Priests enter farm to bless goats amid foot and mouth outbreak

Old calendarist priests entered a farm in the Larnaca district on Wednesday night to bless its goats, with the area having been hit by an outbreak of foot and mouth disease in recent days.

The old calendarist Kition bishopric stated that its Kition bishop Yerasimos, hierodeacon Chrystosomos, and priest Kyriacos, initially and read “prayers … for the protection of animals and the prevention of the disease”.

Following the reading of the prayers, the priests also offered their...