Tag: Civil Georgia
Georgian Orthodox Church Calls for Anti-Abortion Law
Civil Georgia, Tbilisi - 6/5/13 Patriarch of the Georgian Orthodox Church, Ilia II, has called on the Georgian authorities in his Easter epistle for adopting ... Read More
Ivanishvili on Georgian Orthodox Church
Civil Georgia, Tbilisi - 10/4/13 PM Ivanishvili said on April 10 that “problems exist” in the Georgian Orthodox Church too and speaking publicly on these ... Read More
Abkhaz Leader Meets Georgian, Russian Top Orthodox Clerics
Civil Georgia, Tbilisi - 29/3/13 Senior clerics from the Georgian and Russian Orthodox Churches met Abkhaz leader Alexander Ankvab in Russia’s Black Sea resort of ... Read More
Orthodox Ecumenical Patriarch Visits Georgia
The spiritual leader of the world's Orthodox Christians, Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew (C) and Georgian Orthodox Patriarch Ilia II (R) walk during their meeting in Tbilisi, ... Read More
Putin Congratulates Georgian Orthodox Church Leader
Civil Georgia, Tbilisi - 12/1/13 Russia’s President Vladimir Putin congratulated Georgian Orthodox Church Patriarch Ilia II on his 80th birthday and 35th anniversary of enthronement. ... Read More
Church Leader Calls Against ‘Misuse’ of Prison Abuse Case
25/9/2012 Civil Georgia Georgian Orthodox Church leader, Patriarch Ilia II, has called on “everyone not to misuse” prison abuse case for “humiliation of Georgia”. “Developments ... Read More
Georgian, Azerbaijani FMs Discuss Disputed Border Section in Monastery Complex Area
Civil Georgia, Tbilisi 19/5/2012 Georgian and Azerbaijani foreign ministers held a phone conversation on May 17 to discuss a recent controversy, caused after repositioning of ... Read More
Interior Ministry Says It Helped Secure Release of Georgian Monk from Captivity in Abkhazia
Civil Georgia 12/2/2012 The Georgian Interior Ministry said in a brief statement on February 11 without providing further details, that a Georgian priest-monk was released ... Read More
Head of Georgian Church Meets Ivanishvili
Civil Georgia, Tbilisi 25/12/2011 Head of the Georgian Orthodox Church, Ilia II, met on December 24 in the Patriarchate with billionaire philanthropist Bidzina Ivanishvili for ... Read More
Georgian Church Leader Meets Ivanishvili
Civil Georgia, Tbilisi 15/11/2011 Billionaire-turned-politician, Bidzina Ivanishvili, met with Patriarch of the Georgian Orthodox Church Ilia II in the Patriarchate on Tuesday evening. After the ... Read More
Georgia Church Leader: Ivanishvili Should Have Georgian Citizenship
Civil Georgia, Tbilisi 13/11/2011 Patriarch of the Georgian Orthodox Church, Ilia II, said President Saakashvili should restore billionaire philanthropist Bidzina Ivanishvili’s Georgian citizenship, which he ... Read More
Four Groups Registered For Now Under New Law of Legal Status of Religious Minorities
Civil Georgia, Tbilisi 28/9/2011 Four religious groups have so far been registered as legal entities of public law, as a result of legislative amendment approval ... Read More
Georgian, Russian Patriarchs Meet in Kiev
Video of the Meeting Civil Georgia, Tbilisi 27/7/2011 Reiterating Georgian Church's authority over breakaway Abkhazia and South Ossetia, Russian Patriarch Kirill said after meeting with ... Read More
President’s Spokesperson: ‘We Appreciate Firm Ties with Church’
Civil Georgia, Tbilisi 12/7/2011 The Georgian state will never take a step, which will be in conflict with “firm relations” the state and the Georgian ... Read More
Georgian Church Slams Law on Religious Groups’ Legal Status
Civil Georgia, Tbilisi 6/7/2011 A legislative amendment allowing religious minority groups to be registered as legal entities of public law “contravenes interests of both the ... Read More
Armenian Church Leader Visits Georgia
Civil Georgia, Tbilisi 10/6/2011 The leader of Armenia's Apostolic Church, Catholicos Karekin II, arrived in Georgia on June 10. Patriarch of the Georgian Orthodox Church, ... Read More