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Policeman wounded in armed attack on Giza church
Egypt

Policeman wounded in armed attack on Giza church

Unknown assailants shot at and wounded a police agent Thursday outside an Evangelical church on al-Haram street in Giza. A security…
Coptic activist proposes dialogue ahead of divorce rights protests
Egypt

Coptic activist proposes dialogue ahead of divorce rights protests

A Coptic activist has urged Egypt’s Coptic Orthodox Church to start a dialogue with disgruntled followers who plan to demonstrate…
Evangelicals officially back draft unified law on personal status
Egypt

Evangelicals officially back draft unified law on personal status

Egypt’s Evangelical Christians have declared support for a long-debated government draft law that regulates divorces and second marriages. Andrea Zaki, the…
Monitor: Islamic State abducts dozens of Christians from Syrian town
Middle East

Monitor: Islamic State abducts dozens of Christians from Syrian town

Islamic State militants have abducted dozens of Christian families after seizing a strategically located town in the central Syrian province…
Coptic activist calls for law to prohibit Christian female minors from converting
Egypt

Coptic activist calls for law to prohibit Christian female minors from converting

Coptic activist Michael Mounir, chairman of al-Hayat Party, called for adding an article to the new personal status law, in…
3 Christians arrested for distributing dates to Muslims for Iftar
Egypt

3 Christians arrested for distributing dates to Muslims for Iftar

Three Christians were arrested in Alexandria on Monday under charged of “contempt of religion” and “proselytism” while one of them was…
Pope Francis calls for end to ‘genocide’ of Christians in Middle East
Middle East

Pope Francis calls for end to ‘genocide’ of Christians in Middle East

Pope Francis demanded an immediate end Thursday to what he called "a genocide" of Christians taking place in the Middle…
Beni Suef Copts return home following clash with Muslims
Egypt

Beni Suef Copts return home following clash with Muslims

A Coptic family driven out of their home by neighbors in Beni Suef, over defamatory cartoons of the Prophet Mohammed,…
Host: 5 Christian families forced from homes over after member accused of insulting Prophet Mohamed
Egypt

Host: 5 Christian families forced from homes over after member accused of insulting Prophet Mohamed

Host Youssef al-Husseiny showcased a video during his program on OnTV Channel Sunday evening for five Christian families of 18…
Tawadros II to lead Pentecost mass Sunday
Egypt

Tawadros II to lead Pentecost mass Sunday

The Coptic Orthodox Church is celebrating Pentecost on Sunday, the day of the establishment of the church in Christianity. Pope Tawadros…
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