Coptic Orthodox Church
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…
Azhar figure calls on Egyptians to celebrate Easter: ‘It is mentioned in Quran’
Egypt
April 9, 2018
Azhar figure calls on Egyptians to celebrate Easter: ‘It is mentioned in Quran’
Professor of Islamic Sharia at Al-Azhar University Ahmed Karima announced that Easter is an old traditional and social feast that…
Hand of God is choosing the President, says Egypt’s Pope
Egypt
March 30, 2018
Hand of God is choosing the President, says Egypt’s Pope
Pope Tawadros II, Pope of Alexandria and Patriarch of the See of St. Mark, said that he believes that the…
Participation in presidential election a national duty: Pope Tawadros
Egypt
March 23, 2018
Participation in presidential election a national duty: Pope Tawadros
Pope Tawadros II of the Coptic Orthodox Church stressed that the world’s attention will be focused on the turnout in…
Minya Martyrs Church opens in memory of 21 Copts beheaded in Libya
Egypt
February 16, 2018
Minya Martyrs Church opens in memory of 21 Copts beheaded in Libya
The Bishop of Samalut Church in Minya, Anba Befnosios, held Mass prayers on Thursday to mark the opening of ‘al-Shohadaa’…
Interior Ministry identifies church attacker, revealing his history of violence
Egypt
December 29, 2017
Interior Ministry identifies church attacker, revealing his history of violence
The interior ministry revealed the identity of one of the perpetrators of Friday’s terrorist attack on a Coptic church in Helwan…
US embassy condemns Helwan terrorist attack
Egypt
December 29, 2017
US embassy condemns Helwan terrorist attack
The US embassy in Cairo condemned Friday morning’s terrorist attack on the Church of Marmina (Saint Menas) in Helwan, emphasizing…
Mass funeral to be held for Helwan church victims: Coptic Orthodox Church
Egypt
December 29, 2017
Mass funeral to be held for Helwan church victims: Coptic Orthodox Church
The spokesperson for the Coptic Orthodox Church, Priest Paul Halim, announced that a mass funeral will be held for the…
President closely following up Helwan attack repercussions: statement
Egypt
December 29, 2017
President closely following up Helwan attack repercussions: statement
Fattah al-Sisi is following up closely the details and repercussions of the terrorist attack that targeted the Church of Mermina…
Al-Azhar grand Sheikh visits Coptic cathedral for Christmas
Egypt
December 27, 2017
Al-Azhar grand Sheikh visits Coptic cathedral for Christmas
Al-Azhar Grand Sheikh Ahmed al-Tayyeb visited on Wednesday morning the Coptic Orthodox Cathedral in Abbassiya for the occasion of Christmas.…