Conservation work completed at Neta church
Conservation work at the Ayios Sergios and Vakhos church in the village of Neta, in the Karpas peninsula, has been completed, Turkish Cypriot co-chairman of the Technical Committee on Cultural ...
Father of teen church robbery suspect remanded
A 44-year-old man was remanded in custody for six days on Friday, a day after he was arrested in relation to a string of church robberies in Paphos.
The man ...
Fourth arrest for Paphos church robberies
Police in Paphos on Thursday arrested a fourth man in connection with a spate of robberies at churches in the area.
The man, aged 44, is the father of the 16-year-old ...
Three remanded for robbing churches in Paphos
The three suspects who were arrested on Tuesday on suspicion of carrying out a spate of robberies at churches in Paphos were all remanded in custody for eight days on ...
Three in Paphos arrested for robbing churches
Police in Paphos on Tuesday made three arrests following a string of robberies at churches in the area.
A total of ten break-ins had taken place at churches in the ...
Our View: Response to homophobic video is troubling
Minister of Education Athena Michaelidou defended the screening of a homophobic video in a lyceum classroom, claiming it was in the framework of a pluralist approach to the subject. Teachers ...
Education ministry investigates homophobic video
An investigation has been launched by the education ministry on Tuesday into a homophobic video, shown to students at a local gymnasium.
Speaking on CyBC’s morning radio, Commissioner for ...
Paphos church thief suspect sought
Paphos police on Wednesday said they are looking for a 25-year-old man who is suspected of stealing over €4,500 from a church in Yeroskipou earlier this month.
The man’s 24-year-old ...
Holy relic arrives in Cyprus amid fanfare
The belt of the Virgin Mary, a religious artefact, was welcomed to Cyprus on Monday with the honour usually shown to a state official, even to a minister attending the ...
Archbishop: UN’s goals not always the middle ground
Cyprus’ Archbishop Georgios on Tuesday called on the UN to “take on its responsibilities” and protect the human rights of a people which has been suffering for years.
His statements ...
Church thieves arrested
Two people were caught in the act while stealing from a church donation box in Kato Pyrgos Tyllirias on Friday and were subsequently arrested.
The village community leader Nikos Cleanthous ...
Paphos municipality calls on Church to clarify position on contentious project
Paphos municipality has sent a letter to the Bishopric hoping to put an end to a long legal battle over the construction of a church in the public gardens that ...
Theological school’s contribution to society highlighted
The Cyprus Theological School is contributing to the state’s long-term goal of establishing Cyprus as a regional and international centre of higher education and research, President Nikos Christodoulides said ...
Funds sought to upgrade Varosha church
A fundraising campaign is underway to raise €40,000 for the maintenance of the Ayia Paraskevi church in Varosha.
The fundraising campaign is being operated by the Famagusta bishopric, with the money ...
Pakistan crowd vandalises churches, torches homes after two accused of blasphemy
A Muslim crowd attacked a Christian community in eastern Pakistan on Wednesday, vandalising several churches and setting scores of houses on fire after accusing two of its members of desecrating ...
Paphos municipality under financial strain after freezing of €8 million
Bishopric’s decision to freeze €8 million of the Paphos municipality’s funds has caused financial constraints to the local authority which makes multi-million payments, Mayor Phedonas Phedonos said on Tuesday.
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Holy Synod welcomes Pitsillides back to the church after eight-year banishment (Updated)
The Holy Synod decided on Thursday to welcome back to the church controversial theologian Andreas Pitsillides, who had been excommunicated in 2015 over differing views with the church, then led by ...
Education remains contested territory in Cyprus problem debate
And the church’s role in schools ensures it will stay that way
By Fahri Zihni
My late mother was born in the village of Tera, Paphos in 1924 to a ...
EU and UNDP complete conservation of historic Cypriot churches
The European Union and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) announced on Thursday that conservation works have been completed at the church of Panagia Chryseleousa in the Kyrenia area and ...
Ex-bishop objects to Holy Synod’s forced sabbatical
The former Kiti bishop has spoken out against the Holy Synod decision to put him on forced sabbatical, decrying it as “void” and inconsiderate to his needs.
His lawyer Yiannis ...
Yeroskipou to fight church hotel on ancient site
Yeroskipou municipality was on Wednesday fully geared to appeal a town planning decision greenlighting the construction of a hotel by the archbishopric, in an area brimming with antiquities.
The municipality ...
Former Kiti bishop placed on sabbatical, despite protests (update 2)
Former Kiti bishop Chrysostomos will be put on a sabbatical until his appeal against a guilty sexual assault verdict concludes, the Holy Synod decided on Tuesday.
Speaking after the meeting, ...
Alexandria patriarch grateful for Cyprus’ help in Africa
President Nikos Christodoulides met with the Orthodox Patriarch of Alexandria Theodoros II on Monday, when they discussed a Hellenic centre being built in Cairo and humanitarian missions in the rest ...
Defrocked or on sabbatical: Holy Synod to decide on ex-bishop
Former Kiti Bishop Chrysostomos, who was found guilty of sexual assault, might be placed on a forced sabbatical by the Holy Synod, since filing an appeal against the ruling by ...