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...
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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...
Coronavirus: Following ‘Christian duty’ archbishop urges people to get vaccinated
Archbishop Chrysostomos expressed concern on Friday over the explosion in Covid infections as it urged people to vaccinate, saying it was dictated by Christian duty....
Permission granted for Dherynia buffer zone church service
Church services to mark the saint’s day of Ayia Marina will be held at the chapel of the same name in the Dherynia buffer zone...
Coronavirus: Church of Greece calls on Cypriot counterpart to rein in Morphou bishop
The Church of Greece has called on their Cypriot counterparts to ask the outspoken Morphou Bishop to tone down his anti-vaccine rhetoric and criticism which...
New protest over Eurovision entry, ‘song promotes devil worship’
It may have won audiences in Europe, but Cyprus‘s entry for the Eurovision song contest has raised hackles at home, scandalising the faithful for paying homage...
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...
New Cathedral opens, Archbishopric announces guide for church service during Holy Week
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...
Coronavirus: Bishops not in agreement with new measures, to proceed as they see fit
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...
Controversial art teacher says being investigated for his ‘national spirit’
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...
Coronavirus: any new relaxations likely to focus only on Easter church services
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...
Archbishop turns 80, attends special church service
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...
Akel: Church should have no say in divorce procedures
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...
Archbishop thought rape claim against cleric was unreliable
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...
MPs discuss tougher penalties after church bulldozes listed buildings
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...
Church’s photovoltaics park fails the green litmus test
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...
Nicosia council orders Church to reconstruct demolished houses
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...
Mother had permission to bury stillborn baby in cemetery
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...
Our View: Church must be shown that it is not above the law
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...
Paphos court finds in favour of Church in land dispute
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...