What we saw yesterday is a deliberate attack on the state and the church, Georgian Prime Minister Giorgi Gakharia said before the cabinet meeting. The Prime Minister started the government session by commenting on the developments in the Patriarchate yesterday. According to the PM, the Georgian Patriarch is a symbol of the Church and statehood….

Georgian Prime Minister Giorgi Gakharia is meeting with Catholicos-Patriarch of All Georgia, His Holiness and Beatitude Ilia II at the Georgian Patriarchate. On October 31, Georgian PM, being an on an official visit in Turkey, released a special statement after the sitting of the Holy Synod. Gakharia said that the attack on the Georgian Patriarch,…

The Georgian Patriarchate published the protocol of October 31 sitting of the Holy Synod. Based on the protocol, the sitting was attended by 42 church officials and was headed by Patriarch of All Georgia, His Holiness and Beatitude Ilia II. The Holy Synod decided to mediate with President of Georgia regarding pardoning of Archpriest Giorgi…

Giorgi Gakharia, Prime Minister of Georgia while being on an Official Visit to the Republic of Turkey made an ad-hoc comment after the development of events at the Sacred Synod convened in Tbilisi today. As noted by the Head of Government of Georgia, such unbelievable assaults towards the Patriarch of Georgia – spiritual symbol of…

Petre Tsaava behaved so indecently that we were compelled to pull him out of Holy Synod sitting forcibly, – Nikoloz Pachuashvili, Metropolitan of Akhalkalaki and Kumurdo Diocese told reporters after the Synod session. Archbishop Nikoloz says that Petre Tsaava lied when he said he was dismissed by the patriarch. “This is very regrettable. He said…

Bishop of Tsalka Grigori has been appointed as Metropolitan of Chkondidi Eparchy, – the metropolitan of Akhalkalaki and Kumurdo Archbishop Nikoloz made this statement after the Synod sitting. As he noted, the decision was made by the Holy Synod of Georgian Orthodox Church. The Holy Synod has deprived Archbishop Petre Tsaava of the high priest…

As Archbishop Petre Tsaava told reporters, the Holy Synod has deprived him of the high priest ranking. He made this statement after when he left the sitting of the Holy Synod in protest. “The Holy Synod made an unprecedented decision, personally the Patriarch unfairly dismissed me from the high priesthood. I believe that the reason…

The Greek Orthodox Metropolis of Chicago announced today a new ministry for high school graduates called Lighthouse. Lighthouse aims to prepare campers for the social, emotional, practical, and spiritual challenges they will encounter in their college experience and beyond. Named “Lighthouse,” the ministry was developed through the Metropolis’ Office of Youth & Young Adult Ministries…

The Annual Archon Weekend of the Order of Saint Andrew the Apostle was held last weekend, October 18-20, in New York City. The weekend focused on the Order’s efforts to secure religious freedom for the Mother Church of Constantinople and welcomed the 2019 Class of Archons. The Metropolis of Chicago was honored to receive three…