descration - CathNews New Zealand https://cathnews.co.nz Catholic News New Zealand Thu, 23 Aug 2012 04:13:04 +0000 en-NZ hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.1 https://cathnews.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/cropped-cathnewsfavicon-32x32.jpg descration - CathNews New Zealand https://cathnews.co.nz 32 32 70145804 Christian churches attacked in Turkish Cyprus https://cathnews.co.nz/2012/08/24/christian-churches-attacked-in-turkish-cyprus/ Thu, 23 Aug 2012 19:30:12 +0000 http://cathnews.co.nz/?p=32128 A total of 120 Christian churches in the Turkish-occupied part of Cyprus have been desecrated and transformed into storage facilities, museums or even mosques. The Archbishop of Cyprus, Archbishop Chrysostomos II, says artworks in the Christian churches attacked have been confiscated and sold, and Cyprian Christians have also been assaulted. He said Turkey is trying Read more

Christian churches attacked in Turkish Cyprus... Read more]]> A total of 120 Christian churches in the Turkish-occupied part of Cyprus have been desecrated and transformed into storage facilities, museums or even mosques.

The Archbishop of Cyprus, Archbishop Chrysostomos II, says artworks in the Christian churches attacked have been confiscated and sold, and Cyprian Christians have also been assaulted. He said Turkey is trying to eliminate Christianity in the part of Cyprus it controls.

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