September 2023 – Armenian Church Catholicosate of Cilicia

REPRESENTATIVE OF HIS BEATITUDE YOUHANA X YAZIJI, PATRIARCH OF ANTIOCH AND ALL THE EAST, AND TUMO FOUNDER SAM SIMONIAN VISIT HIS HOLINESS CATHOLICOS ARAM I RESPECTIVELY

Catholicosate News, Ecumenical & Inter-Religious RelationsBy admin September 30, 2023

On Saturday, September 30th, 2023, His Holiness Catholicos Aram received the representative of His Beatitude Youhana X Yaziji, Patriarch of Antioch and all the East, Right Rev. Archimandrite Jack Khalil, who is also the Dean of the St John of Damascus Institute of Theology at the University of Balamand. In attendance were the Dean of…

UNDER THE AUSPICES OF HIS HOLINESS CATHOLICOS ARAM I, A SPECIAL BODY IS FORMED TO PROVIDE AID TO THE PEOPLE OF ARTSAKH

Armenian Cause, Catholicosate NewsBy admin September 29, 2023

The Catholicos Aram I has called for “Hamazkayin Zorasharj,” a worldwide mobilization of the Armenian community to protect Artsakh Armenians’ rights and to provide them with essential socioeconomic support. The call is in response to the recent tragic events of ethnic cleansing against the indigenous population of Artsakh. Following consultations with the National Central…

HIS HOLINESS CATHOLICOS ARAM I URGED THE PRELACIES TO DECLARE OCTOBER 1ST AS A DAY OF SOLIDARITY WITH ARTSAKH AND EXTEND HUMANITARIAN AID TO THE SURVIVORS

Armenian Cause, Catholicosate NewsBy admin September 28, 2023

On Wednesday, September 27th, 2023, an online meeting was convened by His Holiness Catholicos Aram I and the prelates of the Holy See of Cilicia. The meeting centered around the strategies to support the people of Artsakh following the recent ethnic cleansing. Catholicos Aram I underscored three main actions: a) Declare Sunday, October…

THANKSGIVING PRAYERS FOR THE REPUBLIC OF ARMENIA AND PRAYERS OF SOLIDARITY WITH ARTSAKH

Armenian Cause, Catholicosate NewsBy admin September 25, 2023

On Thursday, September 21st, 2023, His Holiness Catholicos Aram I presided over Thanksgiving Prayers for the Republic of Armenia, marking the 32nd anniversary of the Republic of Armenia’s re-independence, along with prayers of solidarity with Artsakh at St. Gregory the Illuminator Cathedral in Antelias. His Holiness blessed the Armenian and Artsakh flags at the end…

HIS HOLINESS CATHOLICOS ARAM I RECEIVES THE AMBASSADOR OF ARGENTINA IN LEBANON AND THE AMBASSADOR OF THE VATICAN IN LEBANON, RESPECTIVELY

Catholicosate NewsBy admin September 19, 2023

On Monday, September 18th, 2023, His Holiness Catholicos Aram I received H.E. Mauricio Alice, the Ambassador of Argentina in Lebanon, and H.E. Farid El Khazen, the Ambassador of the Vatican in Lebanon, respectively. Both meetings focused on two main topics: the Lebanese presidential election and the immediate lifting of the Artsakh blockade.

THE CHRISTIAN CONFERENCE OF ASIA CALLS FOR AN IMMEDIATE END TO THE BLOCKADE OF ARTSAKH

Armenian Cause, Catholicosate News, Ecumenical & Inter-Religious RelationsBy admin September 15, 2023

The Christian Conference of Asia recently issued an official statement calling for the immediate lifting of the Artsakh blockade by Azerbaijan, noting that the blockade is a great humanitarian crisis that cannot be tolerated on moral and legal grounds. Christian Conference of Asia expressed its support for Artsakh’s right to self-determination in line with…

HIS HOLINESS CATHOLICOS ARAM I SENDS A CONGRATULATORY LETTER TO THE NEWLY ELECTED ARTSAKH PRESIDENT, SAMUEL SHAHRAMANIAN

Catholicosate NewsBy admin September 12, 2023

With pontifical blessing, His Holiness Catholicos Aram I extended a warm congratulatory letter to the newly elected President of the Republic of Artsakh, Samuel Shahramanian, on Monday, September 11th, 2023, and expressed hope that Shahramanian would assume his responsibilities with renewed faith and work towards lifting the Artsakh blockade and pursuing Artsakh’s right to self-determination…

THE SPIRITUAL LEADERS AND REPRESENTATIVES OF POLITICAL PARTIES URGE TO CARRY OUT WIDESPREAD WORK AS A SUPPORT FOR ARTSAKH

Armenian Cause, Catholicosate NewsBy admin September 7, 2023

Upon the invitation of His Holiness Catholicos Aram I of the Armenian Church, Holy See of Cilicia and with the participation of the spiritual leaders and the representatives of the highest bodies of the three Armenian political parties, a special consultative meeting was held at the Catholicosate in Antelias, with the sole agenda of supporting…

HIS HOLINESS CATHOLICOS ARAM I BLESSED THE NEWLY DESIGNED FLAG OF HAMAZKAYIN ARMENIAN EDUCATIONAL AND CULTURAL SOCIETY

Catholicosate NewsBy admin September 5, 2023

A delegation representing different committees, schools, and institutions operating under the Hamazkayin Armenian Educational and Cultural Society in Lebanon, as well as representatives from the Armenian Relief Society and the Armenian General Union for Physical Education and Scouts (known as Homenetmen), visited His Holiness Catholicos Aram I on September 4th, 2023 to request his blessings…

THE HOLY SEE OF CILICIA IN SOLIDARITY WITH THE INDIGENOUS PEOPLE IN ARTSAKH

Armenian Cause, Catholicosate NewsBy admin September 4, 2023

His Holiness Catholicos Aram I addressed his Pontifical Message on the occasion of the 32nd anniversary of the independence of the Republic of Artsakh, emphasizing the importance of lifting the blockade and supporting its right to self-determination. As a God-given right and a major principle of international law, independence is inviolable for any nation. …