Tag: Georgia

Law on legal status of religious units in Georgia enters into Force

OCP- July 7, 2011

7/7/2011 PanARMENIAN.Net - Legislative amendment allowing religious minority groups to be registered as legal entities of public law, went into force after being published on ... Read More

Georgian Church Slams Law on Religious Groups’ Legal Status

OCP- July 6, 2011

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 Clergy in Georgia Hail Church Status Decision

OCP- July 4, 2011

04.07.2011 Tigran Avetisian The Georgia diocese of the Armenian Apostolic Church has welcomed the recent amendments passed by Georgian lawmakers granting a legal status to ... Read More

Legal status of Armenian Church in Georgia will secure religious heritage – MP

OCP- July 3, 2011

2/7/2011 YEREVAN. - The fact that Georgian Parliament amended the Civil code, granting 5 religions denominations, Armenian Apostolic Church among them, status of legal entity ... Read More

A week of unfulfilled hopes: visit of Catholicos of All Armenians to Georgia

OCP- June 23, 2011

22/6/2011 If we describe the visit of Catholicos of All Armenians to Georgia, we can say it was a hope, which clashed with reality. Hrant ... Read More

Armenian Church Slams Georgian Patriarch

OCP- June 22, 2011

Karine Simonian 21.06.2011 The Armenian Apostolic Church hit out at Georgia’s Catholicos-Patriarch Ilia II on Tuesday for making what it called “inappropriate” references to its ... Read More

Tradition And Continuity In The Relations Between The Romanian And Georgian Peoples

OCP- June 21, 2011

20/6/2011 The Press Office of the Romanian Patriarchate informs us: On 20 June 2011, His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel received His Excellency Mr. Levan Metreveli, Ambassador ... Read More

Armenian, Georgian Church Leaders Reach Impasse

OCP- June 19, 2011

16/6/2011 YEREVAN (RFE/RL)—The spiritual leaders of Armenia and Georgia have failed to reach any concrete agreements on disputes between their state-backed churches after nearly one ... Read More

Visit of All-Armenian Catholicos to Georgia is over: communiqué not Signed

OCP- June 18, 2011

16/6/2011 Joint communiqué between Georgian and Armenian churches was not signed during the visit of Catholicos of All Armenians to Georgia. Working process and comparison ... Read More

Georgian side deadlocked visit of Armenian Catholicos – Politician

OCP- June 18, 2011

17/6/2011 YEREVAN. – Official Yerevan is guilty in Georgia’s presenting an unpermitted communiqué to Armenian Catholicos Karekin II during his visit to Georgia, chairman of ... Read More

Echmiadzin spokesman: Armenian and Georgian churches signed no Documents

OCP- June 16, 2011

16.06.11 The head of the information center of the Mother See of Holy Echmiadzin has refuted reports that the Armenian and Georgian churches signed a ... Read More

Armenian Catholicos: Progress Made On Georgian-Armenian Church Disputes

OCP- June 16, 2011

15/6/2011 The Armenian Apostolic Church says its supreme head, Catholicos Garegin II, has reached agreements with Georgia's political and spiritual leaders that will help resolve ... Read More

100 Years Later – Armenian Catholicos Visits Javakhk

OCP- June 15, 2011

14.6.2011 Yesterday, Catholicos Garegin II started off on his visit to the region of Javakhk, Georgia. It was the first time that a head of ... Read More

Progress Reported In Resolution Of Georgian-Armenian Church Disputes

OCP- June 13, 2011

13.06.2011 Karine Simonian The Armenian Apostolic Church said over the weekend that its supreme head, Catholicos Garegin II, reached agreements with Georgia’s political and spiritual ... Read More

Patriarch of All Georgia receives Catholicos of All Armenians

OCP- June 10, 2011

10/6/2011 Catholicos-Patriarch of All Georgia Ilia II received Catholicos of All Armenian Karekin II in Holy Trinity Cathedral of Tbilisi today. The Armenian and Georgian ... Read More

Armenian Church Leader Visits Georgia

OCP- June 10, 2011

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

Sharon Stone Becomes Emotional at Georgian Patriarchate

OCP- June 8, 2011

6/8/2011 Sharon Stone was photographed crying during her meeting with Iliya II, the Orthodox Patriarch of Georgia / Sakartvelo on 6 June 2011. It should ... Read More

Georgian Patriarch receives Sharon Stone

OCP- June 8, 2011

05.06.11 Sharon Stone visited the Georgian Patriarchy in Tbilisi on Sunday. Georgia`s Catholicos Patriarch Ilia II received the famous actress. The famous actress listened to ... Read More

Catholicos of All Armenians to leave for Georgia on June 10

OCP- June 6, 2011

6/6/2011 PanARMENIAN.Net - Catholicos of All Armenians, His Holiness Karekin II will meet with Catholicos Patriarch of All Georgia Ilia II as part of his ... Read More

Expert: Armenian Catholicos mustn’t return from Javakhk with Empty Hands

OCP- June 3, 2011

3/6/2011 “Armenians in Georgia and Armenians in Javakhk must consider visit of Catholicos of All Armenians as a measure for problems’ settlement and not as ... Read More