Georgia is once again celebrating St. George's Day, known as Giorgoba. According to the new calendar, November 23rd marks the day Georgia's patron saint was broken on the wheel. Festive services are being held in his honor across the country.
The Georgian Orthodox Church celebrates one of the most significant feasts, Virgin Mary Day (Mariamoba), on August 28.
Member of the ruling Georgian Dream party Givi Mikanadze confirmed consultations with the Patriarchate of the Georgian Orthodox Church to "further promote the role” of the religious institution in the country's …
The ruling Georgian Dream party plans to declare Orthodoxy as the state religion in Georgia, the Georgian opposition media reported. Later, this information was confirmed by head of the public relations service of the Patriarchate …
The icon of St. Matrona of Moscow with Joseph Stalin is no longer in the Holy Trinity Cathedral of Tbilisi
Today, large-scale protests of conservatives took place in the Georgian capital
Located in the Holy Trinity Cathedral of Tbilisi, the icon of St. Matrona of Moscow, which caused a scandal, will be corrected without being taken from the temple: the work will be carried out inside the church
The situation with the icon of Stalin, doused with paint in the Holy Trinity Cathedral in Tbilisi, forces the Georgian authorities to introduce criminal liability for the desecration of religious shrines
Today, Catholicos-Patriarch of the Georgian Orthodox Church Ilia II celebrates his 91st birthday
Orthodox Christians in Georgia and worldwide are celebrating one of the major Christian feasts Epiphany today during which water blessing rituals and a mass baptism are held in the churches. The Epiphany commemorates the baptism …
Metropolitan Bishop of Vani and Baghdati Anton (Bulukhia) tested positive for Covid-19, Georgian media reports. The Bishop assessed his state of health as good. “I was in the Patriarchate when I just had a runny nose. …
The Holy day Resurrection Sunday will be a day of unprecedented challenge for Georgia
Today, January 4, marks the 87th birthday of the Catholicos-Patriarch of All Georgia and spiritual leader of the nation, Ilia II, who has been heading the Georgian Orthodox Church for 42 years. Ilia II (Irakli …
Georgian authorities take the side of the Catholicos Patriarch unconditionally and unanimously
The 60th baptism ceremony was held at Sameba (Holy Trinity) Cathedral in Tbilisi yesterday. A total of 800 infants have become godchildren of Georgian Patriarch Ilia II at 20:00 local time. The …
Georgia's government will withdraw its marijuana export bill from parliament, which would have allowed marijuana cultivation for the export of medical and cosmetic cannabis products, the republic's Parliament Speaker Irakli …
The GOC has two options: one will complicate the relations with Kiev, the other - with Moscow
If the church was not an Orthodox, it is difficult to imagine what Georgia would be now, - His Holiness and Beatitude, Ilia II, Archbishop of Mtskheta-Tbilisi and Catholicos-Patriarch of All Georgia, said congratulating the …
"This court will be a great disgrace for them," the GOC believes
The leadership of the Georgian Orthodox Church intends to help in the organization of the educational process of adolescents to influence the problem of violence and aggression among them, the special statement of the Patriarchate of Georgia …
