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Catholicosate of Cilicia
Communication and Information Department
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Armenian version: nian.htm
HIS HOLINESS ARAM I HOLDS IMPORTANT MEETINGS IN NAPLES
Naples – His Holiness Aram I held a number of important meetings on the
sidelines of the ongoing conference (21-23 October 2007) on "Faiths and
Cultures in Dialogue."
The Pontiff held a long meeting with Archbishop Rowan Williams of
Canterbury, who had visited him in Antelias almost two weeks ago. The two
Spiritual Leaders discussed ecumenical issues and particularly the
possibilities for renewing the theological dialogue between the Anglican
Church and the Oriental Orthodox Churches.
His Holiness also met with the President of the German Evangelical Churches,
Bishop Huber, who is a long-time friend of the Catholicos. Bishop Huber once
again thanked His Holiness for his lecture delivered to the conference held
in Berlin. He invited the Armenian Pontiff to visit Germany.
Meetings were also held with the Ecumenical Patriarch of the Greek Orthodox
Church, the general secretary of the World Council of Churches, the general
secretary of the Lutheran churches, as well as a number of senior figures
>From other religions and prominent government officials.
The issues discussed during these meetings included ecumenical and
inter-faith matters, the peace process in the Middle East, the decision
taken by the U.S. House Foreign Affairs Committee with respect to the
Armenian Genocide, the situation in Lebanon, and other issues.
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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, The Cilician
Catholicosate, the administrative center of the church is located in
Antelias, Lebanon.