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HIS HOLINESS ARAM I MEETS WITH THE HEADS OF ARMENOFAS

His Holiness Aram I held a working meeting with the heads of Armenofas in
Switzerland on October 22.

Armenofas is a fund created by the efforts of the Protestant Churches of
Switzerland and the Armenian Church, Catholicosate of Cilicia. The main
capital for the fund is formed of the money collected by the union of
Armenophiles and survivors of the Armenian Genocide. In the past decades the
income of this fund was largely dedicated to the Armenian elderly home in
Kokinia (Greece).

His Holiness and the Central National Committee believe that the fund should
continue to exist regardless of its financial aspect, a) as an expression of
collective memory; b) as a symbol of the friendship between the Swiss and
Armenian nations as well as the Swiss and Armenian Churches and particularly
the Catholicosate of Cilicia; c) as a symbol of the Swiss nation’s support
for the Armenian nation.

The Pontiff and the Central National Committee are also of the opinion that
the fund, currently under formation with new income sources, should widen
its field of social service. His Holiness Aram I and the heads of the
Armenofas Fund will continue their consultations with the aim of reaching
specific conclusions by the end of the year.

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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 history and
the mission 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.

From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress