Coptic Christians
Pope Tawadros II inaugurates Virgin Mary Church in Dusseldorf
Egypt
May 13, 2019
Pope Tawadros II inaugurates Virgin Mary Church in Dusseldorf
Pope Tawadros II has inaugurated the Virgin Mary Church in Germany’s city of Düsseldorf. He also inaugurated the altar of…
Egypt’s churches to sign unified personal status law after Ramadan
Egypt
May 11, 2019
Egypt’s churches to sign unified personal status law after Ramadan
Egypt’s three main Christian churches are preparing to sign a final draft law regarding personal status for Christians, after Eid…
Pope Tawadros to lead prayers in Abbasseya cathedral Sunday
Egypt
April 28, 2019
Pope Tawadros to lead prayers in Abbasseya cathedral Sunday
Pope Tawadros II of the Coptic Orthodox Church will preside this evening over the Mass of the Resurrection at the…
Pope Tawadros receives Al-Azhar Grand Sheikh to celebrate Easter
Egypt
April 27, 2019
Pope Tawadros receives Al-Azhar Grand Sheikh to celebrate Easter
Pope Tawadros II received Al-Azhar Grand Sheikh Ahmed al-Tayyeb, along with the Al-Azhar leaders, at the papal headquarters of the…
Egypt Sentences 30 Men Over Church Attack Plot
Egypt
April 1, 2019
Egypt Sentences 30 Men Over Church Attack Plot
Thirty men were sentenced on Saturday to between 10 years and life in prison for planning a suicide bombing on…
Coptic Orthodox Church denies rumors of synod plans to remove Pope Tawadros II
Egypt
March 11, 2019
Coptic Orthodox Church denies rumors of synod plans to remove Pope Tawadros II
The Coptic Orthodox Church has denied rumors that the synod is planning to remove Pope Tawadros II. “Thanks to those…
Egypt legalizes 156 churches, service buildings Tuesday
Egypt
March 5, 2019
Egypt legalizes 156 churches, service buildings Tuesday
The committee for the legalization of churches on Tuesday approved the legalization of 156 churches and affiliated service buildings, including…
Coptic Christians celebrate Epiphany feast amid tight security measures
Egypt
January 19, 2019
Coptic Christians celebrate Epiphany feast amid tight security measures
Coptic Christians across Egypt celebrated the Epiphany feast on Saturday evening, amid tightened security measures as governors and executive…
Egypt’s Sisi to inaugurate Coptic cathedral in New Administrative Capital
Egypt
January 6, 2019
Egypt’s Sisi to inaugurate Coptic cathedral in New Administrative Capital
Egypt’s president will inaugurate the country’s biggest cathedral on Coptic Christmas Eve Sunday, a day after a deadly bomb…
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…