The article discusses a significant transition within the Georgian Orthodox Church, signaling a shift in leadership from Ilia II to Shio III.

Patriarchal Locum Tenens Shio Mujiri, temporary head of the Georgian Orthodox Church, met with Georgian Dream Foreign Minister Maka Botchorishvili to discuss various issues.

The Georgian Orthodox Church is facing urgent questions regarding succession and potential changes following the death of its patriarch, Ilia II, leaving the patriarchal throne vacant.

Serbian Patriarch Porfirije extended condolences to the Georgian Orthodox Church and its people following the death of Patriarch Ilia of Tbilisi and All Georgia.

The influential Georgian Patriarch Ilia II, who led the Georgian Orthodox Church for nearly half a century, has died at the age of 93, officials announced on Tuesday.

Large crowds and ruling party officials participated in marches across Georgia on May 17 to celebrate the "Day of Family Purity and Respect for Parents," a day introduced by the Georgian Orthodox Church in 2014 following clergy-led violence against LGBTQ+ individuals in 2013.

Armenia’s Catholicos Karekin II has extended congratulations to the newly elected Patriarch of the Georgian Orthodox Church, Shio III. The article also briefly mentions Russian President Vladimir Putin's comments on Armenia.

The Georgian Orthodox Church has shortlisted three candidates for the position of the next Patriarch. The date for the final election has not yet been set.

Georgians are mourning the passing of Ilia II, the longest-serving head of the Orthodox Church of Georgia, who died at the age of 93 after nearly five decades leading one of the world's oldest Christian churches.

His Holiness Ilia II, the Catholicos-Patriarch of All Georgia and head of the Georgian Orthodox Church, has died at the age of 93. He was a leader credited with uniting a country fractured by political struggles.

The Georgian Orthodox Church will convene an extended assembly on May 11 in Tbilisi’s Holy Trinity Cathedral to elect a new patriarch. The announcement was made by the Patriarchate on May 7.

The Holy Synod of the Georgian Orthodox Church has shortlisted three hierarchs – Metropolitan Shio, Metropolitan Iobi, and Metropolitan Grigol – as candidates to succeed Patriarch Ilia II.

The longest-serving leader in the history of the Georgian Orthodox Church, he helped guide his country in its transition from Soviet repression to modern statehood.

Ilia II, the Catholicos-Patriarch of All Georgia, has died, leaving behind a troubled legacy after 48 years of leading the Georgian Orthodox Church.

Georgian Orthodox Church Patriarch Ilia II has been hospitalized on the night of March 17 and is in “very serious” condition, Georgian Dream Health Minister Mikheil Sarjveladze confirmed. “Considering the age and every factor, the situation definitely is not easy,” GD Health Minister Mikheil Sarjveladze told the media at the Caucasus Medical Center, a hospital …