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Copts outraged over Salafi invasion of church land
Egypt
November 7, 2012
Copts outraged over Salafi invasion of church land
A group of Coptic activists are planning to protest Wednesday in the mostly-Christian district of Shubra after a group of…
Update: Bishop says police failed to protect church land from Salafi attack
Egypt
November 6, 2012
Update: Bishop says police failed to protect church land from Salafi attack
A number of Salafis trespassed onto a plot of land owned by the Shubra al-Kheima archdiocese Monday and turned it…
Tuesday’s papers: Papal statements and Sinai’s military presence
Egypt
November 6, 2012
Tuesday’s papers: Papal statements and Sinai’s military presence
Tuesday’s papers feature extensive coverage on the social and political ideologies of Pope Tawadros II, who was selected for the…
Pope Benedict hopes Pope Tawadros will continue dialogue with Catholic Church
Egypt
November 6, 2012
Pope Benedict hopes Pope Tawadros will continue dialogue with Catholic Church
Pope Benedict XVI of the Roman Catholic Church said that he is confident that Pope Tawadros II, the newly elected…
Tawadros: State needs to reassure Copts
Egypt
November 5, 2012
Tawadros: State needs to reassure Copts
The displacement of Egypt’s Coptic population is unacceptable, hateful, and tarnishes the nation’s international reputation, the newly-elected patriarch of the Coptic…
Coptic Christians have a new shepherd
Egypt
November 4, 2012
Coptic Christians have a new shepherd
Acting Pope Pachomius named his former pupil, Bishop Tawadros, as the 118th patriarch of the Coptic Church on Sunday, after…
Tawadros II: The 118th pope of the Coptic Church
Egypt
November 4, 2012
Tawadros II: The 118th pope of the Coptic Church
Bishop Tawadros, a trained pharmacist who headed a medicine factory, was chosen Sunday as the 118th pope to lead Egypt's…
Bishop Tawadros named Coptic Pope
Egypt
November 4, 2012
Bishop Tawadros named Coptic Pope
Bishop Tawadros, the archbishop of Beheira Governorate in the Nile Delta, was ordained 118th Pope of the Coptic Orthodox Church…
Disappearance of Coptic minor raises allegations of forced marriage, conversion
Egypt
November 1, 2012
Disappearance of Coptic minor raises allegations of forced marriage, conversion
The disappearance of a Coptic minor in the coastal city of Matrouh, has sparked a conflict between a Salafi organization,…
Bishop: Morsy invited to pope ordainment, not altar lottery
Egypt
November 1, 2012
Bishop: Morsy invited to pope ordainment, not altar lottery
Bishop Paula, the bishop of Tanta and spokesperson of the committee overseeing the papal election, said Thursday the Church had…