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WCC addresses territorial crises in eastern Mediterranean

The WCC central committee expressed continuous concern about two significant territorial crises in the eastern Mediterranean: those within Palestine and Israel, and those within Cyprus. These politically driven conflicts have resulted in illegal occupations that have spanned decades,” reads a minute released by the governing body.

Church of Cyprus welcomes Orthodox from across the world to pray together

Local host and head of the Church of Cyprus, Archbishop Chrysostomos II, welcomed members of the World Council of Churches (WCC) Inter-Orthodox Pre-Assembly at his residence in Nicosia, Cyprus, on 12 May, the Feast of Saint Epiphanius. The meeting acknowledged contributions from the Church of Cyprus to the ecumenical movement, as well as the aspiration of churches to see a united island, partitioned as result of the Turkish invasion in 1974.

Inter-Orthodox Pre-Assembly Consultation

09 - 16 May 2022

With the World Council of Churches (WCC) 11th Assembly approaching in less than four months, Orthodox Churches will convene in Cyprus for a pre-assembly to prepare themselves for the larger event in Karlsruhe, Germany, 31 August – 8 September.

Metropolitan Vasilios reflects on peace process in Cyprus

It has been 46 years since the Turkish invasion of Cyprus led to the partitioning of the island, the northern third inhabited by Turkish Cypriots and the southern two-thirds by Greek Cypriots, whose government is internationally recognized. The August 1974 ceasefire line became a United Nations buffer zone, along which Cyprus remains divided.

Salpy Eskidjian Weiderud honored with International Religious Freedom Award

Salpy Eskidjian Weiderud, leader of the Religious Track of the Cyprus Peace Process, has received an International Religious Freedom Award from the US Department of State. The awards “honor extraordinary advocates of religious freedom from around the world” and will be presented on 17 July in Washington, D.C.

Voices in Cyprus ring for refugees

“Help solve the problems of refugees and for the Mediterranean Sea to cease being a graveyard for innocent people,” urges Archbishop Chrysostomos II of the Greek Orthodox Church of Cyprus, in a compelling video message release by the Office of the Religious Track of the Cyprus Peace Process.

Ο Σεβασμιότατος Μητροπολίτης Κύπρου Βασίλειος δηλώνει ότι τα βήματα προς τη συμφιλίωση «δεν είναι εύκολα», όμως «πρέπει να γίνουν»

Η διχοτόμηση της Κύπρου από το 1974 αποτελεί ένα από τα διαιωνιζόμενα προβλήματα του οποίου η επίλυση βρίσκεται στα χέρια των Ηνωμένων Εθνών. Παρά τις πρόσφατες αβέβαιες ειρηνευτικές διαπραγματεύσεις, υπάρχει ακόμα ελπίδα για επίλυση του αδιεξόδου και ενοποίηση της Μεγαλονήσου. Η Εκκλησία της Κύπρου, ιδρυτικό μέλος του Παγκόσμιου Συμβουλίου Εκκλησιών (ΠΣΕ), αγωνίζεται για την ενότητα της Κύπρου, μαζί με άλλες τοπικές εκκλησίες. Αναγνωρίζει, ωστόσο, ότι η αρχική πρόκληση βρίσκεται στην επούλωση των τραυμάτων τα οποία προκλήθηκαν από την τουρκική εισβολή πριν από 44 χρόνια.

WCC general secretary reflects on the ecumenical movement of Love

In a speech at the World Council of Churches (WCC) Assembly Planning Committee (APC) meeting in Cyprus this week, WCC general secretary Rev. Dr Olav Fykse Tveit reflected on the theme of the upcoming WCC 11th Assembly, “Christ’s love moves the world to reconciliation and unity.”