Official opening of archbishop’s ‘dream’ cathedral (Updated)
The Church of Cyprus marked the day of its founder, Saint Barnabas, on Friday with the official opening of the newly built cathedral dedicated to...
Archbishop Chrysostomos
Archbishop: Easter is time for optimism despite pandemic and Turkish occupation
In a flowery Easter Sunday message intermingled with a religious message about the resurrection of Christ, Archbishop Chrysostomos touched on the coronavirus pandemic and the...
Calls for prosecution of archbishop over demolition of listed houses
A letter addressed to the attorney-general George Savvides on Monday called for the immediate prosecution of Archbishop Chrysostomos over the demolition of four listed houses...
Archbishop causes a stir with ‘thieves’ comment
Archbishop Chrysostomos has once more caused a stir after he appeared to refer to himself and President Nicos Anastasiades as thieves while testifying in an...
President to announce anti-corruption measures
President Nicos Anastasiades will unveil measures to combat corruption in a televised address this week, government spokesman Kyriako Koushios said on Monday, once more rejecting...
Archbishop hopes new measures won’t be to hard on churchgoers
Archbishop Chrysostomos said on Wednesday he hoped the expected lockdown would not see churches close altogether. Performing a service to mark Epiphany in Paphos, the...
Anastasiades: Archbishop must have misunderstood two-state solution comments, Akel says president lying (Updated)
The Greek Cypriot side has not changed its position as regards a solution to the Cyprus issue, the president said on Sunday in response to...
National service teaches life skills says archbishop on Christmas visit
Archbishop Chrysostomos visited national guardsmen on duty along the green line on Thursday and distributed Christmas presents as part of his tour visiting soldiers over...
Russia’s battle for the Orthodox soul
With its political and economic ramifications, the schism within the Orthodox church is about much more than religion, and Cyprus has been caught up in...
Synod remains divided over Church of Ukraine but majority won’t oppose Archbishop
The Holy Synod of the Church of Cyprus remained divided on Wednesday over the Archbishop’s recognition of the independence of the Orthodox Church of Ukraine,...
No Holy Synod vote on Ukraine church, says archbishop
Archbishop Chrysostomos has said he will preside over a Holy Synod session on November 23 to discuss his recognition of the independence of the Orthodox...
Limassol’s Athanasios furious with Archbishop of decision on Ukraine Church
Limassol Bishop Athanasios said Monday he was disappointed with the decision taken by the head of the Church of Cyprus Archbishop Chrysostomos to recognise the...
Archbishop back to duties after spinal surgery
Archbishop Chrysostomos inspected the construction works of a new cathedral, a week after spinal surgery, it was announced on Friday. The archbishop returned to his...
Archbishop undergoes spinal surgery
Archbishop Chrysostomos has undergone spine surgery in Athens, it was announced on Saturday. A statement from the archbishopric said his doctor at White Cross clinic...
Art uproar shows ditching blasphemy law long overdue
By George Koumoullis ARCHBISHOP Chrysostomos’ demand for the sacking of head-teacher George Gavriel for his ‘sacrilegious’ paintings proves once more that Orthodoxy, in contrast to...
Archbishop: let’s not let coronavirus spread in our churches
Archbishop Chrysostomos on Saturday cautioned the public to be careful saying it would be a shame for someone to spread the coronavirus in church. “This...
Archbishop’s Easter message focuses on pandemic, Cyprob, Turkish aggression
The inability to attend church should make people’s faith stronger and prayers more intense so that the coronavirus will soon pass and congregations can come...
Coronavirus: Archbishop says Cypriots are a bit on the ‘disobedient’ side
Cypriots are a bit on the disobedient side, Archbishop Chrysostomos said on Tuesday calling on the faithful to stay at home after police launched probes...
Archbishop wishes for redemption from pandemic on birthday
Celebrating his 79th birthday, Archbishop Chrysostomos on Friday read a wish for the redemption of the world from the coronavirus pandemic. His birthday was celebrated...
Coronavirus: Archbishop calls on people to work together even if it means not going to church
Archbishop Chrysostomos called on the faithful on Tuesday to realise the potential impact of the coronavirus pandemic and work together to stop its spread, even...