Metropolitan Epiphanius of Kyiv and All Ukraine has expressed deep sorrow over the death of His Holiness, Catholicos-Patriarch Ilia II of Georgia, offering condolences to the Georgian Orthodox Church and the people of Georgia. The top cleric describe...
The Embassy of Israel in Georgia has extended its condolences following the death of Ilia II, Catholicos-Patriarch of All Georgia. In a statement, the embassy described his passing as a profound loss for Georgia and the entire Orthodox Christian worl...
German Ambassador Peter Fischer has expressed condolences to the people of Georgia following the death of Ilia II. “My sincere condolences to the people of Georgia on the passing of His Holiness and Beatitude Ilia II, Catholicos-Patriarch of All Geor...
Patriarchal Locum Tenens, Metropolitan Shio (Mujiri) of Senaki and Chkhorotsku, on Tuesday said Georgia had gained a “heavenly protector” following the death of Ilia II. Speaking to journalists outside the Caucasus Medical Centre, Metropolitan Shio a...
Ilia II, the head of the Georgian Orthodox Church and one of the longest-serving religious leaders in the Orthodox Christian world, has died at the age of 93 following a period of critical illness. He had been receiving intensive treatment at the Cau...
Georgian Health Minister Mikheil Sarjveladze has said that foreign medical specialists will be brought to Georgia if necessary, as Patriarch Ilia II continues to receive treatment in intensive care. Speaking about the Patriarch’s condition Tuesday, S...
President Mikheil Kavelashvili, accompanied by his wife Tamar Bagrationi, visited the Caucasus Medical Centre to receive updates on the condition of Patriarch Ilia II. The president said the Patriarch remained in intensive care, where he was undergoi...
Metropolitan Shio Mujiri, serving as locum tenens of the Catholicos-Patriarch of All Georgia, announced that the Patriarch has been transferred to intensive care at the Caucasus Medical Centre, where doctors were closely monitoring his condition. “Ou...
Levan Ioseliani, the Georgian ombudsperson, on Tuesday expressed optimism about the health of Patriarch Ilia II, who remains under medical supervision at the Caucasus Medical Centre. Speaking at the medical centre, Ioseliani said doctors were doing e...
The head of Caucasus Medical Centre, Sophio Aspanidze, on Tuesday said the health condition of Patriarch Ilia II remains critical, with unstable and concerning haemodynamic indicators. Speaking about the patient’s condition, Aspanidze said the Patria...
