Court upholds demolition order for private Paphos chapel
THE Supreme Court has rejected an appeal against the demolition of a chapel in Paphos built by a man on private land as an offering...
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LGBTI community does not want ‘war’ with the Church, seeks coexistence
Accept LGBTI Cyprus is holding a workshop next month to discuss their issues vis-à-vis the Church with whom they do not want a ‘war’, they...
Minister defends state subsidy for village priests
The state subsidy for village priests’ salaries is not a commercial or investment agreement and will not be discontinued, Finance Minister Harris Georgiades told MPs...
Bishop’s anti-gay comments ‘blown out of proportion’ Archbishop says
Archbishop Chrysostomos said Friday the Holy Synod will not discuss insulting comments made by Morphou Bishop Neophytos about gays pending a decision by the attorney-general...
Cast-out theologian can only return to Church fold if remorseful
Archbishop Chrysostomos said Friday the Holy Synod would only consider rescinding a theologian’s excommunication if he expressed remorse. Theologian and former MP and MEP, Andreas...
Police to question Morphou bishop in coming days
Police investigators will be taking a statement from the bishop of Morphou in the next few days as part of a probe launched after he...
Archbishop says Russian church in the north ‘unacceptable’
Archbishop Chrysostomos said the presence of a self-proclaimed Russian Orthodox Church in the north is unacceptable but nothing can be done to remove it as...
Yeroskipou wants to swap land to save ancient site from development
Yeroskipou council hopes to persuade the authorities to swap a piece of land earmarked for development for another nearby to protect the site which is of...
Bishop of Chicago slams ‘shameful’ gay comments by Morphou counterpart
The Metropolitan Bishop of Chicago, Nathanael, has launched a scathing attack on Morphou Bishop Neophytos over his comments on homosexuality. Last month Neophytos went viral...
Attorney-general orders investigation into bishop’s anti-gay comments
Attorney-general Costas Clerides said on Thursday he had ordered an investigation into highly controversial comments made by Morphou Bishop Neophytos about homosexuals, as a war...
Clear winner in first round of Kition bishop vote
Bishop Nektarios of Arsinoe was the clear winner of Sunday’s diocese election for the seat of Metropolitan Bishop of Kition, garnering 70.24 per cent of...
Around 44,000 eligible to vote in Sunday’s ballot for new Kition bishop
The first stage of elections, the first in 46 years, for a new Bishop of Kition begin on Sunday after the resignation of Bishop Chrysostomos...
Bishop ‘only expressed the views of the Church and the saints’ on homosexuality
Morphou bishop Neophytos said on Friday his statements on homosexuality were the position of the Orthodox church and the saints, while his statements went viral...
Legislation to formalise 50-year-old state-Church land deal
The government has tabled legislation that seeks to formalise the transfer of 15,000 acres of Church land to the state, some 50 years after the...
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...
Controversial Paphos cathedral back on agenda as residents mobilise
Although Paphos municipal council rejected a proposal to build a new cathedral in the gardens of the town hall by a majority vote just over...
Stolen 300kg church bell found in north sheep pen
Authorities in the north have found the church bell stolen last November from the 17th century Ayios Panteleimonas monastery complex in Myrtou and arrested three...
State pledges to protect cave church
THE government is determined to protect the cave of Chrysospiliotissa church in Deftera, Transport Minister Vasiliki Anastassiadou said. The House transport committee discussed the issue...
Paphos protests proposed new cathedral in town centre
A protest against the creation of a new Cathedral to be built in Paphos town hall gardens was held Thursday evening. The contentious issue was...
Placido Domingo chides leaders over damaged church
THE two Cypriot leaders on Monday were given a slap on the wrist by the president of Europa Nostra, maestro Plácido Domingo, who called on...
