Coptic Christians
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…
Egypt’s Pope: We are awaiting decisive procedures over Minya police shooting
Egypt
December 15, 2018
Egypt’s Pope: We are awaiting decisive procedures over Minya police shooting
Pope Tawadros II, Pope of Alexandria and Patriarch of the See of St. Mark, said Friday that he expected…
Copts number up to 15 million in Egypt, 2 million in foreign countries: Pope Tawadros
Egypt
December 5, 2018
Copts number up to 15 million in Egypt, 2 million in foreign countries: Pope Tawadros
Pope of Alexandria Tawadros II stated on Wednesday that the number of Copts have reached 15 million in Egypt,…
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,…
Investigations reveal four masked gunman attacked Copts in Minya
Egypt
November 4, 2018
Investigations reveal four masked gunman attacked Copts in Minya
A joint team from the Supreme State Security Prosecution and the Public Prosecutor’s office in Minya launched extensive investigations…
President Sisi expresses condolences for terrorist attack on Christians in Minya
Egypt
November 3, 2018
President Sisi expresses condolences for terrorist attack on Christians in Minya
Following the terrorist attack on Friday targeted at a bus of Coptic Christians at the western desert near Minya,…
Eastern Orthodox patriarch inaugurates renovated Alexandria church
Egypt
October 30, 2018
Eastern Orthodox patriarch inaugurates renovated Alexandria church
Patriarch Theodore II of Alexandria inaugurated the St. Mary’s Assumption Church in a Greek community cemetery in Alexandria on…
Copts in US organize protest outside Israeli consulate
Egypt
October 30, 2018
Copts in US organize protest outside Israeli consulate
The American Coptic Association organized a rally in front of the Israeli consulate in New York on Monday to…