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: info@armenianorthodoxchurch.org
Web:

PO Box 70 317
Antelias-Lebanon

Armenian version: nian.htm

HIS HOLINESS ARAM I EXPRESSES HIS CONDOLENCES
FOR THE PASSING AWAY OF TWO PROMINENT ECUMENICAL FIGURES

The ecumenical community lost two prominent members recently.

The first of them, Dr. Lukas Visher, served as the director of the World
Council of Churches’ "Faith and Order" Commission for several years; he
played an important role in the theological dialogue between the two
families of Orthodox Churches and has authored many books.

The second, Sister Shiyara Lubik was the long-serving president of the
Catholic Church’s "Fokolare" movement. She actively participated in
ecumenical initiatives.

On these sad occasions, His Holiness Aram I sent condolence letters to the
families of the deceased. The texts of the letters are available here:
lish/cathcilnewseng.htm#7

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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.