Tag: FAMAGUSTA

Restoration of Virgin Mary church in occupied Trachoni completed

OCP- December 12, 2013

FAMAGUSTA GAZETTE - 12 /12/ 13 The completion of the restored church of Virgin Mary in the occupied village of Trachoni has been marked with ... Read More

Gov’t asks Cyprus church to help secure Russian loan

OCP- January 25, 2013

FAMAGUSTA GAZETTE - 24/1/13 THE CYPRUS government appears to be seeking divine intervention in times of distress and has asked the head of the church ... Read More

Archbishop Chrysostomos calls for Cyprus solution

OCP- December 26, 2012

FAMAGUSTA GAZETTE - 26/12/12 In his Christmas message, read in all churches , Archnishop Chrysostomos notes that the strength of the message of the lord ... Read More

Christianity is in danger, warns Cyprus Archbishop

OCP- September 5, 2012

FAMAGUSTA GAZETTE 5/9/2012 Christianity is at stake, especially in Syria, said here Monday Archbishop Chrysostomos, warning that if extremists prevail in Syria, minorities and Christians ... Read More

Christian Temple Becomes a Public Toilet in Famagusta

OCP- August 10, 2012

Marianna Tsatsou 8/8/2012 FAMAGUSTA, Cyprus – An historic monument of the Middle Ages, the holy temple of Saint George, is being used as a public ... Read More

Eroglu: Turkish Cypriots are more “pure” than the Greek Cypriots

OCP- April 5, 2012

FAMAGUSTA GAZETTE 5/4/2012 THE TURKISH CYPRIOT leader Dervis Eroglu has made one of his most provocative statements to date when he claimed Turkish Cypriots are ... Read More

Archbishop of Cyprus awarded “Pride of Russia” medal

OCP- March 23, 2012

FAMAGUSTA GAZETTE 22/3/2012 Russian “Pride of the Homeland” foundation has awarded Archbishop of Cyprus Chrysostomos II with “Pride of Russia” medal. President of the foundation ... Read More

FM protests violation of religious rights in occupied Cyprus

OCP- March 13, 2012

FAMAGUSTA GAZETTE 12/3/2012 Foreign Minister Erato Kozakou Markoulli has protested the continuous violation of the rights of Greek Cypriots, enclaved in the island’s northern Turkish ... Read More

Cyprus to host Middle East Council of Churches Meeting

OCP- November 28, 2011

FAMAGUSTA GAZETTE 28/11/2011 The Church of Cyprus will be hosting the 10th General Assembly of the Middle East Council of Churches, on November 29 and ... Read More

Cyprus and Israel to set up committee on Mediterranean Peace Vision

OCP- November 7, 2011

5/11/2011 FAMAGUSTA GAZETT Cyprus and Israel have decided to establish a joint committee on their Mediterranean vision for peace and for the relations between the ... Read More

Archbishop:Turkey destroys religious heritage in occupied Cyprus

OCP- September 26, 2011

FAMAGUSTA GAZETTE 26/9/2011 Archbishop of Cyprus Chrysostomos II has indicted Turkey for the destruction of holy sites in the northern Turkish occupied areas of the ... Read More

Archbishop to attend Ecumenical Patriarchate Meeting

OCP- August 30, 2011

FAMAGUSTA GAZETTE 30/8/2011 The head of the Greek Orthodox Church of Cyprus, Archbishop Chrysostomos II, will depart Wednesday for Istanbul to attend a meeting convened ... Read More