The departed Father Vahan was born with the given name Hovsep in Derik (Syria) in 1945. He received his primary education in the âAzadutyunâ Armenian school in his birth town and was accepted to the Armenian Theological Seminary of the Catholicosate of Cilicia in 1960. He was ordained a deacon in 1964, consecrated and ordained…
February 27th marks the 34th anniversary of the Sumgait pogroms committed by Azerbaijanis against the Armenians of Artsakh (Nagorno Karabagh) that lasted for three days. In commemoration of the fallen victims, a requiem service was held on Sunday, February 27th, 2022, at St. Gregory the Illuminator Cathedral in Antelias, following the Divine Liturgy, under the…
His Holiness Catholicos Aram I and the Cilician Brotherhood announce with great sorrow the passing of one of the senior priests of the Brotherhood V. Rev. Fr. Vahan Berberian (1945-2022) that occurred on Saturday morning, February 26th, 2022. Â The final consecration and funeral order will be held on Tuesday, March 1st, 2022, at St.…
The feast of St. Vartan the Warrior and his companions is considered one of the most important national and religious feasts for Armenians, as they had fought and died in defense of their Christian faith in 451. Every year, on the Thursday lying before the Poon Paregentan, the Sunday preceding the great Lent, Armenians worldwide…
The Central Committee of the World Council of Churches (WCC), the highest decision-making body of the WCC, convened by virtual conference, from February 9th to the 16th. Over 200 committee members and advisors joined the meeting. The plenary focused primarily on preparing for the 11th WCC Assembly, which will take place in September of this…
On Tuesday, February 15th, 2022, His Holiness Aram I presided over a set of meetings related to the life of the brotherhood, including the committees working towards the preparation of the Holy Muron, the upcoming General Assembly of the brotherhood, as well as the ritual improvement committee. Â His Holiness will also preside over the…
On Sunday, February 13th, 2022, the eve of the Feast of the Presentation of our Lord Jesus Christ to the Temple was celebrated at St. Gregory the Illuminator Cathedral in Antelias, presided over by His Holiness Catholicos Aram I. During the special service, Antasdan (Blessing of the Four Corners of the World), presenting the children…
On Tuesday, February 8th, 2022, His Holiness Catholicos Aram I received the 5 recently ordained priestsÂâV. Rev. Fr. Yezegel Selloumian, V. Rev. Fr. Yessayi Eordekian, V. Rev. Fr. Yezras Tenekedjian, V. Rev. Fr. Yeghia Malkhassian and V. Rev. Fr. Yeremia Degirmenjianâto finalize their archimandrite theses topics.
By ordinance of His Holiness Catholicos Aram I and responding to the requests from the Eastern and Western Prelacies of our Holy See in the United States, V. Rev. Fr. Ardag Arabian, V. Rev. Fr. Boghos Tinkjian and V. Rev. Fr. Zareh Sarkissian relocated to the United States, to continue their mission within our prelacies.…
Between January 26th and 28th, 2022, the Joint International Commission for Theological Dialogue between the Catholic Church and the Oriental Orthodox Churches was held online. On behalf of the Armenian Church, Holy See of Cilicia Bishop Magar Ashkarian and V. Rev. Boghos Tinkjian (co-secretary) participated in the Dialogue. Participants discussed the document on the seven…
On Thursday, February 3rd, 2022, His Holiness Catholicos Aram I met with the US Ambassador to Lebanon Dorothy Shea, accompanied by Ethan Lynch, the Political AttachĂŠ of the Embassy, at the headquarters of the Holy See of Cilicia, in Antelias. Â They discussed issues pertaining to Lebanon, and underlined the importance of the upcoming parliamentary…
On Wednesday, February 2nd, 2022, His Holiness Catholicos Aram I and Archbishop Paul Richard Gallagher, the Vatican’s Secretary for Relations with States, met at the Maronite patriarchate in Bkerki. Â They reviewed the result of the Vatican meeting between the Lebanese Christian leaders held last year on July 1st and its outcome. Archbishop Gallagher offered…
