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Church to sue prime minister over New Year’s Eve church bombing
Egypt
September 6, 2011
Church to sue prime minister over New Year’s Eve church bombing
The Saint Mark Coptic Orthodox Cathedral in Alexandria has announced plans to sue Prime Minister Essam Sharaf for failing to…
Evangelical and Catholic Churches may cancel iftar celebrations
Egypt
August 1, 2011
Evangelical and Catholic Churches may cancel iftar celebrations
The Evangelical and Catholic Churches are considering canceling this year’s iftar celebrations due to the recent upheavals in Egypt, a…
Coptic Church cancels this year’s national unity iftar
Egypt
July 31, 2011
Coptic Church cancels this year’s national unity iftar
A source from the Coptic Church said on Sunday that Pope Shenouda III has canceled the usual yearly national unity…
Copts continue protests demanding civil marriages
Egypt
July 25, 2011
Copts continue protests demanding civil marriages
Scores of Coptic Christians on Monday staged their third demonstration before St. Mark's cathedral in Abbasseya, demanding permission for divorce…
Coptic Church threatens to sue interior ministry over Alexandria church bombing
Egypt
July 24, 2011
Coptic Church threatens to sue interior ministry over Alexandria church bombing
The Coptic Church has threatened to file a lawsuit against the interior ministry, demanding that it bring to trial those…
Church awaiting unified law for places of worship
Egypt
May 30, 2011
Church awaiting unified law for places of worship
The Coptic Orthodox Church has called on the cabinet to present it with the unified law for places of worship…
Egypt’s Pope Shenouda meets with Ethiopia’s archbishop
Egypt
May 16, 2011
Egypt’s Pope Shenouda meets with Ethiopia’s archbishop
The head of Egypt's Coptic Orthodox Church, Pope Shenouda III, met on Monday with a delegation of seven Ethiopian clerics…
Pope’s secretary: Church did not detain Kamilia Shehata
Egypt
May 12, 2011
Pope’s secretary: Church did not detain Kamilia Shehata
Pope Shenouda’s secretary, Bishop Armia, said on Thursday that the Coptic Church had nothing to do with the disappearance of…
Alleged Muslim convert to appear on foreign Christian channel
Egypt
May 7, 2011
Alleged Muslim convert to appear on foreign Christian channel
Al-Haya, a Christian religious channel broadcast from the US, announced that alleged Muslim convert Kamilia Shehata and her husband, priest…
Copts counter Salafi protests to protect church, show solidarity with Pope
Egypt
May 6, 2011
Copts counter Salafi protests to protect church, show solidarity with Pope
Thousands of Christians flocked to Saint Mark’s Cathedral in Abbasseya in Cairo Friday in response to a protest organized by…