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…
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…
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…
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…
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,…
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…
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…
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. 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. 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 Women’s 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. 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. 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 I’s 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 elSisi 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) 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. 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. The Armenian Church participated with a delegation of four, Archbishop Khajak Barsamian and Rev. Shahé 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 I’s 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 Aziz’s 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 II’s 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 François Hollande on behalf of the Armenian Catholicosate of Cilicia, His Holiness Aram I condemned the recent terrorist acts in Paris, and stated, “The 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 Rai’s 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 Attaché, 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. This year again political personalities and officials joined the community for the Christmas liturgy. 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. 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. 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. 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. At the end of the liturgy, at Catholicos Aram I’s reception for the clergy and the laity, the seminarians…
