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Catholicosate of Cilicia
Communication and Information Department
Tel: (04) 410001, 410003
Fax: (04) 419724
E- mail: [email protected]
Web: http://www.ArmenianOrthodoxChurch.org/
PO Box 70 317
Antelias-Lebanon
Officials visiting His Holiness Aram I on Armenian Christmas discuss the
situation in Lebanon and the Middle East
Antelias - According to the established tradition, religious and political
officials, as well as representatives of civil society and interreligious
associations visit Antelias to express their good wishes to Catholicos Aram
I and the Armenian community.
The visit this year was also an opportunity for the leaders to discuss with
His Holiness the situation in Lebanon, specifically the forthcoming
presidential election and the formation of the cabinet; they also discussed
the proposed UN Geneva 2 meeting on Syria and the World Council of Churches'
ecumenical and international consultation on Geneva 2 to be held 15-17
January 2014 at its headquarters in Switzerland
His Holiness Aram I meets with the President of the Federation of Protestant
Churches in Switzerland
Antelias - On 16 January 2014, Rev. Dr. Gottfried Locher, President of the
Federation of Swiss Protestant Churches (FEPS), and Rev. Serge Fornerod,
Director of International and Ecumenical Relations of FEPS, met with His
Holiness Aram I in Geneva. Archbishop Sebouh Sarkissian and Ms. Teny
Simonian, President of ARMENOFAS, the Swiss-Armenian Foundation, were also
present.
His Holiness was brought up to date on the preparatory work on the
commemoration of the 100th Anniversary of the Genocide by ARMENOFAS and
FEPS. The group then finalized plans for the commemoration.
The Catholicosate of Cilicia and the Protestant Churches in Switzerland
established the Foundation ARMENOFAS to continue the humanitarian work
initiated by the Swiss missionaries in the early days of the Armenian
Genocide, planned and executed by Turkey. The foundation continues the
legacy of the committed Swiss people by responding to the urgent needs of
vulnerable Armenians in the Middle East.
The General Secretary of the World Council of Churches meets with His
Holiness Aram I in Geneva
Antelias - Upon the arrival of Catholicos Aram I in Geneva, the General
Secretary of the World Council of Churches, Rev. Dr. Olav Fykse Tveit and
the staff responsible for the Middle East, met with His Holiness at his
hotel to discuss the agenda of the WCC Ecumenical and international meeting
on Syria, the contribution of His Holiness Aram I and possible outcomes to
be communicated to the UN Geneva 2 Conference on Syria.
At the end of the meeting, His Holiness and the General Secretary discussed
the 10th Assembly and ecumenical priorities. On this occasion Catholicons
Aram I shared his vision with Rev. Dr. Fykse Tveit based on his experience
as a former Moderator of the WCC.
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Catholicosate of Cilicia
Communication and Information Department
Tel: (04) 410001, 410003
Fax: (04) 419724
E- mail: [email protected]
Web: http://www.ArmenianOrthodoxChurch.org/
PO Box 70 317
Antelias-Lebanon
Officials visiting His Holiness Aram I on Armenian Christmas discuss the
situation in Lebanon and the Middle East
Antelias - According to the established tradition, religious and political
officials, as well as representatives of civil society and interreligious
associations visit Antelias to express their good wishes to Catholicos Aram
I and the Armenian community.
The visit this year was also an opportunity for the leaders to discuss with
His Holiness the situation in Lebanon, specifically the forthcoming
presidential election and the formation of the cabinet; they also discussed
the proposed UN Geneva 2 meeting on Syria and the World Council of Churches'
ecumenical and international consultation on Geneva 2 to be held 15-17
January 2014 at its headquarters in Switzerland
His Holiness Aram I meets with the President of the Federation of Protestant
Churches in Switzerland
Antelias - On 16 January 2014, Rev. Dr. Gottfried Locher, President of the
Federation of Swiss Protestant Churches (FEPS), and Rev. Serge Fornerod,
Director of International and Ecumenical Relations of FEPS, met with His
Holiness Aram I in Geneva. Archbishop Sebouh Sarkissian and Ms. Teny
Simonian, President of ARMENOFAS, the Swiss-Armenian Foundation, were also
present.
His Holiness was brought up to date on the preparatory work on the
commemoration of the 100th Anniversary of the Genocide by ARMENOFAS and
FEPS. The group then finalized plans for the commemoration.
The Catholicosate of Cilicia and the Protestant Churches in Switzerland
established the Foundation ARMENOFAS to continue the humanitarian work
initiated by the Swiss missionaries in the early days of the Armenian
Genocide, planned and executed by Turkey. The foundation continues the
legacy of the committed Swiss people by responding to the urgent needs of
vulnerable Armenians in the Middle East.
The General Secretary of the World Council of Churches meets with His
Holiness Aram I in Geneva
Antelias - Upon the arrival of Catholicos Aram I in Geneva, the General
Secretary of the World Council of Churches, Rev. Dr. Olav Fykse Tveit and
the staff responsible for the Middle East, met with His Holiness at his
hotel to discuss the agenda of the WCC Ecumenical and international meeting
on Syria, the contribution of His Holiness Aram I and possible outcomes to
be communicated to the UN Geneva 2 Conference on Syria.
At the end of the meeting, His Holiness and the General Secretary discussed
the 10th Assembly and ecumenical priorities. On this occasion Catholicons
Aram I shared his vision with Rev. Dr. Fykse Tveit based on his experience
as a former Moderator of the WCC.
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http://armenianorthodoxchurch.org/gallery-2