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Catholicosate of Cilicia
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Armenian version: nian.htm

HIS HOLINESS ARAM I IN THE DIOCESE OF CYPRUS

His Holiness Aram I departed for Cyprus on November 15 to participate in the
annual conference organized by the Roman Catholic "Saint Egidio"
organization with the participation of religious leaders, presidents,
spiritual and government officials, intellectuals and academics from across
the world.

His Holiness and the his delegation were greeted in the VIP Lounge of
Larnaca airport by the Pontifical Vicar to Cyprus Archbishop Varoujan
Hergelian, representatives of the Cypriot authorities, the Armenian
community and the Armenian Church.

The Pontiff addressed the Cypriot Armenian community during the Holy Mass
officiated in the St. Asdvadzadzine Church in Nicosia on Sunday, November
16.

Speaking about the mission of the Church and its irreplaceable role, His
Holiness depicted the Armenian Church as our "Nation’s Home". In this
respect, he said that our spiritual and national values should be embraced
as integrated principles. His Holiness stressed that as the inheritors of
our church’s rich spiritual and intellectual heritage, Armenians should not
only guard them as national values but pass them on to future generations.
The Pontiff also called on the community members to gather around the
church, to flourish the "Nation’s Home, the ceiling of which is a safe haven
for us, our families and our collective life."

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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 dioceses 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