During the past days, His Holiness Catholicos Aram I received the following guests: – Former Minister of Communication Jean-Louis Kordahi – Armenian conductor based in the USA Raffi Mikaelian – Istanbul Armenian singer Sibil – Prominent Armenian literary critic Yervand Ter-Khatchatryan His Holiness also received a phone correspondence from Bahaa…
On Sunday, March 13th, the inauguration ceremony of the newly elected president of the Republic of Armenia Vahagn Khatchatrian was held. On this occasion, His Holiness Catholicos Aram I, who was invited to the ceremony, sent a congratulatory letter to the president.
On Saturday, March 12th, His Holiness Aram I received Fresno’s Honorary Consul of Armenia Berj Apkarian, on whose initiative, a week ago, a team of eight physicians, known as the Fresno Medical Mission, traveled to Lebanon to assist the medical needs of the Armenian community. During the meeting Apkarian briefed His Holiness on their…
A delegation representing the Middle East Council of Churches, headed by the Secretary General Dr. Michel Abs, visited His Holiness Catholicos Aram I, on Friday, March 11th, 2022. The delegation gave a general overview of the MECC’s activities and future plans, and invited His Holiness to deliver his speech at the MECC General Assembly,…
A group of Armenian physicians from Fresno, who have arrived at Lebanon on a special mission and will be assisting the medical needs of the Armenian community, visited His Holiness Aram I on Sunday morning, March 6th, 2022, headed by Fresno’s Honorary Consul of Armenia Berj Apkarian and led by Dr. Elie Tashjian. His…
By the ordinance and blessings of His Holiness Catholicos Aram I, the granting of the first four ranks of Vartabed (doctor in the dogma of the Armenian Church) of V. Rev. Fr. Ashod Khatchadourian, Pastor of Holy Trinity Mother Church of Fresno, was conducted by H.G. Bishop Torkom Donoyan, Prelate of the Western Prelacy of…
On Teachers’ Day, March 9th, His Holiness Catholicos Aram I extended his pontifical blessings and expressed appreciation to the educators. On this occasion, he made a financial contribution to teachers of Armenian schools in Lebanon (662) and Syria (400). The Catholicos stressed that in light of the economic crisis faced by these two countries, it…
The Iranian Cultural Center of the Embassy of Islamic Republic of Iran in Lebanon, in collaboration with the International Centre for Dialogue Among Civilizations (ICDAC), and as part of the Fajr Cultural Days, has organized a symposium dedicated to the cultural diversity, under the sponsorship of the Lebanese Minister of Culture Mohamed Mourtada, on Tuesday,…
On Tuesday morning, March 1st, 2022, the body of V. Rev. Fr. Vahan Berberian (1945-2022) was laid to rest in the Zarehian Mausoleum following the extreme unction presided by Archbishop Oshagan Choloyan, at St. Gregory the Illuminator Cathedral. During the service, the coffin was elevated to the altar, and with special hymns, it turned…
