Holy Light arrives in Cyprus for Easter services
The Holy Light, an Orthodox Easter tradition also referred to as the ‘Holy Fire’, arrived in Cyprus on a private flight from Jerusalem on Saturday...
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Man almost loses an eye after being hit by firecracker on his way to church
A man almost lost an eye on Friday night on his way to church in Paphos when he was hit by a firecracker thrown in...
Priests ‘forcing LGBTI people to undergo conversion therapy’, MPs hear
Priests force children and adults into hormone and other conversion therapy treatments, which remain legal in Cyprus, with the aim of changing their sexual orientation...
Pope speaks of reconciliation between Churches, addresses crowds at GSP (Update 2)
Pope Francis on Friday spoke of reconciliation between the Catholic Church and the Orthodox Church during his visit with Archbishop Chrysostomos and the Holy Synod...
First church service at north monastery in 22 months
The first service in 22 months took place on Sunday at the Apostolos Varnavas monastery in Famagusta in the north. The Church said in a...
Welcome ceremony for repatriation of Ayios Anastasios royal doors (photos)
Church and state on Thursday welcomed back to Cyprus the central, or royal doors, of the iconostasis of the church of Ayios Anastasios in the...
Irreverent art teacher called before disciplinary committee
Art teacher and controversial artist Giorgos Gavriel, who found himself under fire last year over his work that was deemed to insult religious and national...
18th century ‘royal iconostasis doors’ repatriated from Japan (Updated)
In one of the most complex cases to date, according to the antiquities department, the royal iconostasis doors of the church of Ayios Anastasios from...
Archbishop Kyprianos’ canonisation delayed due to Church rift
Archbishop Kyprianos was not canonised on July 9, the anniversary of his execution at the hand of the Ottomans in 1821, because the Holy Synod...
Archbishop again appeals to young to get jabbed
Archbishop Chrysostomos in a circular to churches on Sunday, again urged young people to get vaccinated for the good of the country. “The rights of...
