The Diocese welcomes the Revd George Vidiakin, licensed by Archbishop Michael as an Associate Priest at St Helena Larnaca, and Clive Lawford, licensed as Reader at St John Deryneia, in October.…

A grand evening social occasion on the roof of the cathedral's new auxiliary buildings in Bahrain coincided with Archbishop Michael's October visit. The occasion mixed worshippers from both Tamil- and…

On 13 September 2021 St George Baghdad kept the Eve of the Feast of the Triumph of the Holy Cross in Iraqi fashion. Canon Faiz Jerjes presided at the celebration,…

On 21 August Mrs Jocelyn Henderson, Churchwarden Emerita of St Andrew Abu Dhabi, celebrated her hundredth birthday at her home within the grounds of the Royal Stables, Abu Dhabi. The…

It is with great sadness that the Diocese shares news of the death of the Reverend Canon Dennis Gurney, OBE, aged 90. Canon Gurney served as senior chaplain in Dubai,…

While torrential rain poured down outside, five candidates were confirmed on Sunday 21 November 2021 at St John the Evangelist Deryneia. Archbishop Michael also received a candidate already confirmed in…

A bright, colourful children’s playground has recently sprung up in the grounds of St Paul’s Cathedral in Nicosia—part of a Diocesan project to support families in need, funded by The…

By John Holdsworth, Canon Theologian at Nicosia Cathedral In her best-selling novel, “The Giver,” made into a film in 2014, children’s author Lois Lowry describes a dystopian community in the…

Paphos parish has bid farewell to the Reverend Andrew Burtt, with a service of Holy Eucharist celebrated by Archbishop Michael on 7 November 2021 at the Orthodox Cathedral of St Theodore. Fr Andrew…