Cyprus Church Synod permits weddings during Nativity Fast
The Gospel and crowns for wedding ceremony. Photo: alphanews.live
On January 14, 2026, the Holy Synod of the Orthodox Church of Cyprus convened for an extraordinary session under the chairmanship of Archbishop Georgios of Cyprus and adopted a number of decisions, reports the official website of the Church of Cyprus.
The press release states that the Synod of the Orthodox Church of Cyprus decided to allow the celebration of the Sacrament of Marriage "starting from next year and thereafter" from the beginning of the Nativity Fast until December 12. It should be noted that the Cyprus Church celebrates the Nativity of Christ on December 25.
In addition, Archbishop Georgios's initiative was approved to add to the three stanzas of the Good Friday Encomiums, hymns of supplication "connected to the chronic Cypriot problem".
Earlier, the UOJ reported that the Metropolitan Tychikos case will again be considered by the Cyprus Church Synod.
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