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PRESS RELEASE
Catholicosate of Cilicia
Communication and Information Department
Contact: V.Rev.Fr.Krikor Chiftjian, Communications Officer
Tel: (04) 410001, 410003
Fax: (04) 419724
E- mail: [email protected]
Web: http://www.armenianorthodoxchurch.org/
PO Box 70 317
Antelias-Lebanon
Armenian version: http://www.armenianorthodoxchurch.org/v04/doc/Arme nian.htm
"THE CHURCHES OF THE MIDDLE EAST MUST ACT TOGETHER"
SAID HIS HOLINESS ARAM I
"More than at any time at this point in history, the Christians of the
Middle East must act together. This is the call of our Lord and the
imperative of new times", stated His Holiness Aram I.
Meeting in Antelias, Lebanon, the Executive Committee of the Middle East
Council of Churches is seeking the best ways and means to serve the growing
needs and expectations of the churches. As one of the presidents of the
MECC, His Holiness Aram I underlined the vital importance of the Council as
the only regional framework for common reflection and action and he said
that "in order to give more quality and visibility to our togetherness and
make our voice heard, we must restructure the Council and articulate our
priorities clearly".
Catholicos Aram I said that the Council exists to challenge the churches to
work together: "Unity for the churches of this region is not a theological
matter; it is an existential issue. We cannot afford living in isolation. We
must be together in the real sense of the world".
In a recent lecture delivered at a conference on Christian-Muslim dialogue,
Aram I has considered inter-faith dialogue an important dimension of the
Christian presence and witness in the Middle East: "For centuries,
Christians and Muslims have lived together in this region. They have shared
common values and traditions. In spite of existing differences in many
respects, they must build together broader communities undergirded by moral
values, common objectives and vision".
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View the photos here:
http://www.armenianorthodoxchurch.org/v04/doc/Pho tos/Photos205.htm#2
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The Armenian Catholicosate of Cilicia is one of the two Catholicosates of
the Armenian Orthodox Church. For detailed information about the Ecumenical
activities of the Cilician Catholicosate, you may refer to the web page of
the Catholicosate, http://www.armenianorthodoxchurch.org The Cilician
Catholicosate, the administrative center of the church is located in
Antelias, Lebanon.
Catholicosate of Cilicia
Communication and Information Department
Contact: V.Rev.Fr.Krikor Chiftjian, Communications Officer
Tel: (04) 410001, 410003
Fax: (04) 419724
E- mail: [email protected]
Web: http://www.armenianorthodoxchurch.org/
PO Box 70 317
Antelias-Lebanon
Armenian version: http://www.armenianorthodoxchurch.org/v04/doc/Arme nian.htm
"THE CHURCHES OF THE MIDDLE EAST MUST ACT TOGETHER"
SAID HIS HOLINESS ARAM I
"More than at any time at this point in history, the Christians of the
Middle East must act together. This is the call of our Lord and the
imperative of new times", stated His Holiness Aram I.
Meeting in Antelias, Lebanon, the Executive Committee of the Middle East
Council of Churches is seeking the best ways and means to serve the growing
needs and expectations of the churches. As one of the presidents of the
MECC, His Holiness Aram I underlined the vital importance of the Council as
the only regional framework for common reflection and action and he said
that "in order to give more quality and visibility to our togetherness and
make our voice heard, we must restructure the Council and articulate our
priorities clearly".
Catholicos Aram I said that the Council exists to challenge the churches to
work together: "Unity for the churches of this region is not a theological
matter; it is an existential issue. We cannot afford living in isolation. We
must be together in the real sense of the world".
In a recent lecture delivered at a conference on Christian-Muslim dialogue,
Aram I has considered inter-faith dialogue an important dimension of the
Christian presence and witness in the Middle East: "For centuries,
Christians and Muslims have lived together in this region. They have shared
common values and traditions. In spite of existing differences in many
respects, they must build together broader communities undergirded by moral
values, common objectives and vision".
##
View the photos here:
http://www.armenianorthodoxchurch.org/v04/doc/Pho tos/Photos205.htm#2
*****
The Armenian Catholicosate of Cilicia is one of the two Catholicosates of
the Armenian Orthodox Church. For detailed information about the Ecumenical
activities of the Cilician Catholicosate, you may refer to the web page of
the Catholicosate, http://www.armenianorthodoxchurch.org The Cilician
Catholicosate, the administrative center of the church is located in
Antelias, Lebanon.