#Monks

Deposed monks from the monastery of St Avakoum appealed to President Nikos Christodoulides on Monday, alleging violations of their constitutional rights and seeking the return of personal property they claim ...

The Supreme Court on Wednesday rejected an application by Monk Nectarios to cancel a court order that allowed authorities to seize evidence from the Monastery of Saint Abvakoum. The order, ...

The two Avakoum monks, Nektarios and Porphyrios, have pleaded not guilty to the 24 charges brought against them including misappropriation and theft of church funds before Nicosia court on Wednesday. The ...

The court case regarding the two monks who were found with €800,000 of unexplained cash and having allegedly engaged in sexual acts with one another at the Osiou Avakoum monastery was ...

An ongoing church trial against monks involved in the Osiou Avakoum monastery scandal was on Wednesday postponed until next week. The six-member Holy Synod court decided that they would postpone ...

Monks embroiled in the Osiou Avakoum monastery scandal on Friday requested that their trial at the Holy Synod be postponed. The monks appeared in the ecclesiastical court on Friday morning ...

Lawyer Efstathios Efstathiou has objected to participating in the ecclesiastical trial against two monks, his clients, involved in the Osiou Avakoum monastery scandal, it emerged on Thursday. Efstathiou, who is ...

Monks and their lawyers involved in the Avakoum monastery scandal filed a memo to the church investigative committee arguing that the process being followed by the church was unlawful. The ...

A hearing for an appeal to recover €807,000 taken from monks embroiled in alleged money laundering at Osiou Avakoum has been postponed until May 30. At a scheduled date on Friday, the ...

Monks suspected of involvement in the Osiou Avakoum monastery scandal in Fterikoudes, Nicosia, have requested permission to return to live at the monastery. In a letter to the church from ...

The two monks at the centre of the scandals at Avakoum monastery are expected to appear in front of the Holy Synod’s investigative committee in the next couple of ...

Tamasos Bishop Isaias called on the public do not be swayed by the news and the machinations of the enemies of the church, in light of the scandals that have ...

The truth will be brought to light about affairs at the Osiou Avakoum monastery, Bishop Isaias of Tamassos said on Sunday. He said the transparency of the Church would be ...

The political pressure over the ongoing monk scandal has escalated, with the attorney-general’s (AG) office appointing two investigators on Thursday to examine any criminal offences related to the case. ...

The scandal surrounding the Osiou Avakoum monastery opened up a Pandora’s box among MPs by Thursday amid concerns of tax evasion, accusations of money laundering and questions as to ...

President Nikos Christodoulides is in Thessaloniki on Wednesday, where he is set to visit with Greek officials before heading to the Mount Athos monastery. The Mount Athos monastery is known ...

Everything that needs to be done regarding the ongoing church scandal involving the Osios Avakoum monastery is being done, President Nikos Christodoulides said on Tuesday. Speaking to reporters after an ...

Elam and an ex-police chief were linked to the ongoing church scandal involving suspected money extortion and sex between monks at the Osios Avakoum monastery on Tuesday. It emerged that ...

Two monks embroilled in allegations of sex and almost €1 million in cash, have written to the president to say they are victims of corruption between the police and church. The ...

Financial crimes taking place at Osiou Avakoum monastery are being investigated by police, where two monks were allegedly found to be having sex and receiving thousands of euros in cash ...