The Paulinus-Verlag publishing house has released the German translation of His Holiness Aram I’s “The Armenian Church.” Note that the book is also available in Arabic, Persian, Russian and French, while the Greek and the Chinese translations will be available soon.
With the blessing of His Holiness Catholicos Aram I, the 2023 pocket liturgical calendar of the Armenian Church has been released, prepared by V. Rev. Fr. Bsag Tepirjian.
Under the auspices of His Holiness Catholicos Aram I, the feast of St. Stephen the protodeacon and protomartyr was commemorated at St. Gregory the Illuminator Cathedral, in Antelias, on Sunday, December 25th, 2022. H.E. Arch. Shahan Sarkissian, director of the Cilicia Library, celebrated the Divine Liturgy and was assisted by the deacons of the Armenian…
On Wednesday, December 21st, 2022, His Holiness Catholicos Aram I and the President of Artsakh, Arayik Harutyunyan, held a phone conversation during which Harutyunyan briefed His Holiness on the unfolding situation in Artsakh due to the Lachin corridor blockade by Azerbaijan and the efforts towards preventing the worsening of the humanitarian crisis. In turn,…
On Tuesday, December 20th, 2022, the Ambassador of Saudi Arabia to Lebanon Walid bin Abdallah Bukhari visited His Holiness Catholicos Aram I. The Catholicos spoke with the Ambassador about the blockade of the Lachin corridor by Azerbaijan that has caused a precarious humanitarian condition to the indigenous people of Artsakh and asked for the…
With the blessing of His Holiness Catholicos Aram I, the relics of Saint Jacob of Nisibis were brought out of the Cilicia Museum and placed in St. Gregory the Illuminator Cathedral during the Vespers service on Friday, December 16th, 2022, which was led by H.E. Arch. Shahan Sarkissian.
The Armenian Church, Holy See of Cilicia condemns, in the strongest possible terms, Azerbaijan’s blockade of the only road connecting Artsakh to Armenia—the Lachin Corridor. The Lachin Corridor is a patent lifeline for the Armenians of Artsakh, secured by the Trilateral Statement of 10 November 2020, to provide them unfettered access to and from Armenia. …
During the three-day plenary meetings of the World Assembly, convened on 7-9 December 2022, presided by His Holiness Catholicos Aram I, each Prelacy’s delegation, headed by their prelates, held special meetings with His Holiness Catholicos Aram I and discussed matters concerning their communities.
During the World Assembly, convened on December 7-9, 2022, presided by His Holiness Catholicos Aram I, His Grace Bishop Torkom Donoyan, Prelate of the Western Prelacy of the Armenian Church in the USA, made the following announcements: 1. In Syria, the Prelacy will sponsor the tuition fees of 100 Armenian students attending the Armenian…
The World Assembly dedicated the second day of its three-day plenary meetings to discussing pressing issues pertaining to the Armenian Diaspora. Consequently, reports were presented on the Armenian family, identity, youth, participation of the Diaspora in the strengthening of Armenia and Artsakh, and revitalization of the Diaspora. These presentations were followed by extensive discussions and…
With a great joy we announce that benefactors Mr. and Mrs. Alecco and Ani Bezikians have generously allocated 200 000 USD towards the tuition fees of students from underprivileged families that attend schools of the Armenian Prelacy. The Bezikians were invited to attend the World Assembly, but were excused absence, hence, they extended a…
“The revitalization of the church, preparation of human agency, reiteration of values, reorganization of the diaspora, assisting the Lebanese and Syrian Armenian communities, participating in the strengthening of Armenia and Artsakh should be our immediate priorities” His Holiness Catholicos Aram I On Wednesday, December 7th, 2022, around 125 delegates from the prelacies of the…
PRO ORIENTE and the Institute for Ecumenical Studies of the Angelicum organized an international ecumenical conference entitled “Listening to the East” with the purpose of exploring the synodal traditions within the different Eastern and Oriental Orthodox Churches. The conference was held at the Pontifical University of St. Thomas Aquinas (Angelicum), in Rome on November 22-27, 2022.…
Presided by His Holiness Catholicos Aram I, the World Assembly of the Armenian Church, Holy See of Cilicia, will be held on December 7th till 8th, 2022, in Antelias. The World Assembly is the supreme legislative body of the Church and convenes quadrennially. Delegates, elected by the Diocesan National Representative Assemblies, prelates as ex-officio…
On Friday, December 2nd, 2022, the 172nd session of the Diocesan National Representatives Assembly of the prelacy of Peria (Syria) concluded with the election of H.G. Bishop Magar Ashekian as their Prelate. At the request of the prelacy, His Holiness Catholicos Aram I had provided them with a three-name list of candidates. Following reading…
On November 28th and 29th, 2022, the Executive Committee of the Middle East Council of Churches (MECC) held in person meeting for the first time since the outbreak of the pandemic, in Deir Saydet al Bir in Bkennaya, Lebanon. V. Rev. Fr. Sarkis Aprahamian and Dr. Jean Salmanian attended the meeting on behalf of the…
