Church
Photos: Fire breaks out in Mansoura church, injures 5 people
Egypt
October 16, 2019
Photos: Fire breaks out in Mansoura church, injures 5 people
A room on top of the Saint George Church in Mansoura city, Daqahlia burnt down on Wednesday, leaving five people…
Egypt’s Antiquities Minister inaugurates Greek Orthodox Church in Cairo
Egypt
September 29, 2019
Egypt’s Antiquities Minister inaugurates Greek Orthodox Church in Cairo
Egyptian Antiquities Minister Khaled al-Anany on Saturday inaugurated the Saints Constantine and Helen Greek Orthodox Church in downtown Cairo, after…
Environment, poverty, corruption on agenda for pope’s Africa trip
World
September 1, 2019
Environment, poverty, corruption on agenda for pope’s Africa trip
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) – Pope Francis leaves on Wednesday for Africa, where poverty, the environment, foreign exploitation of resources and…
Another 1,000 churches
Opinion
July 3, 2019
Another 1,000 churches
Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly fulfilled a promise from President Sisi in adjusting the situations for Egypt’s churches. During a meeting…
Paris’s Notre-Dame to celebrate first mass after fire
World
June 15, 2019
Paris’s Notre-Dame to celebrate first mass after fire
The Notre-Dame cathedral in Paris will host its first mass on Saturday, exactly two months after the devastating blaze that…
Sri Lanka president sacks intelligence chief over Easter attacks probe
World
June 8, 2019
Sri Lanka president sacks intelligence chief over Easter attacks probe
Sri Lanka’s president has sacked the national intelligence chief and will not cooperate with a parliamentary investigation into security lapses…
Cardinal Pell appeals ‘impossible’ child sex conviction
World
June 5, 2019
Cardinal Pell appeals ‘impossible’ child sex conviction
Jailed Australian Cardinal George Pell asked appeals court judges Wednesday to quash his landmark conviction for child sex abuse, branding…
Polish archeologists claim discovery of oldest church in Egypt
Archaeology
May 28, 2019
Polish archeologists claim discovery of oldest church in Egypt
A church dating back to the fourth century has been unearthed near Alexandria by polish archeologists who claim that it…
Egypt’s prosecution refers church janitor to court for priest’s murder
Egypt
May 26, 2019
Egypt’s prosecution refers church janitor to court for priest’s murder
The Public Prosecution in South Qalyubiya has referred church janitor Kamal Shawky to criminal court over charges of killing priest…
Egypt’s Coptic Pope orders internal investigation into priest’s murder
Egypt
May 18, 2019
Egypt’s Coptic Pope orders internal investigation into priest’s murder
Pope Tawadros II, the Pope of Alexandria and the Patriarch of the Diocese of St. Mark, announced Friday that he…