Coptic Christians
Video: Egypt’s Coptic Evangelical Church prays for fasting Muslims
Egypt
May 29, 2018
Video: Egypt’s Coptic Evangelical Church prays for fasting Muslims
The Coptic Evangelical Church in Heliopolis posted a video on its official Facebook page showing Christians dedicating a prayer…
Libya to return bodies of 20 Egyptian Christians beheaded in 2015
Egypt
May 14, 2018
Libya to return bodies of 20 Egyptian Christians beheaded in 2015
Libya will return to Egypt on Monday the bodies of 20 Egyptian Christians killed in 2015 by Islamic State in…
Military court sentences 36 to death for 2017 church bombings
Egypt
April 11, 2018
Military court sentences 36 to death for 2017 church bombings
An Egyptian military court issued on Tuesday preliminary death penalties for 36 out of 48 defendants accused of bombing of…
Egypt authorities prepare for Easter and Sham el-Nessim celebrations
Egypt
April 7, 2018
Egypt authorities prepare for Easter and Sham el-Nessim celebrations
The Egyptian government has intensified its preparations to secure the celebrations of Easter and Sham el-Nessim. Egypt’s Coptic Christians celebrate…
North Sinai governorate says displaced residents can return to their homes
Egypt
February 16, 2018
North Sinai governorate says displaced residents can return to their homes
Egypt’s North Sinai governorate annonunced on Friday that residents of the governorate who left their residencies due to the ongoing…
Cairo court sentences man to death for killing priest
Egypt
February 12, 2018
Cairo court sentences man to death for killing priest
Cairo Criminal Court on Monday sentenced a man to death over killing a Coptic priest in the al-Marg area on…
No meetings with US Vice President during Egypt visit: Egypt Churches
Egypt
January 13, 2018
No meetings with US Vice President during Egypt visit: Egypt Churches
Egyptian churches said that there will be no meetings between their leaders or representatives and US Vice President Mike Pence,…
Tanta Bishop opens museum commemorating martyrs of St George’s Church
Egypt
January 10, 2018
Tanta Bishop opens museum commemorating martyrs of St George’s Church
The Bishop of Tanta City, Anba Paula, opened on Tuesday the shrine for the martyrs of St. George’s Church, commemorating the…
Photos: joy among Copts during mass in churches across Egypt
Egypt
January 8, 2018
Photos: joy among Copts during mass in churches across Egypt
Thousands of Coptic Christians attended mass in several churches across different governorates including Alexandria, Gharbia and Minya, amid an atmosphere of…
Coptic Pope leads Greek Orthodox Christmas Mass, visits Catholic church
Egypt
December 26, 2017
Coptic Pope leads Greek Orthodox Christmas Mass, visits Catholic church
Pope Tawadros II, the head of the Coptic Orthodox Church, visited the St Nicolas Greek Orthodox Church on Monday to…