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Hundreds attacked church in Giza: Archbishop
Egypt
December 23, 2017
Hundreds attacked church in Giza: Archbishop
The Archbishop of Atfeeh issued a statement on Friday afternoon saying the Church of al-Amir Tadros (Prince Tadros) in the Kafr…
Egypt committee to meet over unlicensed church buildings
Egypt
October 8, 2017
Egypt committee to meet over unlicensed church buildings
A committee to consider the legalization of unlicensed churches, formed by the cabinet in Egypt, is scheduled to meet on…
Survey: White Christians are now a minority of US population
World
September 6, 2017
Survey: White Christians are now a minority of US population
The share of Americans who identify as white and Christian has dropped below 50 percent, a transformation fueled by immigration…
Egypt’s Al-Azhar admits Christian dental resident for first time
Features/Interviews
June 4, 2017
Egypt’s Al-Azhar admits Christian dental resident for first time
Abanoub Guirguis Naeem, a Christian dental student was recently granted admission to complete his final year of experiential training at…
Survivors of Egypt Christian bus attack recount their horror
Egypt
May 30, 2017
Survivors of Egypt Christian bus attack recount their horror
Video interviews with survivors of a deadly attack by Islamic militants on a bus taking Egyptian Christians to a remote…
Death toll from Tanta church bombing rises to 30
Egypt
May 29, 2017
Death toll from Tanta church bombing rises to 30
Tanta’ St. George’s Church on Monday announced the death of the 30th victim of the church bombing which took place…
Pope: More Christian martyrs today than in ancient times
Middle East
May 28, 2017
Pope: More Christian martyrs today than in ancient times
Pope Francis prayed Saturday for the Coptic Christians killed a day earlier in Egypt by Islamic extremists, saying that there…
Egyptian warplanes bomb targets in Libya after attack on Christians
Egypt
May 26, 2017
Egyptian warplanes bomb targets in Libya after attack on Christians
Egyptian air force planes on Friday carried out six strikes directed at camps near Derna in Libya where Cairo believes…
Prominent Muslim cleric who called Jews, Christians ‘apostates’ awaits trial
Egypt
May 11, 2017
Prominent Muslim cleric who called Jews, Christians ‘apostates’ awaits trial
Muslim cleric and former undersecretary to the Minister of Religious Endowments Salam Abdel Galil is facing huge backlash after he…
Sculpture resembling cross demolished in Saudi Arabia
Middle East
April 18, 2017
Sculpture resembling cross demolished in Saudi Arabia
One of Saudi Arabia's most conservative provinces has demolished a towering concrete sculpture in response to complaints by residents that…