PRESS RELEASE
Catholicosate of Cilicia
Communication and Information Department
Contact: V.Rev.Father Krikor Chiftjian, Communications Officer
Tel: (04) 410001, 410003
Fax: (04) 419724
E-mail: [email protected]
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Antelias-Lebanon
Armenian version:
A LECTURE ON "ARMENIAN CHURCH AND THE ECUMENICAL MOVEMENT" AT THE ACUSA
CENTER
The Christian Education Department of the Catholicosate of Cilicia and the
Armenian Church University Students’ Association (ACUSA) have jointly
organized a series of lectures. The third session of the series was held in
the ACUSA center in Antelias on November 18.
The lecturer, Dr. Nora Bayrakdarian-Kabakian, presented the role of the
Armenian Church in general and the Catholicosate of Cilicia in particular in
the World Council of Churches (WCC) and the Ecumenical movement.
Dr. Bayrakdarian talked about the origins of the Ecumenical movement,
focusing mainly on the establishment of the WCC. "The main purpose of the
Ecumenical movement is the unity of churches and the development of
cooperation between them in issues related to accomplishing their missions
and to conflicts plaguing the world," she said.
The speaker emphasized that the Catholicosate of Cilicia has paid special
attention to Ecumenical affairs since the 1950’s, by an active contribution
to this field, the proof of which is the position of its spiritual Head, His
Holiness Aram I, as Moderator of the World Council of Churches during the
last 16 years.
Concluding, Dr. Bayrakdarian mentioned that WCC and the Ecumenical movement
in general, confront new challenges today as a consequence of the changing
world circumstances.
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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 youth
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.