On Friday, April 29th, 2022, His Holiness Catholicos Aram I received Hagop Der Khatchadurian, the Armenian Revolutionary Federation (ARF) Bureau Representative, accompanied by Mgrditch Mgrditchian, ARF Bureau member. Ā During the meeting, they discussed issues related to Armenia, Artsakh and the Diaspora.
His Holiness Catholicos Aram I attended an Iftar banquet hosted by the Ambassador of the Saudi Arabia to Lebanon, Waleed Bukhari. In attendance were also head of churches, ambassadors of the Gulf Countries and Ambassador of the USA to Lebanon. Ā The meeting was also an opportunity to discuss matters concerning Lebanon.
On Tuesday, April 26th, 2022, His Holiness Catholicos Aram I received the Armenian Ambassador to Lebanon Vahagn Atapekyan. The meeting was an opportunity to give a general overview of the Armenian Genocide commemoration events. They also discussed the situations in Armenia, Artsakh and Lebanon and underlined the imperative of strengthening the unity of Armenians. Ā …
His Holiness Catholicos Aram I extended a congratulatory letter to Emmanuel Macron on the occasion of his re-election as president of France. Ā In his letter, the Catholicos underlines the decisive role of France in the current geopolitical situation, and states that France is called to reiterate its role in defending human rights especially in…
Under the high auspices of His Holiness Catholicos Aram I, on Sunday evening, April 24th, 2022, the āShnorhaliā Choir of the Catholicosate of Cilicia, led by V. Rev. Fr. Zaven Nadjarian and accompanied by Cilicia Band, held a concert of national songs in commemoration of the 107th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide, in Liqaa, Rabiew.…
āOur nation is in crisis. The self-determination of Artsakh is uncertain. Armenia’s territorial integrity and even independence are threatened. Our demands are faced with serious challenges.ā āWe see an urgent need for consultations and cooperation among the Armenian leaderships on issues, programs, and concerns that matter to the entire Armenian nation, and adopt decisions accordingly…
On Saturday, April 23rd, 2022, His Holiness Catholicos Aram I received a delegation representing different bodies within the Armenian General Benevolent Union, headed by Berge Setrakian, the AGBU President. Ā His Holiness welcomed the visitors at the Main Hall of the Catholicosate and expressed his commend for their services in Armenia, Artsakh and the Diaspora.…
On Tuesday, April 19th, 2022, His Beatitude Patriarch Raphael Bedros XXI, accompanied by the Patriarchal Auxiliary of Beirut BishopĀ Kevork Assadourian and the parish priest of the Armenian Catholic Holy Cross Church Fr. Sebouh Garabedian, visited His Holiness Catholicos Aram I in Antelias. In attendance was also the Prelate of Lebanon Arch. Shahe Panossian and the…
On Tuesday, April 5th, 2022, His Holiness Catholicos Aram I received Vahagn Atapekyan, the Armenian Ambassador to Lebanon. They discussed issues pertaining to Armenia-Diaspora cooperation, as well as talked about projects and events concerning the Armenia Diaspora in light of proclaiming 2022 the Year of the Armenian Diaspora, and the involvement of youth in shaping…
His Holiness Catholicos Aram I received a group of talented youth from Artsakh, who had arrived in Lebanon recently under the sponsorship of the Ministry of Education, Science, Culture and Sports of the Republic of Artsakh and organized by the “JAH” (Javakhk, Artsakh, Armenia) Committee, and gave them his blessings, on Tuesday evening, April 5th,…
St. Gregory the Illuminator is the Patron Saint of the Armenian Church. He is referred to as Illuminator for spreading the light of Jesus Christ and formally establishing the Armenian Church. St. Gregory underwent passion and was prisoned in a pit (Khor Virab) for more than a decade. The Armenian Church commemorates the feast of…
In the early hours of Saturday, April 2nd, 2022, on the feast of the St. Gregory the Illuminatorās descent into the pit (Khor Virab) and the eve of the Antelias Pilgrimage Day, pilgrims and Armenian Theological Seminary students marched from St. Mary Monastery in Bikfaya to St. Gregory the Illuminator Cathedral in Antelias, where they…
On Saturday, April 2nd, 2022, on the occasion of the Antelias Pilgrimage Day, sacred relics, kept at the Cilicia Museum, were taken out by His Holiness Aram I and placed in a reliquary coffer to be revealed to the faithful on Sunday during the Divine Liturgy.
