Emad Khalil
Presidency, Church prepare joint Ethiopia trip to discuss controversial dam
Egypt
June 3, 2013
Presidency, Church prepare joint Ethiopia trip to discuss controversial dam
Egypt's presidency and the Coptic Orthodox Church are coordinating for a joint trip to Ethiopia by President Mohamed Morsy and…
Top Muslim sheikhs offer condolences for pope
Egypt
March 21, 2012
Top Muslim sheikhs offer condolences for pope
Al-Azhar Grand Sheikh Ahmed al-Tayyeb and Mohamed Badie, supreme guide of the Muslim Brotherhood, on Wednesday visited the Coptic Orthodox…
Coptic figures to discuss representation in constituent assembly
Egypt
March 5, 2012
Coptic figures to discuss representation in constituent assembly
Fifty Coptic figures will convene Tuesday to discuss Coptic representation in the constituent assembly that will write the new constitution,…
Coptic groups not on board with Brotherhood meeting
Egypt
March 1, 2012
Coptic groups not on board with Brotherhood meeting
While Christian churches in Egypt endorsed an Anglican initiative to meet with Muslim Brotherhood leaders Tuesday, various Coptic groups continued…
Copts request representation in constituent assembly
Egypt
February 29, 2012
Copts request representation in constituent assembly
Coptic activists have requested representation in the constituent assembly that will draft the new constitution that is commensurate with their…
Conflicting reports about Pope Shenouda’s health
Egypt
January 30, 2012
Conflicting reports about Pope Shenouda’s health
Conflicting reports have surfaced regarding the health of Pope Shenouda III, who is 89 years old. Some Church sources say…
Coptic leaders call for uniting Christians under one political party
Egypt
January 29, 2012
Coptic leaders call for uniting Christians under one political party
Participants in a conference of Coptic leaders on Sunday called for uniting Coptic Christians under one political party, and requested…
Church leaders at odds over planned 25 January demonstrations
Egypt
January 11, 2012
Church leaders at odds over planned 25 January demonstrations
Religious figures from different Egyptian Christian sects have taken opposing stances on the involvement of Copts in the planned protests…
Churches welcome reassurances from Brotherhood
Egypt
December 12, 2011
Churches welcome reassurances from Brotherhood
The three Christian denominations of Egypt have welcomed recent statements of Muslim Brotherhood General Guide Mohamed Badie, in which he…
Church: 70% of Copts voted during first phase of elections
Egypt
December 4, 2011
Church: 70% of Copts voted during first phase of elections
Christians do not fear the rise of Islamists in Egypt — what scares them instead are electoral tactics that go…