On July 12, at the Tbilisi Holy Trinity Cathedral, His Holiness Patriarch-Catholicos Ilia II of Georgia baptized over 600 children during his 54th mass Baptism ceremony. He started mass Baptisms ten years ago, in order to help remedy the dire demographic situation of his country, due to high abortion rates. Such celebrations take place four times a year, with the Patriarch as the main celebrant and the personal godfather of