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Archbishop: Easter is time for optimism despite pandemic and Turkish occupation

Staff ReporterMay 2, 2021May 2, 2021

By Staff ReporterMay 2, 2021May 2, 202101321

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...

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New Cathedral opens, Archbishopric announces guide for church service during Holy Week

Staff ReporterApril 25, 2021April 25, 2021

By Staff ReporterApril 25, 2021April 25, 20210562

The first liturgy of the new Cathedral of the Archbishopric took place on Sunday, a day after it opened its doors to the public. On...

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Coronavirus: Bishops not in agreement with new measures, to proceed as they see fit

Antigoni PittaApril 24, 2021

By Antigoni PittaApril 24, 202105052

Bishops have slammed the government’s measures for Holy week and have said on Saturday they will proceed with church services as normal. The Church is...

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Controversial art teacher says being investigated for his ‘national spirit’

Nick TheodoulouApril 17, 2021April 17, 2021

By Nick TheodoulouApril 17, 2021April 17, 202102006

George Gavriel, the public school headmaster who published artworks critical of the archbishop and other key Cypriot figures, claims he is being investigated for his...

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Coronavirus: any new relaxations likely to focus only on Easter church services

Jonathan ShkurkoApril 13, 2021

By Jonathan ShkurkoApril 13, 202104006

Any further relaxations of the measures in place against the spread of coronavirus will likely only concern the number of people allowed in churches at...

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Archbishop turns 80, attends special church service

Gina AgapiouApril 10, 2021

By Gina AgapiouApril 10, 20210566

Archbishop Chrysostomos turned 80 on Saturday and participated the church service at the Constantinou and Elenis church in Nicosia. Dozens of people who attended the...

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Akel: Church should have no say in divorce procedures

George PsyllidesMarch 25, 2021

By George PsyllidesMarch 25, 202101678

Akel MP Aristos Damianou has accused the government of insisting on giving the Church a say in family law, insisting on anachronistic practices that have...

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Archbishop thought rape claim against cleric was unreliable

George PsyllidesFebruary 24, 2021February 24, 2021

By George PsyllidesFebruary 24, 2021February 24, 202101405

A woman claiming she had been raped by a senior cleric in 2011 had been deemed unreliable by the archbishop, according to a Church source...

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MPs discuss tougher penalties after church bulldozes listed buildings

Staff ReporterFebruary 22, 2021

By Staff ReporterFebruary 22, 20210791

MPs are considering a carrot and stick approach to ensure better protection of listed buildings after the near demolition of three historical buildings by the...

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Church’s photovoltaics park fails the green litmus test

Gina AgapiouFebruary 21, 2021February 21, 2021

By Gina AgapiouFebruary 21, 2021February 21, 202103036

A solar power park in Solea has been presented as a green project to increase Cyprus’ production of energy from renewable sources, so why are...

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Nicosia council orders Church to reconstruct demolished houses

Gina AgapiouFebruary 6, 2021February 6, 2021

By Gina AgapiouFebruary 6, 2021February 6, 202104372

The Nicosia municipal council on Saturday called for the immediate restoration of the listed buildings demolished by the Archbishopric earlier this week. Archbishop Chrysostomos must...

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Mother had permission to bury stillborn baby in cemetery

George PsyllidesFebruary 3, 2021

By George PsyllidesFebruary 3, 20210978

Police ruled out foul play in the discovery of a dead baby in a grave at Paralimni cemetery on Tuesday, after they determined that it...

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Our View: Church must be shown that it is not above the law

CM: Our ViewFebruary 3, 2021February 3, 2021

By CM: Our ViewFebruary 3, 2021February 3, 202102017

Outrage from all sides greeted the bulldozing of four listed buildings in old Nicosia by the Church. There was mass condemnation of the unlawful action...

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Paphos court finds in favour of Church in land dispute

Bejay BrowneJanuary 22, 2021January 22, 2021

By Bejay BrowneJanuary 22, 2021January 22, 202103397

The Paphos district court has found in favour of the Church in a lawsuit in which it accused the municipality and other authorities substantially reducing...

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Archbishop hopes new measures won’t be to hard on churchgoers

Staff ReporterJanuary 6, 2021

By Staff ReporterJanuary 6, 202102023

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...

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Coronavirus: cabinet will reassess malls and churches in a week

Staff ReporterDecember 16, 2020December 16, 2020

By Staff ReporterDecember 16, 2020December 16, 202004842

The government on Wednesday turned down pleas to reopen churches and shopping malls but said it would reassess the situation next week. In a letter...

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Coronavirus: Bishop says only enemies of Christ happy with measures

Nick TheodoulouDecember 14, 2020December 14, 2020

By Nick TheodoulouDecember 14, 2020December 14, 202002502

Bishop Nikiforos of Kykkos on Monday strongly criticised the government measures which currently prohibit church attendance, calling them “very extreme and unnecessary”. The church and...

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Coronavirus: Faithful charged for breaking decree and going to church

Katy TurnerDecember 13, 2020December 13, 2020

By Katy TurnerDecember 13, 2020December 13, 202003303

Twelve worshippers and two priests were charged by the police on Sunday for going to church after decrees issued this week banned the faithful from...

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Coronavirus: Bishops protest ruling to ban congregation from churches (updated)

Annette ChrysostomouDecember 10, 2020December 10, 2020

By Annette ChrysostomouDecember 10, 2020December 10, 202005085

Coronavirus: Bishops protest ruling to ban congregation from churches There is no place in the Church for bravado, Archbishop Chrystsotomos said on Thursday after the...

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Coronavirus: police to supervise Orounda mass to prevent crowding

Jonathan ShkurkoDecember 1, 2020

By Jonathan ShkurkoDecember 1, 20200685

Police on Tuesday will be supervising a night mass at the village of Orounda in the Nicosia district to prevent a repeat of scenes seen...