Cyprus News News Cyprus » Religion: 500-year-old icon looted from divided Cyprus repatriated
NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — The Cyprus Church has for decades been trying to track down numerous religious artifacts stolen from hundreds of abandoned churches and monasteries in the north and sold abroad.
News Cyprus » Religion: Religious tourism is booming in Cyprus thanks to these UNESCO-listed churches
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Religion is a driving force of tourism in Cyprus. As one of the first places Christianity spread outside of Judea, the island has ...
News Cyprus » Religion: Cyprus religious leaders come together to support peace
Nicosia — Cyprus political and religious leaders on Thursday for the first time expressed joint support for the UN-brokered peace process to reunite their divided island. "The willingness of both ...
News Cyprus » Religion: Cyprus museum showcases rare religious treasures recovered after looting
NICOSIA, March 20 (Reuters) - A museum that opened this week in Cyprus showcases priceless early Christian artworks, many of which were recovered after being stolen from churches in the north of the ...
News Cyprus » Religion: UNHCR Cyprus meets with the religious leaders of Cyprus
On Wednesday 30 May 2018, Mr. Damtew Dessalegne, UNHCR Representative for Cyprus, was invited to the High Level Meeting of the Religious Leaders of the main faith communities of Cyprus: Greek Orthodox ...
News Cyprus » Religion: Grave by grave, a new project in divided Cyprus tries to mend mistrust
TOCHNI, Cyprus (AP) — In the five decades since a Turkish invasion, vandalism and the ravages of time have transformed hundreds of Cyprus' cemeteries into evidence of the geographic and political rift ...
News Cyprus » Religion: Cyprus religious leader: Church mulling founding own bank
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News Cyprus » Religion: Religious Leaders Promote Peace in Cyprus
Religious representatives from Turkish northern and Greek southern Cyprus met for the first time with the initiative of the Council of Europe Parliamentary Assembly. They agreed to work together ...
News Cyprus » Religion: With migrants in mind, Pope Francis visits divided Cyprus
NICOSIA - Pope Francis visits Cyprus this week to lend his support to a conflict-riven island now on the front line of a new migratory route for people fleeing their countries for Europe. In central ...
News Cyprus » Religion: Cyprus religious leader: Church mulling founding own bank
NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — Cyprus' Orthodox Christian Church says it is considering setting up a bank after forswearing any new investments in existing lenders. The Church leader, Archibshop Chrysostomos ...