Church
Mother killed for conversion, running away with Christian lover: newspaper
Egypt
November 22, 2015
Mother killed for conversion, running away with Christian lover: newspaper
A 26-year-old Muslim mother of two was killed by her family last week after having run away with a Christian…
Policeman wounded in armed attack on Giza church
Egypt
November 12, 2015
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…
Pope Tawadros II lays church foundation stone in Nevada
Egypt
October 22, 2015
Pope Tawadros II lays church foundation stone in Nevada
Pope Tawadros II on Thursday laid the foundation stone of the Virgin Mary Church in Nevada in the United States. The…
Eritrean church delegation visits Zeitoun church in Cairo
Egypt
October 6, 2015
Eritrean church delegation visits Zeitoun church in Cairo
A delegation from the Eritrean Orthodox Church visited Tuesday the Virgin Mary Church in Zeitoun and Pope Shenouda III’s Museum. The…
Remains of 1300-year-old church discovered west of Alexandria
Archaeology
September 20, 2015
Remains of 1300-year-old church discovered west of Alexandria
Remains of a 1,300-year-old church were discovered in the Al-Kasaba Al-Bahariya district on the north coast, west of Alexandria, according…
Kerdasa church arsonist sentenced to life
Egypt
September 9, 2015
Kerdasa church arsonist sentenced to life
The Giza Criminal Court has sentenced Tarek Ibrahim, the Kerdasa church arsonist, to life in prison. Ibrahim had been handed down…
Evangelicals officially back draft unified law on personal status
Egypt
August 18, 2015
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…
Unidentified assailants attack Alexandria church
Egypt
July 21, 2015
Unidentified assailants attack Alexandria church
Unidentified assailants attacked the al-Abaa (Fathers) Church in eastern of Alexandria on Tuesday, using IEDs and Molotov cocktails. Montazah prosecutor Mohamed…
Pope Tawadros to develop church curricula
Egypt
June 18, 2015
Pope Tawadros to develop church curricula
Pope Tawadros issued on Thurdsay the papal decree number 12 for 2015, ordering the formation of a committee to develop…
Divorce in the Coptic Church
Egypt
June 16, 2015
Divorce in the Coptic Church
During Pope Tawadros II's weekly sermon, a man from the congregation shouted: “I want my rights, I want to get married!” This outburst…