Tbilisi, Georgia Pope Francis' efforts to improve relations with the Georgian Orthodox Church suffered a setback Saturday after the patriarchate decided at the last minute not to send an official ...

Inside the church, an elderly woman volunteer paused from tending ... He concedes the chances that the Russian and Georgian Orthodox Churches will ever recognize an autocephalous Abkhaz Orthodox ...

In its defense, the Georgian Orthodox Church specified that the debated icon primarily represents ... controversial image and the icon was moved to a more prominent position inside the Holy Trinity ...

“The Georgian Orthodox Church plays a significant role in maintaining ... Saint Matrona’s portrait continues to occupy a prominent place inside the entrance to Holy Trinity.

Inside Ukraine, the Russian church has long ... and Cypriot -- recognized the decision. The Georgian Orthodox Church, which is also formally independent of Moscow, was one of the national churches ...

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 ...

The Georgian Orthodox Church has called for changes to an icon depicting Soviet dictator Joseph Stalin hung in a cathedral in the capital, Tbilisi. The icon depicts scenes from the life of St ...

The icon shows Soviet dictator Stalin being blessed by St Matrona of Moscow The Georgian Orthodox Church has called for changes to an icon depicting Soviet dictator Joseph Stalin hung in a ...