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Archbishop Georgios expressed deep shock and sorrow over the deadly wildfires currently ravaging parts of the island in a statement released Thursday, calling for calm and unity in a time ...

The Cyprus Archbishop on Sunday called on the Egyptian government to allow for the continued operation of the Greek Orthodox monastery of St Catherine in the Sinai peninsula. It said ...

Archbishop of Cyprus Georgios has called on former Bishop of Paphos, Tychikos, to sign a declaration of faith renouncing those who have distanced themselves from the Church. Speaking after a ...

The media ethics committee in the north on Tuesday called on a Turkish news agency to correct a mistranslation of Archbishop Georgios’ Easter message. According to the ethics committee, the ...

Archbishop Georgios of Cyprus stressed on Friday night that the church should change its tactic and instead of purchasing stolen artefacts, should claim their return through legal routes. He was ...

Opposition Akel on Tuesday said it is disappointed with a Holy Synod decision to re-instate the late bishop of Kyrenia, who had been involved in a church coup against President ...

Archbishop Georgios has launched an inspection process of the Ledra Palace hotel building with the aim of potentially using it. The archdiocese retains the majority of shares in the building ...

The Greek Cypriot side should resist solutions to the Cyprus problem which would violate the human rights of its people, Archbishop Georgios said on Saturday. The recently-elected archbishop also said ...

The woman who won the sexual assault case against the former Kiti bishop Chrysostomos announced on Tuesday that she will file for a retrial of the first rape case brought ...

Archbishop Giorgios in his first Easter message, placed a heavy focus on the national issue, the ‘Turkification’ of the island and the influx of ‘Muslim immigrants’ channeled to the island ...

Archbishop Georgios III said that regardless of the outcome of the election, the people of Cyprus need to come together and support the new president from Monday. “As I said ...

Elections for the next bishop of Paphos will take place on February 19, when one of the three top candidates chosen by the public will be approved by the Holy Synod. ...

Archbishop Georgios III will be officially enthroned as head of the Cyprus Church on Sunday, as representatives from other Christian churches gathered on the island to attend the ceremony. Speaking ...

Bishop of Morphou Neophytos announced on Friday he would not be attending Sunday’s enthronement for the newly-elected archbishop, Giorgios of Paphos but he conveyed his best wishes to the ...

The “indifference” shown by the public about taking part in elections for the new Archbishop are a matter for concern, the new prelate said on Tuesday although he added that ...

By Sarah Ktisti Members of the Holy Synod who will vote for a new archbishop on Saturday kept their cards close to the chest for the most part on Friday ...

The Holy Synod said on Thursday they will elect the new Archbishop out of the triumvirate on Christmas Eve. Speaking to the media after a meeting of the Holy Synod, ...

Speculation about who will become the next archbishop took off on Monday, following the results of the popular vote the day before, with some pundits giving Paphos bishop Georgios a ...

Voting in the elections for a new Archbishop on Sunday, President Nicos Anastasiades said he hoped the “best would be elected”. “Each Archbishop is also the spiritual leader of the ...

Everything is ready for Sunday’s archbishop elections, the general commissioner for them Ioannis Charilaou said on Friday. Earlier in the day, ballot boxes were turned over those in charge ...

As elections for the next prelate of the church draw near, the six main candidates and the church are preparing for Sunday’s vote, with the custodian of the throne ...

Aspiring archbishops have to finalise their candidacy by Monday, when ballots are set to go to print. This should also mean an end to rumours about who will be running, ...

Elections for the next archbishop are drawing closer, and the scenery is continuing evolving, with some candidates gaining growing support and others reportedly thinking of withdrawing from the race. Reports ...

Six out of the 12 serving bishops of the Cyprus Orthodox Church submitted candidacies on Tuesday for the post of archbishop. It is an excessive number of candidates but, presumably, this ...