Antelias – On Friday 30 May 2014, a delegation of the Armenian Catholicosate of Cilicia, headed by Archbishop Shahan, represented His Holiness Aram I at the enthronement of Mor Moran Ignatius Aphrem II as the new Patriarch of the Syriac Orthodox Church, Patriarchate of Antioch and All the East. During the official luncheon, the representatives…
Antelias – On 28 May 2014, Holinesses Karekin II and Aram I presided over the Liturgy commemorating the Battle of Sardarabad. President of Armenia Serge Sarkissian attended service. After the requiem service, the two Catholicoi addressed the people. The ceremony ended with a message from the President. Later in the same afternoon a special thanksgiving…
Antelias – After a private meeting with Karekin II and Aram I, the President of Armenia, Serge Sarkissian, invited the two Catholicoi to attend the fourth session of the Nationwide Committee in Erevan. In his message to the meeting, Catholios Aram I said that during the first session of the committee he had proposed that…
Antelias – On the occasion of the visit of Pope Francis I to the Holy Land, King Abdullah of Jordan invited the religious leaders in the region to join him in welcoming the pope. His Holiness Aram I was represented by Archbishop Nareg Alemezian, Locum Tenens of the Catholicosate of Cilicia and Director of Ecumenical…
Antelias – On Monday 26 May 2014, secretaries representing thirty Christian World Communions held their annual meeting at the World Council of Churches in Geneva. After Archbishop Nareg welcomed the secretaries, the participants discussed current humanitarian issues challenging their communion and proposed strategies for cooperation. The Archbishop also met the General Secretary of the WCC…
