churches
Church-authorities Monday meeting ‘very positive’: Church representative
Egypt
October 11, 2017
Church-authorities Monday meeting ‘very positive’: Church representative
The legal representative of the Catholic Church at the Unlicensed Churches’ Committee, Gamil Halim, said that the first meeting between…
Egyptian Pope Tawadros inaugurates first Coptic Church in Japan
Egypt
August 27, 2017
Egyptian Pope Tawadros inaugurates first Coptic Church in Japan
In a first-of-its-kind visit, Pope Tawadros II, of the Coptic Church in Alexandria, inaugurating the first Coptic Church in Japan.…
Peace returns to Minya village after skirmishes between Muslims, Copts
Egypt
August 21, 2017
Peace returns to Minya village after skirmishes between Muslims, Copts
Calm returned to Ezbat al-Forn, of Abyouha village in Abu Qurqas city of Minya governorate on Monday, following skirmishes Sunday…
Coptic Christians celebrate divorce, first of its kind
Egypt
August 7, 2017
Coptic Christians celebrate divorce, first of its kind
Coptic couples affected by personal status laws participated in a divorce ceremony on Saturday evening– the first of its kind for…
Egypt’s Coptic churches prepare for Virgin’s Fast amid tightened security
Egypt
August 7, 2017
Egypt’s Coptic churches prepare for Virgin’s Fast amid tightened security
Coptic churches and monasteries in Egypt began preparations for The Virgin’s Fast, expecting to receive thousands of visitors, amid tightened…
Knifeman arrested after injuring church guard in Alexandria
Egypt
July 16, 2017
Knifeman arrested after injuring church guard in Alexandria
A security guard was wounded Saturday at a church in Alexandria after a man attacked him with a knife, said…
Surveillance cameras to be installed in all Cairo neighborhoods for maximum security
Egypt
June 13, 2017
Surveillance cameras to be installed in all Cairo neighborhoods for maximum security
Cairo Governor Atef Abdel Hamid instructed local authorities in Cairo neighborhoods to oversee the installation of surveillance cameras in front…
Egypt’s security authorities raise state of alert
Egypt
June 9, 2017
Egypt’s security authorities raise state of alert
A security official at the Ministry of the Interior said on Friday that the security authorities raised the state of…
48 referred to military trial for Palm Sunday church bombings
Egypt
May 21, 2017
48 referred to military trial for Palm Sunday church bombings
Attorney General Ahmed Sadek referred 48 defendants to military trial on charges of collaborating with the Islamic State group in…