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Coptic Churches suspend conferences, monastery trips over security concerns
Egypt

Coptic Churches suspend conferences, monastery trips over security concerns

Egypt’s main Coptic Church decidedĀ on Thursday to suspend holding any conferencesĀ and organizing the church-sponsored trips to monasteries, Coptic Orthodox Church…
Sisi vows to help displaced Coptic Arish residents targeted by ‘cowardly plot’
Egypt

Sisi vows to help displaced Coptic Arish residents targeted by ‘cowardly plot’

President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi said his government is providing all necessary measures to help residents who have fled Arish, a…
Christians feel safer under Sisi: Los Angeles Times
Egypt

Christians feel safer under Sisi: Los Angeles Times

The Los Angeles Times newspaper in a March 5 article said Egyptian Christians feel safer under President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi…
Egypt sentences Christian teens to jail for contempt of Islam
Egypt

Egypt sentences Christian teens to jail for contempt of Islam

An Egyptian court on Thursday sentenced three Coptic Christian teenagers to five years in jail for contempt of Islam after…
Pope Tawadros arrives in United States
Egypt

Pope Tawadros arrives in United States

Pope Tawadros II of Alexandria arrived in the United States on Wednesday to begin a a three-week visit.  Pope Tawadros met…
The rise and fall of Copts in Parliament
Egypt

The rise and fall of Copts in Parliament

Coptic Christians have had a historical role in the Egyptian Parliament since it was first formed by Khedive Ismail.
Church approves eviction of Coptic family following blasphemy feud
Egypt

Church approves eviction of Coptic family following blasphemy feud

Local church and security leaderships in the Upper Egyptian province of Beni Suef agreed on Thursday to evict and relocate…
Two Egyptian police shot dead outside Coptic Church south of Cairo
Egypt

Two Egyptian police shot dead outside Coptic Church south of Cairo

 Two Egyptian policemen were shot dead on Tuesday as they stood guard at a Coptic Christian church in a city…
Egyptian gunmen kill three outside church in Cairo suburb
Egypt

Egyptian gunmen kill three outside church in Cairo suburb

Gunmen on a motorcycle fired on Egyptian wedding guests outside a Coptic Christian church in a Cairo suburb on Sunday…
US religious envoy meets with Egyptian leaders
Egypt

US religious envoy meets with Egyptian leaders

After meeting with government, civil society and religious leaders, American religious envoy Rashad Hussain wrapped up his five-day visit to…
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