Tag: Georgia
Controversial cathedral reopens door in Georgia after its ‘restoration’
AFP/Kutaisi 21/9/2012 Georgia yesterday reopened a world-renowned medieval cathedral in the ex-Soviet state’s second city Kutaisi which has been restored despite concerns raised by global ... Read More
Crosses torn down and Pussy Riot slogans on a church in Georgia
Nina Achmatova 17/9/2012 Episodes of intolerance continue in the wake of sentencing of the Russian feminist punk band. Orthodox Church debate whether this is due ... Read More
Georgia: Orthodox Church Looks Askance at Proliferation of Yoga Studies
Molly Corso 1/9/2012 A growing number of Georgians are turning to yoga to shake off the stress of daily life. But their quest for inner ... Read More
Early Christian Church Discovered in Kakhetia, Georgia
16/8/2012 Archaeologists have discovered a church that was built in Kakheti in the 5th century and destroyed in the 14th century. This is a conclusion ... Read More
Aznavour Angers Javakhk Armenians
16/8/2012 AKHALTSKHA, Javakhk—Renowned singer and Armenia’s Ambassador to Switzerland Charles Aznavour has angered the Armenian population of Javakhk by agreeing to perform at an official ... Read More
Georgia mourns victims of 2008 war
08/07/2012 Georgia is marking the anniversary of the Five-Day War of 2008. President Mikheil Saakashvili visited Dzever, Kitsnisi and Karaleti villages of the Shida-Kartli Region ... Read More
Georgia church declares ID cards ‘Satan-free’
AFP 6/7/2012 TBILISI - Georgia's powerful Orthodox Church has assured believers that the ex-Soviet state's new electronic identity cards do not carry the mark of ... Read More
Patriarch Preached about Importance of Culture of Listening
25/6/2012 The Georgian Orthodox Church The Catholicos Patriarch of Georgia Ilia the Second spoke about the importance of culture of listening on the church service ... Read More
Armenian new chapel was consecrated in Marneul district, Georgia
4/6/2012 YEREVAN, JUNE 4, ARMENPRESS: Primate of the Georgian Diocese of the Armenian Apostolic Church Archbishop Vazgen Mirzakhanyan consecrated ‘’ Holy Avetaranchants’’ chapel of Karmir ... Read More
Turkish, Armenian journalists traveling throughout Turkey, Armenia and Georgia
30.05.2012 A group of Turkish and Armenian journalists are traveling throughout Turkey, Armenia and Georgia from May 24 to June 6 in order to gain ... Read More
Rising birth rate in former Soviet nation credited to Orthodox Patriarch
BY THADDEUS BAKLINSKI 23/5/2012 TBILISI, Georgia, May 23, 2012 (LifeSiteNews.com) - The patriarch of the Georgian Orthodox Church has been credited with helping raise the ... Read More
Pilgrims allowed back into Azerbaijan monastery
23/5/2012 GARDABANI, Georgia (AP) — Pilgrims to one of former Soviet Georgia's most renowned monasteries, part of which lies in Azerbaijan, are again able to ... 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
Keeping Faith in Georgia: Tbilisi Armenians struggle to save their crumbling churches from neglect
By GOHAR ABRAHAMYAN ArmeniaNow reporter 15/5/2012 The collapse of the bell tower of the Armenian St. Nshan Church in Tbilisi Sunday night again reminded the ... Read More
Armenian churches must be granted to Georgian Diocese of AAC – Javakhk Diaspora of Russia
16/5/2012 The Javakhk Diaspora of Russia released a statement on the situation over the Armenian church Surb Nshan in Tbilisi. “The belfry of the church ... Read More
Annual From Easter to Ascension concert series graces Georgia
By Salome Modebadze 20/4/2012 The 7th International Festival From Easter to Ascension opened with an instrumental duets evening on April 18. Pianist George Vachnadze made ... Read More
Georgia-Israel Relations Continue Stumbling With Monastery Flap – Analysis
By Brittany Pheiffer 19/4/2012 A controversy over a historically Georgian monastery in Jerusalem is further complicating already-strained ties between Tel Aviv and Tbilisi. Despite mutual ... Read More
Ancient monastery attacked by Israeli extremists
By Lauren Gelfond Feldinger 4/4/2012 Continuing vandalism at religious sites prompts condemnation from religious communities and politicians. A medieval Greek Orthodox monastery in Jerusalem, one ... Read More
Houses of the Holy
Eka Chitanava 21/3/2012 A diplomatic deal to restore crumbling Georgian monasteries in Turkey faces stiff Orthodox opposition. TBILISI | The cupola of Oshki monastery dates ... Read More
Russians and Georgians brethren in religion – Georgian Patriarch
14/3/2012 Georgian church leader congratulates Putin on election win. In a message to Russian President-elect Vladimir Putin, Patriarch of the Georgian Orthodox Church, Ilia II, ... Read More
Georgia’s Patriarch congratulates Vladimir Putin on his election as President
N.Kirtzkhalia 13/3/2012 Catholicos-Patriarch of All Georgia Ilia II has congratulated Prime Minister Vladimir Putin on his victory in the presidential election. The Patriarchate of Georgia ... Read More