Georgian Patriarch calls protesters to peace
Catholics Patriarch of Georgia’s Orthodox Church Ilia II highlighted an “urgent need for dialogue” amid ongoing protests to “prevent escalation of tensions” and an “uncontrollable process”. …
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Giorgoba 2024: Saint George’s Day celebrated in Georgia
Orthodox Christians in Georgia are today celebrating Saint George’s Day, one of the most significant days in the country’s religious calendar. The majority of the Georgian population is Orthodox Christian, making …
Ilia II congratulates Georgian Dream on election victory
The Catholicos Patriarch of Georgia Ilia II congratulated “wholeheartedly” the ruling Georgian Dream party on winning last month’s parliamentary elections, the country’s Patriarchate said. Ilia II expressed hope …
Baku hosting Global Summit of Religious Leaders ahead of COP29
A Global Summit of Religious Leaders is being held in the capital of Azerbaijan as part of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP29) The summit is organised under the slogan …
Georgia considering declaring Orthodoxy as state religion
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 …
Kobakhidze promises to build church in Shovi on site of death of 33 people
At the request of the victims’ families in Shovi, the Georgian authorities will build a church on the territory of the destroyed resort
Azerbaijan suggests hosting summit of world religious leaders
A summit of world religious leaders may take place in Azerbaijan, President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev said during the meeting with Secretary-General of the Muslim Council of Elders Mohamed Abdelsalam in Baku. Mohammed Abdelsalam …
Rabbi: Jewish community supports Azerbaijan's early presidential elections
The Azerbaijani public will make its choice in the extraordinary presidential elections in the interests of a stronger state, the chairman of the religious …
Largest Islamic center in Russia to open in Grozny
The largest Islamic center in the country will start working in Chechnya in 2025. It will be opened in Grozny, the complex will include a mosque.
Garibahsvili congratulates Muslim community on Eid al-Adha holiday
Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibahsvili extended his wishes of “peace” and “prosperity” to the country’s Muslim community on Eid al-Adha holiday. The PM expressed his “enormous respect and …
Derbent to host Republican Iftar
Tomorrow, Derbent will host the largest event of this Ramadan - Republican Iftar
Catholicos-Patriarch of All Georgia Ilia II celebrates his 90th birthday
Today, the Catholicos-Patriarch of All Georgia Ilia II is celebrating his 90th birthday. Ilia II - Irakli Georgievich Ghudushauri-Shiolashvili - was born on January 4, 1933. He was the fourth child in a family that had lived in …
Christian communities of Azerbaijan visiting Khudavang Monastery
The visit of representatives of the Albanian-Udi and other Christian communities and the State Committee of Azerbaijan for Work with Religious Organizations and journalists to Azerbaijan’s Kalbajar district on the occasion of the Easter …
Georgian PM congratulates Jews on Passover holiday
The Prime Minister of Georgia Irakli Garibashvili wished a happy Passover to the Jewish people on Friday, noting the “precious” friendship between the two nations and their communities. In his congratulatory message for the …
Gakharia meets with Ilia II ahead of schedule
On the eve, a meeting took place between the chairman of the party "For Georgia" Giorgi Gakharia and the Catholicos-Patriarch of All Georgia Ilia II. According to the former premier, he congratulated the patriarch on the 44th …
Georgia celebrates Saint George’s Day - Giorgoba
Today, on November 23, Georgia is celebrating one of the most important religious holidays in the country - the St. George's Day or Giorgoba. Festive services, dedicated to this day, are held in all the acting churches of Georgia. …
Young rabbi prefers Baku to European capitals
Azerbaijan is home to the largest Jewish community of any majority-Muslim country
Gregorian Church bears responsibility for disappearance of Karabakh's Albans
It is important to know Karabakh's history to understand the reasons behind current geopolitical developments in the South Caucasus, Fazil Gasimov, a PhD student in Istanbul University, UNESCO Representative of UNESCO-accredited "Ashiq Shamshir" Cultural Center Public Union writes in the article OPINION - Gregorian Church bears responsibility for disappearance of Karabakh's Christian Albanians for Anadolu Agency. He shares the results of his research on Karabakh's history from different sources
Raul Lowery Contreras: "The history of Christianity in Azerbaijan is as old as religion itself"
American journalist, author of the books "The Armenian Lobby and US Foreign Policy" and "Murder in the Mountains: War Crime in Khojaly and the Nagorno-Karabakh Conflict" Raul Lowery Contreras talks about religious …
First collective prayers performed in Aghdam Juma mosque
The first collective prayers were performed in the Juma Mosque, which is located in the Agdam region liberated after 27 years of occupation by the Armenian armed forces. The parishioners have covered the mosque's floor with …
