Antelias: The dioceses of the Catholicosate of Cilicia support Lebanon

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: cathcil@cathcil.org
Web: http://www.cathcil.org/

PO Box 70 317
Antelias-Lebanon

Armenian version: http://www.cathcil.org/v04/doc/Armenian.htm

THE DIOCESES OF THE CATHOLICOSATE OF CILICIA
SUPPORT LEBANON

In light of the war situation in Lebanon, His Holiness Aram I issued
a pontifical circular to all the dioceses of the Catholicosate
of Cilicia, asking them to support Lebanon through the Lebanese
embassies in their respective countries and the local leaders of
Lebanese Christian and Muslim communities.

All the dioceses expressed support for Lebanon, calling for an
immediate and full ceasefire and participating in the humanitarian
aid efforts through the Lebanese embassies in their countries, where
special committees have been formed for the provision of medicine,
food, clothes and other essential material to Lebanon.

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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 Catholicosate, you may refer to the web page of the
Catholicosate, http://www.cathcil.org/ The Cilician Catholicosate, the
administrative center of the church is located in Antelias, Lebanon.