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PRESS RELEASE
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
His Holiness Aram I invited to preach during the Special Prayers with the
St. Egidio Community
Vatican - During the visit to the Vatican, His Holiness Aram I and his
delegation attended a special prayer service organized by the St Egidio
community at the St. John the Lateran Church in Rome.
In his sermon, the Catholicos spoke of the theological and spiritual
meaning of martyrdom (martyria) and linked it to the Armenian Genocide in
1915, when one-and-a-half-million Armenians were massacred by Turkey. He
then spoke of the historical importance of St. John the Lateran Church and
the St. Egidio community, which began as a movement in 1968 following the
Vatican II Council. He then added, "In appreciation of the commitment of its
members to justice and peace, during my last visit to the community I
offered relics of Armenian martyrs from the Chapel of the Martyrs of
Genocide in Antelias."
At the end of the service, the leadership of St. Egidio held a special
reception to honor His Holiness Aram I and his delegation.
His Holiness Aram I meets His Holiness Pope Francis
In a private meeting this morning with His Holiness the Pope Francis
Catholicos Aram I briefly discussed the following issues.- The Christian
presence in the Middle East, challenges and concerns facing the churches in
the region, the Syrian conflict and the problems facing the Armenian
community in Aleppo and Kessab, the centennial of the Armenian Genocide, the
bio lateral dialogue between the Catholic Church and the Oriental Orthodox
Churches, the presidential election in Lebanon.
The private meeting between two spiritual leaders was followed by a public
meeting during which they exchanged addresses and gifts in the presence of
Archbishops and community leaders accompanying His Holiness Aram I.
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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
His Holiness Aram I invited to preach during the Special Prayers with the
St. Egidio Community
Vatican - During the visit to the Vatican, His Holiness Aram I and his
delegation attended a special prayer service organized by the St Egidio
community at the St. John the Lateran Church in Rome.
In his sermon, the Catholicos spoke of the theological and spiritual
meaning of martyrdom (martyria) and linked it to the Armenian Genocide in
1915, when one-and-a-half-million Armenians were massacred by Turkey. He
then spoke of the historical importance of St. John the Lateran Church and
the St. Egidio community, which began as a movement in 1968 following the
Vatican II Council. He then added, "In appreciation of the commitment of its
members to justice and peace, during my last visit to the community I
offered relics of Armenian martyrs from the Chapel of the Martyrs of
Genocide in Antelias."
At the end of the service, the leadership of St. Egidio held a special
reception to honor His Holiness Aram I and his delegation.
His Holiness Aram I meets His Holiness Pope Francis
In a private meeting this morning with His Holiness the Pope Francis
Catholicos Aram I briefly discussed the following issues.- The Christian
presence in the Middle East, challenges and concerns facing the churches in
the region, the Syrian conflict and the problems facing the Armenian
community in Aleppo and Kessab, the centennial of the Armenian Genocide, the
bio lateral dialogue between the Catholic Church and the Oriental Orthodox
Churches, the presidential election in Lebanon.
The private meeting between two spiritual leaders was followed by a public
meeting during which they exchanged addresses and gifts in the presence of
Archbishops and community leaders accompanying His Holiness Aram I.
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