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: [email protected]
Web:
PO Box 70 317
Antelias-Lebanon
Armenian version:
HIS HOLINESS EXPRESSES HIS SUPPORT TO THE AMERICAN PEOPLE
In a letter to the president of the United States, George W. Bush, His
Holiness Aram I expressed his support and condolences to the American people
in light of the losses suffered after a hurricane hit the city of New
Orleans in Louisiana.
In his letter His Holiness says: “The tragic images that I see on television
are, indeed, disturbing and heartbreaking. This is, in fact, one of the
biggest natural disasters in the recent memory of the U.S.A. I share the
pain and anxiety of those who have been affected by this disaster.”
The Catholicos also informed the president that he has advised the two
prelates of the Catholicosate of Cilicia in the United States to encourage
the Armenian-American communities to bring their active participation in the
post-hurricane humanitarian efforts.
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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 history and
the mission 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.