We are glad to announce the publication of the second edition of “St. Nerses the Gracious and Church Unity,” authored by His Holiness Catholicos Aram I, on the occasion of the 850th commemoration of the saint. The first part of the book provides a historical analysis of the 12th-century Cilicia Kingdom in both political…
On Tuesday, August 29th, 2023, His Holiness Catholicos Aram I and the US Ambassador to Lebanon Dorothy Shea met at the headquarters of the Holy See of Cilicia, in Antelias. His Holiness expressed deep concern about the unfolding humanitarian crisis in Artsakh and underlined that the issue in Artsakh, apart from the humanitarian, is…
On Thursday, August 24th, 2023, His Holiness Catholicos Aram I received representatives of Nabih Berri, the speaker of the Lebanese Parliament, composed of the deputy head of Amal Movement, Sheikh Hasan Al-Masri, and Sayyed Abbas Nasr Al-Deen. The main topics of the meeting were the delayed Lebanese presidential election and the case of blockaded…
On Wednesday, August 16th, 2023, His Holiness Catholicos Aram I received the governing body of the Armenian Democratic Liberal Party, Ramgavar, and they discussed matters related to the Party’s inner life, the Lebanese Armenian community and Armenia, especially regarding the Artsakh blockade.
On Tuesday, August 22nd, 2023, His Holiness Catholicos Aram I received the Iranian Ambassador to Lebanon, Moujtaba Amini. The main topics of discussion were the Azerbaijani blockade of Artsakh, which has been ongoing since December 2022, and the delayed Lebanese presidential election. As His Holiness described the situation of the indigenous people of…
His Holiness Catholicos Aram I raised the issue of the Artsakh blockade and its dire consequences for the 120,000 indigenous people of Artsakh during the feast organized in his honor by the Canadian ambassador to Lebanon on Thursday, August 17th, 2023, where other ambassadors were also present.The international community should take concrete steps to prevent…
Under the auspices of His Holiness Catholicos Aram I, the Feast of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary was solemnly celebrated at St. Gregory the Illuminator Cathedral in Antelias and St. Mary Monastery in Bikfaya, on Sunday, August 13th, 2023. HE Archbishop Gomidas Ohanian celebrated the Divine Liturgy in Antelias, conducted the blessing of…
The Pilgrimage Day of St. Mary Monastery in Bikfaya was marked on the evening of Saturday, August 12th, 2023 with a ceremonious Divine Liturgy presided over by His Holiness Catholicos Aram I, who also conducted the blessing of the grapes and madagh (sacrifice) ceremony, and delivered his pontifical message. The solemn Divine Liturgy was celebrated…
With the blessing of His Holiness Catholicos Aram I and organized by the Christian Education Department of the Catholicosate of Cilicia, a Pilgrimage Week leading to the Pilgrimage Day of St. Mary Monastery on August 12th, 2023 was marked from August 7th to 11th, during which Divine Liturgies, special services, prayers, and Bible studies were…
The Artsakh National Assembly Speaker Tavit Ishkhanyan held a phone conversation with His Holiness Catholicos Aram I, on Thursday, August 10th, 2023, and expressed his gratitude for His Holiness’ congratulations on his position. Discussing the blockade, Speaker Ishkhanyan specifically mentioned His Holiness’s efforts towards the lifting of the siege and the meetings with ambassadors…
On Thursday, August 10th, 2023, a delegation from the Iranian Embassy in Lebanon visited His Holiness Catholicos Aram I. During the meeting, His Holiness condemned the burning of the Quran in Sweden and emphasized the importance of strengthening the foundations of Christian-Muslim coexistence and dialogue. On this occasion, His Holiness shed light on…
On Wednesday, August 9th, 2023, Joanna Wronecka, Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, visited His Holiness Catholicos Aram I. Two main topics were discussed during the meeting: the blockade of Artsakh by Azerbaijan; and the Lebanese Presidential election. The Holiness highlighted the humanitarian crisis in Artsakh resulting from the illegal blockade of the…
On Tuesday, August 8th, 2023, His Holiness Catholicos Aram I extended a congratulatory letter to Tavit Ishkhanyan for his election as the Speaker of the Artsakh National Assembly. In the letter, His Holiness underscored the immense responsibility assumed by Ishkhanyan in the face of the ongoing humanitarian crisis in Artsakh. His Holiness expressed his…
On Friday, August 4th, 2023, His Holiness Catholicos Aram I received the head of the Chaldean community in Lebanon Bishop Michel Kassarji, representing His Beatitude Cardinal Louis Raphaël Sako, the Patriarch of Babylon of the Chaldeans, and Rev. Dr. Paul Haidostian, the President of the Haigazian University, respectively. Bishop Kassarji provided Catholicos Aram I…
Archbishop Paolo Borgia, Apostolic Nuncio to Lebanon, visited His Holiness Catholicos Aram I on Monday, August 7th, 2023. They discussed issues concerning the Lebanese presidential election and ecumenical relations between the Holy See of Cilicia and the Vatican. His Holiness brought to the attention of the Apostolic Nuncio the current situation in Artsakh and…
The World Council of Churches and the Conference of the European Churches have extended a joint letter to the European Union and expressed deep concern about the worsening humanitarian crisis in Artsakh exacerbated by Azerbaijan’s blockade of the Lachin corridor. The letter underscores the gravity of the humanitarian crisis, stating, “The humanitarian crisis in…
