…
The clergy continue to share the concerns of churches in the region and build ecumenical relations by representing the Catholicosate at special events. Ā Rev. Housig Mardirossian, the Ecumenical Officer, attended the 25th Anniversary celebrations of the Catholic Bishops Conference of the Middle East. He presented His Holiness Aram Iās greetings to Patriarch Laham and…
17 February 2015. His Holiness Catholicos Aram I sent letters of condolences and solidarity to President of Egypt Abdel Fattah elĀSisi and Patriarch Tawadros II of the Coptic Orthodox Church, for the killing of 21 Egyptian Copts by Islamist extremists in Libya. After expressing his condolences His Holiness reminded the dangerous consequences of extremism that…
Stated His Holiness Aram I on the eve of the feast of the Presentation of Jesus in the Temple (Dyarentarch) Ā Friday 13 February 2014. On Thursday evening, a large number of parents and their children gathered at St. Gregory the Illuminator Cathedral to attend the evening service prior to the Feast of the Presentation…
14 February 2015. On Saturday morning, the newly elected Bureau of the Tashnak Party, led by representative Hrant Markarian met with Catholicos Aram I in his office in Antelias. Ā The members of the Bureau discussed with His Holiness the activities to be held in Armenia and the Diaspora to commemorate the 100th anniversary of…
On 12 February 2015, at the Feast of the Vartanantz Heroes, the dean of the seminary, Rev. Torkom Donoyan, celebrated the Holy Liturgy, presided over by His Holiness Aram I. In his sermon, Rev. Torkom spoke of the urgency of national unity and the importance of Christian faith in shaping the struggle of Armenians for…
9 February 2015. Under the leadership of His Holiness Aram I, after three days of meetings, the Central Committee representing the dioceses of the Catholicosate of Cilicia, its Executive Committee, the Council of Religion and the plenary of the Prelates adopted the document whereby: They welcome the activities planned by the Catholicosate of Cilicia on…
4 February 2015. The ceremony was held on Wednesday evening at the Main Hall of the Catholicossate, in the presence of the Ambassadors of Armenia to Lebanon, of Lebanon to the United Arab Emirates, clergy who have served as Catholical Vicars of the Diocese of UAE and Qatar, representatives of the Armenian Community from Abu…
2 February 2015. The 12th session of the Joint International Commission for Theological Dialogue between the Catholic Church and the Oriental Orthodox Churches was held 25-30 January 2015 in Rome. Ā The Armenian Church participated with a delegation of four, Archbishop Khajak Barsamian and Rev. ShahĆ© Anananian, from the Holy See Etchmiadzin, and Archbishop Nareg…
30 January 2015. On Friday, following a session of the State Commission on the Coordination of the Centennial Anniversary Commemorations, the President of Armenia, Serge Sarkissian, along with Karekin II, Catholicos of All Armenians, and Aram I, Catholicos of Cilicia, visited the Tsitsernakaberd Memorial Complex. After laying a wreath, the two Catholicoi held a memorial…
29 January 2015. On Thursday, following the meeting of the State Commission on the Coordination of the Centennial Anniversary Commemorations of the Armenian Genocide, His Holinesses Karekin II and Aram I attended the inauguration of the Komitas Museum-Institute. Komitas Vartabet, after whom the Museum-Institute is named, was among the first group of Armenian intellectuals arrested…
On the occasion of Army Day, Catholicos Karekin II of All Armenians, Holy Etchmiadzin, and Catholicos Aram I of the Holy See of Cilicia, accompanied by the presidents of Armenia and Karabagh, went to Yerablur. At the Military Pantheon, they paid tribute to the soldiers who had fallen in defence of the independence of the…
His Holiness Aram I, a President of the MECC, was unable to attend the recent Executive Committee meeting of the Middle East Council of Churches, so he sent his suggestions to the Committee in writing. Dr. Jean Salmanian, the representative of the Catholicosate, read Catholicos Aram Iās letter to the Committee, in which he strongly…
Catholicos Aram I sent a letter to King Salman through the kind offices of the Saudi Ambassador to Lebanon, in which he praised the late King Abdullah Abdul Azizās contribution to his country, to interfaith relations and to Lebanon. His Holiness had already congratulated King Salman bin Abdul Aziz and expressed his good wishes through…
23 January 2015. On Friday evening Catholicos Aram I held a meeting in his office with Archbishop Shahan Sarkissian, the Primate of Peria (Syria), Rev. Haroutiune Selimian, the Head of the Armenian Evangelical community in Syria, and Rev. Dr. Paul Haydostian, President of Haigazian University. They discussed the situation of Armenian communities in different parts…
22 January 2015. On Thursday his Holiness Aram I met with the two Armenian Primates in Syria, Archbishop Shahan Sarkissian, from the Catholicosate of Cilicia and Archbishop Bedros Miriatian, from the Armenian Catholic Church. They briefed the Catholicos on their joint activities in responding to the material needs of the Armenian community and discussed their…
On Monday, Catholicos Aram I and Patriarch Rai held a private meeting, and discussed the delayed presidential elections in Lebanon. They called upon all parties to overcome their differences and hold immediate elections.
On Saturday, His Holiness Aram I left for Armenia. During his stay in St. Etchmiadzin, he will take part in two meetings. He will join the meeting of the Executive Group of the 100th Anniversary Commemorations Committee of the Genocide, and, he will co-chair the meeting of the committee dealing with the canonization of the…
Saturday 18 July 2015 in the evening At the St. Gregory the Illuminator Cathedral In Antelias Lebanon
2015 is not just another year. As the 100th Anniversary of the Armenian Genocide, it carries a special meaning, a special message and a special purpose. Every Armenian and the entire nation should reflect on the unique significance and special importance of the occasion. The Armenian Genocide has left its permanent scar on the common…
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19 January 2015. On Sunday 18 January the opening service of the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity was held at the Syriac Orthodox Church in Beirut. His Holiness Aram I, accompanied by Archbishop Shahe Panossian, Prelate of Lebanon, and other members of the brotherhood, attended the service.
17 January 2015. On Saturday evening Prime Minister of Lebanon Tamam Salam came to meet with His Holiness Aram I in Antelias. During the one-hour meeting, they discussed the conflict in the region, the situation in the country and issues connected with the Lebanese presidential election.
16 January 2015. On Friday morning, former President Amine Gemayel met with His Holiness Aram I in his office in Antelias. They discussed the presidential election, the current situation in the region and the state of Christian communities.
10 January 2015. On Saturday morning, Metropolitan George Saliba of Mount Lebanon, of the Syriac Orthodox Church, met with Catholicos Aram I to convey His Holiness Patriarch Ignatius Aphrem IIās Christmas and New Year greetings. The Metropolitan also informed His Holiness Aram I of the activities they are planning to commemorate the 100th anniversary of…
9 January 2015. Yesterday, in his letter of condolence addressed to President FranƧois Hollande on behalf of the Armenian Catholicosate of Cilicia, His Holiness Aram I condemned the recent terrorist acts in Paris, and stated, āThe Armenian Church strongly believes in mutual understanding, respect and tolerance between religions, is committed to justice and to the…
9 January 2015. On Friday morning, Archbishops Paul Sayah and Samir Mazloum, the Vicar Generals of the Maronite Church, met with His Holiness Aram I. After conveying Patriarch Raiās greetings for the New Year, they transmitted his concerns regarding the situation in the region to the Catholicos. Discussions then led them to an overview of…
8 January 2015. On Thursday morning, on the occasion of the New Year, Ambassador David Hale, accompanied by the Political AttachĆ©, visited His Holiness Aram I. They discussed the situation in the region and the presidential elections in Lebanon. His Holiness also informed the ambassador of the 100th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide and the…
6 January 2015. On Tuesday on all continents Armenians celebrated Christmas and His Holiness Aram I celebrated the Hoaly Liturgy at St. Gregory the Illuminator Cathedral in Antelias. Ā This year again political personalities and officials joined the community for the Christmas liturgy. Ā His Holiness began his sermon by reminding the people that God…
1 January 2014. At the end of the Holy Liturgy, celebrating the New Year at St. Gregory the Illuminator Cathedral, the clergy and laity went to the residence of Catholicos Aram I to hear his message and receive his blessings. Ā In his message, the Catholicos reminded the gathering that the New Year and the…
30 December 2014. On Monday, His Holiness Aram I, accompanied by members of the brotherhood, visited the Home for the Elderly in Bourj Hammoud, his last pastoral visit of 2014. Ā The members of the Board and the Directorate welcomed the Catholicos, who thanked them for their care of and commitment to the elderly. Addressing…
The Lebanese Broadcasting Corporation International (LBCI) will broadcast LIVE via satellite the Christmas Mass presided over by His Holiness Aram I, from St. Gregory the Illuminator Cathedral in Antelias, on Tuesday, 6 January 2015, beginning from 8:00 am UTC (GMT). For the Americas and Australia, check your local LBCI program schedule for exact time. The…
29 December 2014. On Monday, His Holiness Aram I, accompanied by members of the Brotherhood, visited the Azounieh Sanatorium Hospital in the Chouf Mountains to visit the patients and the elderly residents of the sanatorium. Ā The Catholicos also met with the board members, the medical corps and the staff, thanking them for their service…
Since his consecration as Catholicos, His Holiness Aram I has visited the orphans, the aged and the needy living in the institutions of the Catholicosate on the eve of the major feasts of the Armenian Church. Through his visits and personal contacts, he lives the diakonia (service to the needy) of the ancient church and…
21 December 2014. On Sunday, the Armenian Chatholicosate of Cilicia celebrated the feast of the Deacon and Protomartyr St. Stephen. Archbishop Norayr Ashekian celebrated the Holy Liturgy at St. Gregory the Illuminator Cathedral in Antelias. Ā At the end of the liturgy, at Catholicos Aram Iās reception for the clergy and the laity, the seminarians…
The Communication and Information Office of the Catholicosate of Cilicia announces that the papers delivered at the momentous conference, held from the 23rd through the 25th of February 2012 in Antelias, Lebanon have been published in a special issue in Volume 14 of the International Criminal Law Review, 2014. Ā The conference, which was the…
Following the consecration of the Armenian Church in Abu Dhabi, Catholicos Aram I met with around 75 young Armenian men and women, who shared their concerns and questions regarding the Church. The Catholicos posed the question of what it means to be a young Armenian in the diaspora today. He asked them to consider a…
In between his pastoral meetings, His Holiness was asked to join a special meeting organized by Religions for Peace to prepare a statement on religious extremism. The meeting brought together, among others, the representatives of the Holy See, the General Secretary of the King Abdullah Bin Abdulaziz International Centre for Interreligious and Intercultural Dialogue in…
12 December 2014. On Friday evening, during an official banquet organized in honour of His Holiness Aram I, the Catholicos praised the Armenian community in Abu Dhabi for the construction of the church compound, and he acknowledged its benefactors. He decorated Messrs Ara Khanoyan and Souren Kojakian with the insignia of āCilicia Knightā and he…
12 December 2014. Following the anointment of the baptismal font and the pictures by the Primates of Tehran, Isfahan and Lebanon, on Thursday evening, His Holiness Aram I, on Friday, anointed the altar and dedicated the four main columns of the building to the four Evangelists. Archbishop Sebouh Sarkissian, Prelate of Tehran, Bishops Papken Charian,…
10 December 2014. On Wednesday, His Holiness Aram I and his delegation visited the Embassy of Armenia in Abu Dhabi. Ambassador Kegham Gharibian and the staff welcomed the Catholicos. After the blessing of the bread and salt, they led the Catholicos to the garden to plant a tree in order to memorialize his visit. Ā …
9 December 2014. On Tuesday evening, His Holiness Aram I attended a special event organized by the Lebanese Embassy, where he met members of the Lebanese community in the UAE. Ā After Ambassador Saadās introduction, His Holiness addressed the guests. He first thanked the Emir of Abu Dhabi, Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, for…
8 December 2014. On Monday, Catholicos Aram I arrived at the Lebanese Embassy accompanied by the Catholical Vicar for the UAE, the prelate of Isfahan (Iran) and representatives of the Armenian Community in the Emirates. After his warm welcome, Ambassador Hassan Saad thanked the Catholicos and the Armenian community for promoting the national interests of…
6 December 2014. On Saturday, His Holiness Aram I visited the Ohannessian School, which he inaugurated 18 years ago, and was warmly welcomed by the 200 students. Ā The Catholicos and his delegation of clergy attended a special cultural event prepared by the students, followed by a welcoming speech by the principal of the School,…
4 December 2014. On Thursday morning, His Holiness Aram I arrived in Dubai, where he will consecrate the Armenian Church in Abu Dhabi. The Catholical Vicar V. Rev. Mesrob Sarkissian, and representatives of the Armenian Church Council in the United Arab Emirates and members of the community, as well as the Ambassadors of Lebanon and…
4 December 2014. On Thursday, Catholicos Aram I left for Abu Dhabi upon the invitation of Catholical Vicar V. Rev. Mesrob Sarkissian and the members of the Diocesan Council. Ā During his stay, His Holiness Aram I will anoint the newly constructed Holy Martyrās Church and inaugurate the new Prelacy and the school building. On…
2 December 2014. On Tuesday His Holiness Aram I addressed the 300 women attending the Christian education course organized annually by the Christian Education Department of the Catholicosate of Cilica. Ā He first referred to the International Day for Older Persons established by the General Assembly of the United Nations in 1990, and said that…
After several years, the dialogue meeting between the two families has resumed. The meeting was held 24-25 November 2015 in Comotini, Northern Greece. His Holiness Aram I and the Ecumenical Patriarch, His Holiness Bartholomew, had met in Greece earlier, where they discussed the urgency of this meeting. Ā The Armenian Church was represented by Archbishop…
27 November 2014. On Thursday the members of the Executive Committee of the Coalition, which was created four years ago with the aim of bringing Christians together and strengthening their presence in the Middle East, met. Ā After hearing their report, Catholicos Aram I praised their contribution to the Christian presence in the region and…
23 November 2014. At the end of Sunday School classes, the Catholicos met with the Sunday School students and teachers of the Antelias region. His Holiness considers these meetings an important aspect of his vocation as the pastor. After engaging the students and teachers in discussion, Catholicos Aram I thanked the teachers and parents for…
25 November 2014. On Tuesday, Ambassador Ashod Kocharaian visited His Holiness Aram I to discuss issues related to the 2015 commemoration of the Armenian Genocide and Armenia-Diaspora relations. At the end of their meeting, Catholicos Aram I asked the ambassador to convey his condolences to the families of the three military men in Karabah killed…
Ā 23 Novemer 2014. On Sunday, after the Liturgy, Holiness Aram I met Rouben Vartanian in Antelias. Mr Vartanian informed the Catholicos of his projects assisting Armenians in Armenia and the diaspora. His Holiness Aram I expressed his appreciation of Vartanianās commitment to the Armenian nation and exhorted all business owners to follow his example.
20-21 November 2014, the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity (PCPCU) of the Roman Catholic Church held an international event at the Pontifical Gregorian University to discuss the impact of the Vatican II Council document on ecumenical dialogue, āUnitatis redintegratio.ā His Holiness Aram I nominated Ms. Teny Pirri-Simonian, former Secretary of the Joint Working Group…
18-19 November 2014, Archbishop Shahan Sarkissian, Prelate of the Diocese of Peria (Syria), and V. Rev. Housig Mardirossian, Director of Ecumenical Relations, represented His Holiness Aram I who was invited as keynote speaker but could not attend because of a previous commitment. Ā The International Conference was organized by the King Abdullah Bin Abdulaziz Dialogue…
The Annual Conference of the Armenian Bishops was held under the leadership of Holinesses Karekin II and Aram I at the Holy Etchmiadzin with the participation of 61 Bishops from Armenia and Diaspora. Ā On 11 November the conference began with vespers at the Cathedral and continued with the Lordās Prayer at the meeting Hall.…
We praise the Holy Trinity, the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit for having enabled us to meet at the Holy Etchmiadzin on threshold of the 100th anniversary commemoration of the Armenian Genocide, under the guidance of the Catholicoi Karekin II and Aram I to discuss issues related to our Church and the people.…
13 November 2014. Upon hearing the news, the bishops prayed for the three-crew members, Major Sergei Sahakian and Lieutenants Sarkis Nazarian and Azad Sahakian, who were killed, and presented their condolences to their families. Ā The two Catholicoi also requested that the Bishops inform their dioceses and hold memorial services for the three servicemen; they…
The conference scheduled for 11-13 November 2014 opened on Monday 10 November with a visit to the āDzidzernagapertā Monument, led by the two Holinesses Karekin II and Aram I. Ā After laying the wreaths in silence, the two Catholicoi held a memorial service in front of the eternal fire burning at the centre of the…
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Following His visit to the Islamic Republic of Iran, His Holiness Aram I continued his pastoral visit to the United Arab Emirates (UAE). In Abu Dhabi and Dubai he met with the Catholical Vicar, Very Rev. Mesrob Sarkissian and the Diocesan Representatives, and he visited the construction site of the Holy Martyr’s Church. Ā At…
24 ā 26 October 2104. His Holiness Aram I spent his last weekend in Tehran meeting with members of the community and praying with them. Ā On Friday the 24th, he presided over the Holy Liturgy at St. Sarkis Church and preached on the Biblical verse, āI came that they may have life and have…
25 ā 26 October 2014. On Saturday and Sunday His Holiness Aram I, accompanied by the diocesan prelates and representatives of church councils, met with Ali Larinjani, Chairman of the Parliament of Iran, and Dr. Abuzar Ibrahimi, the Director of the Islamic Culture and Relations Organization (ICRO). Ā During their one-hour meeting His Holiness and…
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23 October 2014. On Thursday His Holiness Aram I presided over the 70th anniversary celebrations of the Ararat Sports Centre in Tehran in the presence of the Prelates of the Dioceses of Tehran, Isfahan and Tabriz, the Ambassadors of Armenia, Russia, the Minister of Diaspora of Armenia, representatives of Church Councils, Armenian organizations and around…
23 October 2014. On Thursday morning, the Catholicos Aram I, accompanied by the Prelates of Tehran, Isfahan and Tabriz, visited the Embassy where he was welcomed by the Ambassador Krikor Arakelian and the Minister for Diaspora Mrs. Hranoush Hagopian. Following the official speeches of the Ambassador and the Minister of Diaspora, His Holiness Aram I…
22 October 2014. Upon the invitation of Archbishop Sebouh Sarkissian, the families of the dead and maimed soldiers and former prisoners of war met with His Holiness Aram I at the prelacy in Tehran. The Archbishop welcomed everyone and praised them all for serving their country. He then assured everyone of the continual accompaniment of…
22 October 2014. On Wednesday Ambassador, Fadi al Haj Ali held a dinner in honor of His Holiness Aram I. In addition to the Prelates of the Dioceses of Tehran, Isfahan and Tabriz and the representatives of the Diocesan Council, the Ambassador also invited the Ambassadors of Russia, Syria and Palestine, and representatives of the…
23 October 2014. On Thursday afternoon, His Holiness Aram I met with the Heads of Christian Communities in Iran at the Prelacy in Tehran. Ā Archbishop Sebouh Sarkissian welcomed the guests and informed the Catholicos that they meet often to consult and discuss their problems and plans. He then invited the representatives to introduce their…
23 October 2014. The three day conference concluded with the celebration of the 350th anniversary of the Holy Saviour Monastery, in New Julfa, in the presence of His Holiness Aram I and the Prime Minister of Armenia accompanied by seven Government Ministers. Ā The programme began with the welcome and historical presentation of Mr. Noel…
21 October 2014.Ā The conference dedicated to the 400 years of Armenian presence in New Julfa began at the Ararat Community Hall, in the presence of the Governor and Vice Governor of Isfahan, the Head of Religious Affairs, the President of Isfahan University and Professors of Yerevan University (Armenia). Ā In his opening message, His…
19 October 2014. On Sunday, after the Holy Liturgy, His Holiness Aram I received the Governor of Isfahan, his deputies, the head of religious affairs and the chief of internal security at the Holy Saviour Monastery. This was the first such visit in the centuries-long history of the two peoples. The Governor first thanked Catholicos…
18 October 2014. On Friday His Holiness Aram I arrived at the St. Holy Saviour Monastery in New Julfa, Iran, where he was welcomed by the community. He was then led in procession with the prelates, the clergy, representatives of the Church committees and community organizations to St. Joseph of Arimathea Church for the canonical…
18 October 2014.On Saturday morning, His Holiness Aram I met with the representatives of Armenian womenās organizations in the Diocese of Tehran. He praised the Armenian women for their contribution to the Church and their role in the cultural, spiritual, educational and political aspects of community life and encouraged them to continue their community-building task.…
15 October 2014.On Wednesday afternoon, upon his arrival at Tehran airport Catholicos Aram I was met by the Prelates of Tehran Isfahan & Tavriz , the Armenian members of the Iranian Parliament, the Ambassador of Armenia to Iran and the representatives of Diocesan Councils. The Catholicos was then taken to the Cathedral where he…
15 October 2014. On Wednesday, Catholicos Aram I left for Iran on a two-week pastoral visit to the Armenian community in Iran. In Tehran and New Julfa he will visit the churches and schools, and meet with the parish councils and local officials. His Holiness will also preside over religious and cultural activities, which are…
11 October 2014. On Saturday, Bishop ShahĆ© Panossian, the Prelate of Lebanon, represented His Holiness Aram I at a conference organized by Adyan, the Lebanese foundation for Interreligious Studies and Spiritual Solidarity, at the Notre Dame Du Puits-Bqennaya. After thanking the organizers for their timely initiative, he read the message of the Catholicos Aram I.…
10 October 2014. On Friday morning, Dr. Catherina Boura met with His Holiness Aram I. She brought greetings from the Prime Minister and thanked the Catholicos for his recent pastoral visit to Greece, informing him of its positive impact on the Church and the people. Ā The Catholicos thanked the Ambassador for the warm welcome…
9 October 2014. On Thursday morning, the newly elected committee met with His Holiness Aram I to discuss their programme and ask for his blessings for their projects. Ā After listening to their presentation, the Catholicos thanked and commended them for their project to provide free health care and assistance to the Armenian community in…
3 October 2014. On Tuesday morning, Ambassador Mohammad Fateh Ali visited His Holiness Aram I. His Holiness introduced Ambassador Fateh Ali to the Catholicosate and explained its regional and international mission. The two then discussed the presence of the Armenian community in Iran, and the Ambassador praised the contribution of Armenians to Iranian society. …
On Monday 6 October 2014, Mr Vartan Melkonian, a former orphan of Birdās Nest and currently living in London, visited Catholicos Aram I. Mr Melkonian presented the Catholicos with a rare collection of photos, taken of the orphans during the time of the Genocide, which he had collected from Denmark and other countries. The photos…
Upon the invitation of the Hamazkayin Educational and Cultural Association, the Choir of St. Vartanantz Church came to Lebanon to give a number of concerts. On Sunday 5 October 2014, they sang the Holy Liturgy at the St. Gregory the Illuminator Cathedral in Antelias. After the Liturgy, the choir attended the opening ceremony of…
On Friday 3 October in the morning, His Holiness Aram I received at the St. Maryās Monastery in Bikfaya, Rev. Abraham Thomas, the Ecumenical Officer of the Malabar Syrian Orthodox Church of India. Rev. Thomas carried a personal letter from Catholicos Baselios MarThoma Paulose II to His Holiness, in which, he expressed his brotherly…
On Monday 29 September 2014, after he was awarded an honorary doctorate at Athens University, His Holiness met the Armenian community of Athens at a dinner organized in his honor by the Diocese. Ā In response to the request of the Diocesan council, His Holiness Aram I decorated Mrs. ShakĆ© Elmasian, Ms. Keghanoush Avsharian and…
29 September 2014. In the morning, upon his arrival in Athens, Catholicos Aram I held several meetings in his hotel with Greek officials in the presence of the Prelate and the President of the Church Council. Ā The Catholicos first received Kyriakos Metsotakis, Minister of Development. They discussed issues concerning the Armenian community in Greece.…
29 September 2014. His Holiness Aram I was awarded with an honorary doctorate from the University of Athens. In awarding the degree, the Rector of the University, speaking for the Governing Board of the University, praised His Holiness for his leadership role in ecumenical and interreligious dialogue and, referring to his numerous publications, for his…
