Catholicos Aram I to serve as Guest Chaplain in U.S. SenateMay 7, 2015 - 12:04 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - His Holiness Aram I, Catholicos of the Great House of Cilicia, will serve as the Guest Chaplain in the United States Senate. In solemn remembrance and observance of the centennial year of the Armenian Genocide, U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) invited His Holiness Aram I to offer the morning prayer and meet with members of the Senate community. As the top Democrat on the Armed Services Committee and a senior member of the Appropriations Committee, Senator Reed is a champion of Rhode Island’s Armenian community and an advocate for economic aid and military assistance to Armenia. Senator Reed has travelled to Armenia and Nagorno-Karabakh and been a steadfast supporter for full and formal U.S. recognition of the Armenian Genocide. The Armenian Apostolic Church is one of the oldest Christian communities. His Holiness Aram I is the head of the Catholicosate of the Great House of Cilicia and was elected Catholicos of the Holy See of Cilicia of the Armenian Apostolic Church in 1995. Ordained a priest in 1968, Aram Keshishian was named locum tenens of the diocese of Lebanon in 1978 and Primate in 1979, and was ordained as a bishop in 1980. He received his PhD from Fordham University in New York and resides in Antelias, Lebanon. The morning prayer will be televised live on C-SPAN2 and will be included in the Congressional Record. Top stories Six total incidents have burned 19 old-growth trees. Friday night 8 trees were torched along the beautiful main entrance. The EU does not intend to conduct military exercises with Armenia, Lead Spokesperson for EU Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Peter Stano says. Hikmet Hajiyev has said that there is no place for USAID operation in Azerbaijan any longer. A telephone conversation between Putin and Pashinyan before the CSTO summit is not planned, Peskov says. Partner news | About 32,000 rally in Yerevan to deman Pashinyan’s resignation About 31,700 people attended an opposition rally on Thursday, May 9 in Yerevan demanding the resignation of Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan. Viva-MTS: Tech solutions to modernize infrastructure of border village The border village has been the focus of Viva-MTS and the Foundation for the Preservation of Wildlife and Cultural Values since 2015. Ucom's fixed network launched in Artashat To mark this occasion, the company has introduced a special offer exclusively for Artashat residents. “By Your Side”: IDBank's new support program for displaced Artsakh citizens IDBank is launching a long-term social support program for forcibly displaced Artsakh residents. |