Jews figure prominently in the Georgian Orthodox church’s founding legend, which centers on the arrival of Christianity to the region through a Jewish woman. Neither Ashkenazi nor Sephardic ...

Thirty years later, the Georgian Orthodox Church and its leader ... in a nation of 3.7 million inhabitants, 83% of whom are Orthodox Christians. However, the church has also recently faced ...

IRANIAN Christians are consistently being refused asylum in Georgia, despite the risk of persecution at home; many are accused of not having a genuine faith because they are not Orthodox, new research ...

The ruling party’s veiled campaign promise to declare Orthodox Christianity the state religion appears to have fallen flat before the party even had a chance to pronounce it. What looked like Georgian ...

After Christianity was introduced to Georgia in the 4th Century, the pillar became a place of worship for Orthodox Christians. "This pillar is the symbol of the true cross," said Father Ilarion.

The Georgian Orthodox Church, one of the most respected institutions ... that will bring long-lasting peace to Georgia,” as well as the deepening of “Christian and family traditions” in society. Such ...