Priest
Suspect accused of killing priest in Alexandria arrested: Interior Ministry
Egypt
April 8, 2022
Suspect accused of killing priest in Alexandria arrested: Interior Ministry
The Ministry of Interior announced that the suspect accused of killing a priest in Alexandria on Friday has been arrested.…
Coptic Orthodox Church defrocks priest over child sexual abuse claims
Egypt
July 18, 2020
Coptic Orthodox Church defrocks priest over child sexual abuse claims
Pope Tawadros II of the Coptic Orthodox Church has defrocked Reweiss Aziz Khalil, a priest of the Diocese of Minya…
Egypt’s Coptic Pope orders internal investigation into priest’s murder
Egypt
May 18, 2019
Egypt’s Coptic Pope orders internal investigation into priest’s murder
Pope Tawadros II, the Pope of Alexandria and the Patriarch of the Diocese of St. Mark, announced Friday that he…
Egypt prosecution detains church janitor who killed priest during financial dispute
Egypt
May 14, 2019
Egypt prosecution detains church janitor who killed priest during financial dispute
The Public Prosecution office in Shubra el-Kheima, Qalyubia governorate, on Tuesday decided to detain the suspect in the killing of…
Church guard kills priest in Shubra al-Kheima
Egypt
May 13, 2019
Church guard kills priest in Shubra al-Kheima
On Monday an administrative guard at the Saint Mark Church in Shubra al-Kheima fired at a priest there, killing him…
Assailant opens fire on Minya priest’s car
Egypt
January 22, 2018
Assailant opens fire on Minya priest’s car
A worker with an analysis tests laboratory opened fire on a car belonging to the patron of a church in Abu Qarqas,…
Coptic priest killed in stabbing incident in Cairo outskirts
Egypt
October 12, 2017
Coptic priest killed in stabbing incident in Cairo outskirts
A Coptic priest affiliated with a church in Upper Egypt’s governorate of Beni Suef was stabbed by a man on…