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:…
Place: Birds’ Nest, Jbeil Time corresponding UTC (GMT): Saturday, July 18, 2015 at 8:00 am To watch live via internet click here: http://www.noursat.tv/ar/receive-us.php?chid=2 For more details on how to receive Noursat on TV in your area, click on the following link: http://www.noursat.tv/ar/receive-us.php?chid=2 Check below your local listings for broadcast dates and times in your area:…
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.
