Bishop lambasted by state officials, Church distances itself
Government Spokesman Prodromos Prodromou on Tuesday said that the controversial statements on homosexuals by the Bishop of Morphou ought to be retracted in a way...
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Archbishop distances himself from bishop’s homosexual statements
Archbishop Chrysostomos said on Tuesday the controversial statements on homosexuality made by Morphou Bishop Neophytos do not represent him, while five days after they were...
Patriarchs of region hold meeting in Nicosia
Patriarchs Theodore of Alexandria, John of Antioch, and Theophilos of Jerusalem held a joint meeting in Nicosia on Thursday with Archbishop Chrysostomos. During the meeting...
Turkey wants entire island, archbishop says
Archbishop Chrysostomos said he was not concerned about a two-state solution because he knew Turkey wanted the entire island. Chrysostomos, who celebrated his name day...
Archbishop undergoes successful surgery (Updated)
Archbishop Chrysostomos, who has undergone successful surgery in London to remove two small tumours from his liver, is feeling well and is expected to make...
Archbishop denies claims of links with tainted Athos monastery
Archbishop Chrysostomos has vehemently denied allegations that he was asked to provide financial support to one of the monasteries at Mount Athos, Greece’s self-governing monastic...
Archbishop discharged following surgery
Archbishop Chrysostomos has been discharged from hospital where he had undergone surgery to remove a tumour from his large intestine, it was announced on Thursday....
Archbishop delivers sombre Easter message
Archbishop Chrysostomos in his Easter sermon called for vigilance and a change of attitude towards settlement negotiations, saying that Cyprus found itself ‘inexcusably’ unprepared after...
Greek businessman who attended president’s inauguration invades pitch with pistol
The owner of Paok Thessalonikis, tipped to buy a Church-controlled television station in Cyprus and who attended the president’s inauguration at the invitation of the archbishop, went...
Single parents chastise Church for calling them ‘problematic’
The single parents’ association on Tuesday chastised the archbishopric for referring to divorced parents as a ‘problematic situation’. The “outdated rules” were referenced in the...
Archbishop lends support to Anastasiades
The head of the Church of Cyprus on Friday voiced his support for incumbent Nicos Anastasiades in Sunday’s presidential election, appearing certain that Stavros Malas...
Archbishop threatened antiquities head over church land
Archbishop Chrysostomos on Friday admitted to having threatened antiquities department acting head Marina Solomidou-Ieronymidou after she refused to revoke the designation of a plot of...
Archbishop calls for Eide to be replaced
Archbishop Chrysostomos has called for the replacement of UN Special Adviser Espen Barth Eide following the latter’s interviews, published during the weekend, which drew the...
Greek FM to visit Cyprus next week
Greek Foreign Minister Nicos Kotzias will be in Cyprus from March 25 to 29, on the invitation of Archbishop Chrysostomos, it was announced on Friday....
Religion the last castle to fall
By George Koumoullis CALL IT a coincidence or whatever else you like. On the afternoon of Thursday, January 5 I turned on the television and...
Archbishop: Turkey’s ultimate objective is to abolish the Republic of Cyprus
The Greek Cypriot side must find a way to disentangle from the current track of ongoing reunification talks, where Turkey’s true aim is to gradually...
Akel wants parliament to discuss Archbishop’s disparaging comments on gays (Update)
The Human Rights Commissioner’s office said on Thursday that the recent statements of Archbishop Chrysostomos against homosexuals went beyond the concept of freedom of expression...
Backlash against ‘hateful’ Archbishop over anti-gay comments (Updated)
Archbishop Chrysostomos has announced that the Church plans on establishing schools that will teach among other things that homosexuality is “an unnatural choice”. The comment...
Former BoC shareholders group urges members to file lawsuits
The association of old Bank of Cyprus (BoC) shareholders who had been wiped out when during the lender’s recapitalisation through the conversion of uninsured deposits...
Archbishop says all issues should be agreed between leaders before multi-party conference
Archbishop Chrysostomos said on Sunday he was opposed to a multi-party conference outside Cyprus until all other aspects of the negotiations had been agreed. The...