Tag: Georgia
Patriarch Irinej awarded with the highest distinction of the Georgian Royal Family
16/12/2011 With the patriarchal blessing of His Holiness and Beatitude k.k. Ilia II Catholicos-Patriarch of All Georgia, the Heir to the throne of Georgia and ... Read More
An Awakening In An Ancient Christian Nation
12/10/11 Ashley Sytsma, Rick's publicist, is a guest writer this week. She's reporting on her travels to Georgia (the one over by Russia). Georgia is ... Read More
Yerevan and Tbilisi to expand co-operation
11/12/2011 A delegation headed by Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan recently paid an official trip to Tbilisi to meet to meet with Georgia’s Armenian community representatives ... Read More
Patriarch Preaches Respect for Parents
5/12/2011 The Catholicos Patriarch of Georgia Ilia the second spoke about importance of respecting parents. He said that parents today give a varied education to ... Read More
Armenians may change demographic situation in one of Georgia’s regions – former President
5/12/2011 TBILISI. – Former Georgian President Eduard Shevarnadze considers construction of a highway connecting Armenia and Adjaria is a direct threat. The project may cause ... Read More
Patriarch’s Moscow Visit an Irritation for Georgian Government
By Messenger Staff 30/11/2011 Catholicos Patriarch of Georgia Ilia II visited Moscow to congratulate Russian Patriarch Kiril on his 65th birthday. This was the official ... Read More
’Alexander Mantashyants: Conscience of the Great Armenian’ film shown in Tbilisi
1/12/2011 TBILISI. - A documentary about Armenian great tradesman and benefactor Alexander Mantashov was shown in Tbilisi’s Amirani cinema on Wednesday. The Armenian ambassador in ... Read More
Armenian President had important meetings in Georgia
30/11/2011 On November 29 Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan met chairman of Georgian Parliament Davit Baqrazade and Patriarch all Georgians Ilya the Second in frame of ... 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
Georgian and Armenian Church leaders still seeking a solution for disputed Churches
Etuna Tsotniashvili 3/11/2011 What is the situation in the dispute between Georgia and Armenia on the issues of Georgian churches on Armenian territory? This issue ... Read More
Qom to Host “Islam & Orthodox Christianity” Conference
2011/10/24 Iqna (Ahlul Bayt News Agency) - The Al-Mustafa International University plans to organize a conference on “Islam and Orthodox Christianity” in Qom. Hojat-ol-Islam Ezzeddin ... Read More
Ilia II Calls for Unity among Followers
7/10/2011 The Patriarchate of Georgia is worried about an “anti-church campaign” which discriminates against the Orthodox Church and its followers. In a statement released by ... 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
Archbishop:Turkey destroys religious heritage in occupied Cyprus
FAMAGUSTA GAZETTE 26/9/2011 Archbishop of Cyprus Chrysostomos II has indicted Turkey for the destruction of holy sites in the northern Turkish occupied areas of the ... Read More
Strategic Patience: What are you waiting for?
19/9/2011 On September 15, near the Georgian-Russian border in Dariali Gorge a monastery was opened by the Patriarch of All Georgia, Ilia II. The patriarch ... Read More
Georgian Сatholicos calls for warmer relations with Russia
Tbilisi, September 15, Interfax - Georgia has opened a new monastery on its border with Russia. On Thursday, Catholicos-Patriarch Ilia II of Georgia, consecrated the ... Read More
Abkhazia: Breakaway Church Confronts Its Own Breakaway Bid
By Paul Rimple and Dean C.K. Cox Abkhazia, Georgia 16/9/2011 At the entrance to the cathedral in the Abkhaz capital, Sukhumi, one Saturday this summer, ... Read More
Monastery to open on Georgia-Russia border
Trend, N. Kirtskhalia Georgia, Tbilisi 14/9/2011 A monastery will open tomorrow in Darial Gorge near the Georgian-Russian border, the Catholicos Patriarch of all Georgia Ilia ... Read More
State Department on Armenian church collapsed in Georgia
14/9/2011 Georgian government respected religious freedom in law and in practice, says U.S. State Department’s report on religious freedom. The report contains information about the ... Read More
Ex-Ambassador of Georgia: we don’t want Armenian Churches
5/9/2011 PanARMENIAN.Net - WikiLeaks whistle blowing website released February 26, 2010 cables on a meeting with a former Ambassador of Georgia to Armenia Georgy Tabatadze ... Read More