Photos of the Week: Georgian Patriarch, Shiite Pilgrims
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- On Tuesday, Patriarch Shio III was enthroned at the Svetitskhoveli Cathedral in Mtskheta, Georgia, formally establishing leadership of the Georgian Orthodox Church.
- Pope Leo XIV addressed the faithful inside the Cathedral of Santa Maria Assunta in Naples, Italy, on Friday, May 8, 2026, during a pastoral visit.
- Shiite Muslim pilgrims visited the holy shrine of Imam Abbas in Karbala, Iraq, on Thursday, May 7, 2026, emphasizing the significance of sacred pilgrimage sites.
- Responding to Russian cosmonaut Gherman Titov's claim about seeing no God in space, Protestant astronaut John H. Glenn Jr. said, "The God I pray to is not so small."
- Artist Gunter Demnig placed a brass Holocaust memorial plaque in Berlin, Germany, on May 6, 2026, honoring history through permanent remembrance markers.
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What does Georgia’s new patriarch mean for Rome-Orthodox ties?
The Vatican welcomed Monday the election of a new head of the Georgian Orthodox Church, one of the 14 universally recognized self-governing Eastern Orthodox Churches.Shio III of Georgia. Credit: President.ge/wikipedia CC BY 4.0.Cardinal Kurt Koch, prefect of the Dicastery for Promoting Christian Unity, said in a May 11 message that he learned with great joy of Shio III’s election as the Catholicos-Patriarch of All Georgia.The Swiss cardinal wrot…
The Vatican has congratulated the new head of the Georgian Orthodox Church (GOC), Patriarch-Catholicos Shio III, on his election. In a congratulatory letter, Cardinal Kurt Koch, Prefect of the Dicastery for Promoting Christian Unity, emphasized the importance of appointing the new Catholicos-Patriarch of Georgia to "shepherd the flock of Jesus Christ." Cardinal Koch expressed hope that Shio III's ministry would contribute to strengthening "unity…
The inauguration of Chio III, 142nd Patriarch-Catholicos, took place in the presence of the country's highest political figures, in a climate marked by tensions between the religious institution and the European aspirations of Georgia. The ceremony was held in the Svetitskhoveli Cathedral of Mtskheta, a high spiritual place located on the outskirts of Tbilisi. Liturgical songs [...] Article The new leader of the Georgian Orthodox Church takes of…
In Georgia, the new Catholic Patriarch Shio III, who had been elected by majority at the extended meeting of the Georgian Church the previous day, took place in the Cathedral of Svetizkhoveli in the city of Mtsheta, transmitting RIA Novosti.
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