Orthodox world celebrates Christmas today

The Orthodox world celebrates the glorious feast of Christmas on January 7. In connection with this, a solemn service was held in the Orthodox temples.

The Catholicos-Patriarch of All Georgia, Archbishop of Mtskheta-Tbilisi and Metropolitan of Bichvinta and Tskhum-Abkhazia, His Holiness Ilia II, attended the Christmas liturgy together with the members of the Holy Synod and clergymen. Before the liturgy, the Patriarch’s epistle was read to the parishioners gathered at the Sioni cathedral.