22.03.2026 / 16:14Russian Foreign Ministry: The Special Representative of the President of Russia attended Ilia II’s funeral and conveyed the Russian leader’s condolences to Georgian clergy and the people
22.03.2026 / 15:44The funeral procession of Ilia II is heading toward Sioni Cathedral - thousands of citizens are accompanying the Patriarch on his final journey on foot
22.03.2026 / 15:32Armaz Akhvlediani: The Patriarch did not distinguish between former and current officials; at the Holy Trinity Cathedral, at least two former presidents should stand! Ilia II would not have approved of this
22.03.2026 / 15:01“We love you, Patriarch”: Ilia II was escorted out of the Holy Trinity Cathedral amid these chants and applause
22.03.2026 / 14:56Bidzina Ivanishvili: Today I bid farewell to our spiritual father - like every Georgian today, I carry in my heart great pain and love that needs no explanation, because it is shared by all of us
22.03.2026 / 14:46Irakli Kobakhidze: Today marks the end of a great era - today, we can feel the greatness of the Patriarch with particular intensity and remind ourselves with pride how great a nation must be for such a figure to be born within it
22.03.2026 / 14:39Shalva Papuashvili: What we feel goes beyond ordinary pain, and what we experience goes beyond ordinary mourning - we had a “Patriarch of love” - He became an example of how one can love everyone: friend and enemy, righteous and sinner
22.03.2026 / 14:34Mikheil Kavelashvili: Today we are facing an era that we can boldly call “Patriarch’s Georgia” - and “Patriarch’s Georgia” is not only a historical epoch, but a celebration of our national character
22.03.2026 / 14:22Ecumenical Patriarch: Be encouraged, brothers and children; your Patriarch and father has not died but sleeps - It is rightly said of Patriarch Ilia: “The dead are alive,” for the righteous dead live on. Revere and faithfully preserve his advice and teachings
22.03.2026 / 14:11Ecumenical Patriarch: How could we not weep at the departure of Ilia II from among us - perhaps no other worthy Catholicos has so closely identified his name with Georgia, the Church, the nation, and statehood as the ever-memorable Patriarch
22.03.2026 / 13:58King Charles of the United Kingdom: Ilia II’s service was distinguished by wisdom and high moral authority, which earned him great respect both in Georgia and beyond
22.03.2026 / 13:06Gigi Tsereteli: The Patriarch often spoke of gratitude, an essential quality for a Christian and one that connects us to God - now, in the time of his divinely granted repose, we see this gratitude from his people as well as from the international community
22.03.2026 / 12:55Tinatin Khidasheli: Thank you, Your Holiness, for taking on the greatest mission even after your repose and enabling us to stand together! - Perhaps, starting tomorrow, the grandeur of the unity we have experienced in these days will suppress the immense hatred that threatens to engulf us
22.03.2026 / 12:39The funeral service for Ilia II is underway at Sameba Cathedral, celebrated by Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I
26.10.2026 / 11:00Korea-Georgia Forum on „Open Banking & Open Finance“ and Digital Cooperation between the two countries
