Tag: Georgia

Patriarch Irinej awarded with the highest distinction of the Georgian Royal Family

OCP- December 16, 2011

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

OCP- December 12, 2011

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

OCP- December 12, 2011

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

OCP- December 6, 2011

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

OCP- December 5, 2011

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

OCP- December 2, 2011

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

OCP- December 1, 2011

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

OCP- November 30, 2011

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

OCP- November 16, 2011

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

OCP- November 13, 2011

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

OCP- November 3, 2011

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

OCP- October 25, 2011

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

OCP- October 7, 2011

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

OCP- September 28, 2011

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

OCP- September 26, 2011

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?

OCP- September 19, 2011

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

OCP- September 16, 2011

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

OCP- September 16, 2011

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

OCP- September 14, 2011

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

OCP- September 14, 2011

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

OCP- September 6, 2011

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