The feast of St. Stephen the protodeacon holds a special place in the Armenian Church Calendar: on this occasion, His Holiness Catholicos Aram I presides over the Divine Liturgy dedicated to the feast and delivers the message of the feast during a celebration prepared by the Seminarians, in the Main Hall of the Catholicosate. Â …
His Holiness Catholicos Aram I surprised the children of the Naregatsi choir and joined their New Yearâs and Christmas celebrations on Saturday, December 25th, 2021. After cutting the cake, two siblings from the choir presented His Holiness with a special gift: a miniature replica of St. Gregory the Illuminator Cathedral.
Yesterday a meeting took place between the General Secretary of the United Nations, H.E. Antonio Guterres and the heads of the six major Christian and Muslim communities of Lebanon: His Beatitude Patriarch Bechara Boutros Rahi, Maronite Patriarch of Antioch and Head of the Maronite Church; His Eminence Abdul Latif Derian, Sunni Grand Mufti; Judge Sheikh…
Following the Divine Liturgy on Sunday, December 19th, His Holiness Catholicos Aram I decorated Dr. Hrayr Jebejian âwriter and General Secretary of the Bible Society in the Gulfâ with the âSt. Mesrob Mashdotsâ Insignia, at the Main Hall of the Catholicosate, in Antelias. Â The welcoming remarks were addressed by the director of the Armenological…
With the blessing of His Holiness Catholicos Aram I, the relics of Saint James of Nisibis were brought out of the Cilicia Museum and placed in St. Gregory the Illuminator Cathedral during the Vespers service on Friday, December 17th, 2021. The faithful continued to receive the blessings from the relic until Sunday.
On Friday evening, December 10th, 2021, the President of the Republic of Armenia Armen Sargsyan met with the spiritual leader of the Armenian Community in Qatar V. Rev. Fr. Boghos Tinkjian and the Armenian Executive Committee of Qatar. Â The Armenian Ambassador to Qatar Armen Sargsyan addressed the audience with welcoming remarks and next Fr.…
The Commission on World Mission and Evangelism of the World Council of Churches (WCC), in collaboration with the International Missionary Council (IMC), marks the 100th anniversary of the IMC through a series of activities taking place in 2021-2022. The events of the centennial will focus on the history, current status and future field of work…
On Tuesday morning, December 14th, 2021, Rev. Prof. Dr. Ioan Sauca, the Acting General Secretary of the World Council of Churches, accompanied by Carla Khijoyan, the representative of the Holy See of Cilicia at the WCC and the Programme Executive for the Middle East at the WCC. Â They discussed issues concerning the ecumenical movement…
On Saturday evening, December 11th, 2021, the Armenian Church University Students Association (ACUSA) held a meeting and discussion with His Holiness Catholicos Aram I, in the Cilicia Museumâs hall. Â His Holiness has declared 2022 the year of the Diaspora, hence, the students obtained the opportunity to focus their discussion on the youth of the…
The Armenian Ambassador to Lebanon, Mr. Vahagn Atabekyan visited His Holiness Catholicos Aram I on Saturday, December 11th, 2021. During the meeting, Â matters concerning the Armenian people within the geopolitical and religiopolitical spheres were discussed.
Following the Divine Liturgy celebrated on Sunday, December 12th, 2021, His Holiness Catholicos Aram I received a delegation from the World Council of Churches (WCC) composed of Ms. Carla Khijoyan, Rev. Dr. Abraham Wilar and Rev. Yoleni Rebelais. Â Ms. Khijoyan is the Programme Executive for the Middle East at the WCC, while Rev. Dr.…
On Friday, December 3rd, 2021, His Holiness Catholicos Aram I extended a letter of congratulations to Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed al Nahyan, the president of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the UAE National Day. In his letter, His Holiness stressed that the Armenians of the UAE…
On Thursday, December 2nd, 2021, His Holiness presided over the meeting of the Lay Council of the Central Committee co-chaired by Stepan Der Bedrossian and Krikor Mahseredjian. Â His Holiness addressed the opening remarks and briefed on the administrative, financial, construction and other activities and projects undertaken in the previous months, stressing that the Holy…
Presided by His Holiness Catholicos Aram I, On Wednesday, December 1st, 2021, the Religious Council of the Central Committee convened, chaired by H.E. Arch. Oshagan Choloyan and H.E. Arch. Nareg Alemezian. The key discussions revolved around the Theological Seminary, Christian education, social services, ecumenical and inter-religious relations, rites and rituals, translation of the Bible…
