Coptic Christians
Coptic Orthodox Church calls on unrecognized monasteries to be supervised
Egypt
August 18, 2018
Coptic Orthodox Church calls on unrecognized monasteries to be supervised
The Coptic Orthodox Church gave one month for all unrecognized monasteries to be subordinate to Patriarchate supervision on all…
Egyptian Pope meets with brother of monk who killed Bishop Epiphanius
Egypt
August 15, 2018
Egyptian Pope meets with brother of monk who killed Bishop Epiphanius
Pope Tawadros II of Alexandria’s Coptic Orthodox Church met on Tuesday with the brother of the expelled monk who…
Church to hold forum for Coptic expat youth
Egypt
August 15, 2018
Church to hold forum for Coptic expat youth
Egypt’s Coptic Orthodox Church is to hold its first-ever forum for the youth of Coptic expatriates. The forum will be…
Police arrest suicidal monk for involvement in Egyptian Bishop Epiphanius’s murder
Egypt
August 13, 2018
Police arrest suicidal monk for involvement in Egyptian Bishop Epiphanius’s murder
Head of the Alexandria appeal court, Mohamed Moustafa, has ordered monk Faltaous al-Makary be detained for four days pending investigations over…
Authorities discontinue investigation of 2 Copts killed at Giza liquor shop
Egypt
August 12, 2018
Authorities discontinue investigation of 2 Copts killed at Giza liquor shop
Giza Prosecution office on Sunday has ended investigations of the murder of two Copts at liquor shop in al-Omraniya…
Disgraced monk confesses to murder of Egyptian Bishop Epiphanius
Egypt
August 11, 2018
Disgraced monk confesses to murder of Egyptian Bishop Epiphanius
Egypt’s Public Prosecution office in Alexandria on Saturday ordered expelled monk Ash’eyaa al-Makary be held in detention for four…
Troubles continue for Egypt’s Saint Macarius Monastery as one Monk is dismissed and another attempts suicide
Egypt
August 6, 2018
Troubles continue for Egypt’s Saint Macarius Monastery as one Monk is dismissed and another attempts suicide
A few days after the mysterious death of Bishop Epiphanius, head of the Saint Macarius Monastery at Wadi al-Natroun,…
Over 400 people interrogated on Egyptian bishop’s murder
Egypt
August 5, 2018
Over 400 people interrogated on Egyptian bishop’s murder
Police detectives in al-Beheira governorate have interrogated over 400 monks and workers at the Saint Macarius Monastery in Wadi…
Egyptian prosecutors continue investigations into murder of Coptic Bishop
Egypt
July 31, 2018
Egyptian prosecutors continue investigations into murder of Coptic Bishop
Public prosecutors on Tuesday have continued their investigation into the death of Bishop Epiphanius, Head of the Saint Macarius…
Italian tourists to follow steps of the holy family journey in Egypt
Egypt
June 13, 2018
Italian tourists to follow steps of the holy family journey in Egypt
The Catholic Church announced that an Italian delegation of 50 tourists will visit Egypt on 17 June to follow…