INDIAN LEGACY TESTIMONY TO RELIGIOUS HARMONY: CATHOLICOS
The Hindu
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Feb 25 2010
India
Catholicos Aram I and entourage on week-long visit to State
KOTTAYAM: His Holiness Aram I, Catholicos of the Holy See of Cilicia
of the Armenian Apostolic Church, who is on a week-long visit to
the State, has commended that the Indian legacy was testimony to
inter-religious and inter-community cooperation and harmony.
The pontiff, who arrived at Devalokam, the headquarters of the
Malanakra Orthodox Syrian Church on Wednesday evening, was welcomed
by His Holiness Baselius Mar Thoma Didymos I, Catholicos and Malankara
Metropolitan of the Orthodox Church.
All the Metropolitans of the Orthodox Church, Archbishop Mar Joseph
Powathil of the Syro-Malabar Church, Bishop Thomas Samuel of CSI
Madhya Kerala diocese, Yooyakim Mar Koorilos of the Kottayam diocese
of Mar Thoma Church, Joseph M. Puthusseri, MLA, and others were also
present on the occasion.
Earlier, Catholicos Aram I and his entourage who arrived at the Cochin
International Airport, Nedumbassery, were received by Catholicos
designate of the Orthodox Church Paulos Mar Milithios and other s
church dignitaries.
Ecumenical meet
The pontiff will address the ecumenical conference at the Orthodox
Theological Seminary here on Thursday. Catholicos Aram I, founder of
the World Religions for Peace movement, will speak on the Relevance
of Ecumenical Movement in the 21st Century.
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress
