Church
‘Indiana Jones of art’ finds stolen Spanish carvings in English garden
Archaeology
January 22, 2019
‘Indiana Jones of art’ finds stolen Spanish carvings in English garden
A Dutch art detective has returned two priceless stone reliefs stolen from an ancient Spanish church after tracing them…
Video: Terrorist plants bomb near Nasr City church
Egypt
January 6, 2019
Video: Terrorist plants bomb near Nasr City church
A CCTV video from surveillance camera footage near the Church of the Virgin Mary and Abu Seifin in Ezbat…
Egyptian explosives expert killed defusing bomb near church in Cairo
Egypt
January 6, 2019
Egyptian explosives expert killed defusing bomb near church in Cairo
CAIRO (Reuters) – An Egyptian police officer was killed on Saturday while attempting to defuse a bomb found near…
Egyptian pharmacist saves church in Canada from closure
Egypt
January 4, 2019
Egyptian pharmacist saves church in Canada from closure
An Egyptian immigrant pharmacist in Canada rescued the 131-year-old Huron County Church from closure due to bankruptcy and lack of…
Egypt approves legalization of 80 churches
Egypt
January 1, 2019
Egypt approves legalization of 80 churches
The main committee for the legalization of churches in Egypt approved on Monday the legalization of 80 churches and…
Bethlehem church mosaics sparkle in time for Christmas
Middle East
December 16, 2018
Bethlehem church mosaics sparkle in time for Christmas
Masked for centuries by the soot of candles and lately by scaffolding, the mosaics of Bethlehem’s Church of the…
Ukrainians await historic synod decision on independent church
World
December 15, 2018
Ukrainians await historic synod decision on independent church
Several thousand Ukrainians rallied outside one of Kiev’s main cathedrals Saturday ahead of a historic synod expected to establish…
Egyptian novel explores Copts under controlling church
Books
December 13, 2018
Egyptian novel explores Copts under controlling church
CAIRO (AP) — Shady Lewis Botros says his recently published novel — “Ways of the Lord” — can be broadly…
Egypt approves legalization of 168 churches, buildings
Egypt
November 30, 2018
Egypt approves legalization of 168 churches, buildings
A committee headed by Prime Minister and Housing Minister Mostafa Madbouly approved the legalization of 168 churches and buildings,…
Pope says world mustn’t turn a blind eye to migrants, the poor
World
November 18, 2018
Pope says world mustn’t turn a blind eye to migrants, the poor
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) – Pope Francis criticized rising wealth inequality and the treatment of migrants on Sunday, saying the…