Tag: Georgia
Georgia Removes “666” from ID Cards
Giorgi Lomsadze - June 2013 When Tea Tsulukiani became Georgia’s justice minister her task seemed tough, but straightforward: Take former corrupt officials to task and build ... Read More
Coptic Christians Flee From Egypt to Georgia
12/6/13 In Egypt, violent clashes between Copts and Muslims have been on the rise since the 2011 ouster of former President Hosni Mubarak, with many ... Read More
Catholicos-Patriarch of All Georgia sends letter to Russian President in relation with situation in Georgian-Ossetian conflict zone
Georgia, Tbilisi, June 3 / Trend N.Kirtskhalia Catholicos-Patriarch of All Georgia Ilia II sent a letter to Russian President Vladimir Putin in connection with the ... Read More
New Georgian authorities ready to restore all Armenian Churches
Gita Elibekyan “Radiolur” Tbilisi -5/6/13 Georgian Prime Minister Bidzina Ivanishvili, accompanied by a group of representatives of the government, visited the Armenian St. Gevorg Church ... Read More
Father Salzman Paints Icons for Orthodox Church
Stella Tsolakidou - 1/6/13 In January 2012, Father Anthony Salzman was assigned with creating a series of icons to decorate the ceiling of the Greek Orthodox ... Read More
LGBT, NATO, EU and Orthodox Christianity
28/5/13 Currently, issues pertaining to LGBT, NATO, EU and Orthodox Christianity, are intensively being discussed in the Georgian media and within political circles– sometimes in ... Read More
Head of Georgian Diocese of the Armenian Church attends Independence Day celebrations in Tbilisi
27/5/13 On May 26 of 2013, on the occasion of the Independence Day of Georgia the Head of the Diocese of the Armenian Apostolic Orthodox ... Read More
Abkhaz president asks Moscow Patriarchate to ordain Abkhaz bishop(updated)
Sukhumi, May 24, Interfax - Abkhaz President Alexander Ankvab has asked the Moscow Patriarchate to take the Abkhaz Diocese and ordain an Abkhaz bishop. "Even ... Read More
Rising church asserts itself in Georgia
Nicholas Clayton - 24/5/13 Anti-gay mobs and opposition arrests are raising concerns about the country’s direction since a new government took power last year. TBILISI, ... Read More
Georgian, Ecumenical Patriarchs not expected in Abkhazia
Sukhum, May 23, Interfax - The head of self-proclaimed Abkhaz Orthodox Church Priest Vissarion Aplia, said that the visit of Catholicos-Patriarch Ilia II of Georgia ... Read More
Georgia Patriarch Calls For Calm After Orthodox Groups Thwart Gay Rights Rally
18/5/13 (Civil.Ge) — The head of the Georgian Orthodox Church, Patriarch Ilia II, has called for calm after violence that erupted after aggressive anti-gay protesters, ... Read More
Georgia’s Orthodox Church urges ban on LGBT rights rally
Agence France-Presse - 16/5/13 The head of Georgia’s influential Orthodox Church called Thursday on the authorities to ban a gay rights rally set to be ... Read More
Dining with the Dead: Georgian families’ graveyard feasts
13/5/13 In many Western countries graveyards are seen as sinister or even frightening but not so in the former Soviet Republic of Georgia. As with ... Read More
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
Church marriage may be given legal status in Georgia
1/5/13 Recent months have seen more and more calls for Church marriage to be given legal status in Georgia. "As a clergyman I would welcome ... Read More
Unearthing the musical past: Zedashe brings ancient harmonies to UO
19/4/13 From the mountainous Caucuses region of Georgia in Eastern Europe, a tradition of song in three-part harmony, dancing and winemaking – suppressed during the ... 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
No religious split-lines, ROC says to Abkhaz
1/4/13 Tbilisi, DFWatch – Abkhaz de facto leader was evidently informed that Russian Orthodox Church, unlike the Kremlin which recognized Abkhazia as an independent country, ... 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
Georgia,Turkey Hold Mosque-for-Church Talks
Giorgi Lomsadze - 28/3/13 A new mosque will be a bridge between Turkey and Georgia, according to Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmed Davutoğlu, but, depending on how ... Read More
Georgian Catholicos hosts Turkish FM
28/3/13 Patriarch, Turkish Foreign Minister discuss definition of legal status of Georgian monuments on the Turkish territory. Catholicos-Patriarch of All Georgia Ilia ll has hosted ... Read More