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Israel discovers ancient Byzantine church
Archaeology

Israel discovers ancient Byzantine church

Israeli Antiquities Authority announced Wednesday the discovery of a Byzantine church dating back 1,500 years, and was frequented by Christian…
Man attacks Orthodox church in Istanbul
Middle East

Man attacks Orthodox church in Istanbul

Police in Istanbul have detained a man in connection with an arson attack on a Greek Orthodox church. Reports emerged Tuesday…
Pope cancels sermon interrupted by divorce right protesters
Egypt

Pope cancels sermon interrupted by divorce right protesters

Egypt’s Coptic Orthodox Pope Tawadros II cancelled his weekly sermon at the Coptic Orthodox Cathedral on Wednesday after it was…
Evangelical Church: Women ordainment as priests not resolved
Egypt

Evangelical Church: Women ordainment as priests not resolved

Dr. Andrea Zaki, head of the Evangelical Church in Egypt, said the Synod of the Nile which includes the General…
Pope says Church to return to basics in Holy Year proclamation
Life & Style

Pope says Church to return to basics in Holy Year proclamation

Pope Francis on Saturday proclaimed an extraordinary Holy Year starting in December that he said will bring the Roman Catholic…
Residential building built inside Mar Girgis church
Egypt

Residential building built inside Mar Girgis church

Dozens of tourists are seen taking photos at the narrow corridor with ancient artistic photos hanged on its walls. Passersby…
SANA news agency: ISIS blows up Assyrian church on Easter Sunday
Middle East

SANA news agency: ISIS blows up Assyrian church on Easter Sunday

Islamic State extremists blew up an 80-year-old church in Syria's northeastern province of Hassaka on Easter Sunday, Syrian state news…
Pope leads Good Friday mass
Egypt

Pope leads Good Friday mass

The Coptic Orthodox Church celebrated Good Friday with a mass led by Egypt’s Copts leader Pope Tawadros II at the…
Dispute on church construction in Minya village resolved
Egypt

Dispute on church construction in Minya village resolved

The Reconciliation Committee, including members of Muslim and Coptic families from Al-Our village, charged with resolving the dispute about building…
Seven arrested in clashes over construction of church in Minya
Egypt

Seven arrested in clashes over construction of church in Minya

Seven defendants were arrested in al-Awr village in the Samalout locality, Minya Governorate, following clashes between Muslims and Copts over…
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