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Archbishop Chrysostomos said in January that the Cyprus Church would spare no expense or effort to make sure stolen icons from Cypriot churches would be returned to where they belong, after receiving from Transport Minister, Vassiliki Anastasiadou, four fragments of religious frescoes removed from churches in the north following the 1974 invasion. The frescoes were recently handed over to Cyprus in the Netherlands after they were recovered by international NGO Walk of Truth, Cyprus Ma…

Die Orthodoxe Kirche von Zypern setzt sich, gemeinsam mit anderen Religionsgemeinschaften, für die Wiederherstellung der Einheit der Insel und Versöhnung ein. Metropolit Basilios (Karayiannis) von Konstantia und Ammochostos glaubt, dass religiöse Oberhäupter eine führende Rolle auf dem Weg zu Frieden und Versöhnung spielen können, während Politiker bisher bei der Lösung des Konflikts gescheitert sind. Zypern ist seit der türkischen Invasion von 1974 in einen griechischen und einen türkischen Te…

The Monastery of the Kykkotissa Icon of the Most Holy Theotokos in Cyprus is hosting an international conference on Monasticism of Russia and Cyprus: Spiritual and Cultural Ties. The meeting is organized by the Synodal Department for Monasteries and Monasticism of the Russian Orthodox Church, the Kykkos Monastery, the Ministry of Culture of the Russian Federation and St. Basil the Great Foundation. A delegation of the Russian Orthodox Church, led by Metropolitan Arseny of Svyatogorsk, vicar of…

International Commission for Anglican–Orthodox Theological Dialogue's Communiqué, Cyprus, 13–20 October 2018: In the name of the Triune God, and with the blessing and guidance of our Churches, the International Commission for Anglican–Orthodox Theological Dialogue met in Larnaca, Cyprus from 13 to 20 October 2018 to continue consideration of ecology and end of life issues. The meeting was hosted by His Eminence Metropolitan Chrysostomos of Kition on behalf of the Church of Cyprus. The Comm…