No decision on dropping Archbishop’s name day as school holiday
No decision has been taken yet on dropping the Archbishop’s name day from the annual list of school holidays, the education ministry said on Tuesday....
Holy Synod
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...
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...
Former bishop set to file appeal after assault case
An appeal is expected to be filed within the day against a court of first instance verdict finding the former bishop of Kiti guilty of...
‘Gender determined by body’s physiology’
Gender is determined by the body’s physiology, the Holy Synod said on Tuesday, calling on MPs to vote against a bill aiming to put an...
New Paphos bishop elected
Archimandrite Tychikos Vryonis was elected the new bishop of Paphos following a marathon session of the Holy Synod, which convened on Thursday at the Holy...
Archbishop pondering withdrawing theologian’s excommunication
Archbishop Georgios is open to lifting the 2015 excommunication of theologian Andreas Pitsillides if he withdraws “his heretical views” on the Orthodox faith, it was...
The church has lost its political role
And it’s time it published audited accounts The election result of the first round of the ecclesiastical elections was significant in that the voter turnout...
People vote for church’s top three
The churches will be full on Sunday as elections are held for the next archbishop, even though the popular vote may not definitively influence the...
Candidates of archbishop elections filed on Tuesday
Candidates for the seat of the Church of Cyprus’ top position will have to submit their formal application in writing on Tuesday, the head of...
