CATHOLICOS ARAM I WILL PARTICIPATE IN FUNERAL OF POPE JOHN PAUL II

ANTELIAS, LEBANON, APRIL 7, NOYAN TAPAN. His Holiness Aram I, Armenian
Catholicos of Cilicia, will personally participate in the funeral of
Pope John Paul II in the name of the worldwide Armenian communities
under the jurisdiction of the Catholicosate of Cilicia. Bishop Nareg
Alemezian, Ecumenical Officer, and the staff bearer Rev. Fr. Housig
Mardirossian will accompany His Holiness. His Holiness contacted
Vatican officials and offered his condolences for the death of the
Pope. According to the Communication and Information Department of the
Catholicosate of Cilicia, A delegation representing His Holiness Aram
I visited the Papal Embassy in Harisa on April 5 to express condolences
for the death of Pope John Paul II. Bishop Kegham Khatcherian, primate
of the diocese of Lebanon, headed the delegation which also included
Bishop Nareg Alemezian and a group of priests. The delegation offered
condolences on behalf of the Catholicos and praised the efforts of
the late Pope to reform the church and revive spiritual and moral
values among the youth. Bishop Khatcherian praised the Pope’s efforts
to establish peace and justice in the church and the world.