coptic church
Egyptian amb. to Belgium takes part in opening new Coptic church in Bruges
Egypt
January 12, 2025
Egyptian amb. to Belgium takes part in opening new Coptic church in Bruges
Egypt’s Ambassador to Belgium Ahmed Abu Zeid attended, on Saturday 11-1-2025, the opening ceremony of a new Coptic church in…
Interior minister greets Egyptian Christians on Christmas
Egypt
January 5, 2025
Interior minister greets Egyptian Christians on Christmas
Minister of Interior Mahmoud Tawfiq send on Sunday a cable of greetings to Pope Tawadros II of Alexandria and Patriarch…
Egypt to suspend load-shedding during Coptic Holidays
Egypt
April 29, 2024
Egypt to suspend load-shedding during Coptic Holidays
In a move to ease the burden on Christians during their upcoming holidays, the Egyptian Cabinet has decided to suspend…
Thousands of Copts bid farewell to father Samaan Ibrahim
Egypt
October 13, 2023
Thousands of Copts bid farewell to father Samaan Ibrahim
Thousands of Copts from across the nation flocked to the city of Cairo on Friday to participate in the funeral…
Website launched for Egyptian community in US to donate to Hayah Karima initiative
Society
December 1, 2021
Website launched for Egyptian community in US to donate to Hayah Karima initiative
A website for the Egyptian community in the US was created under the presidential initiative “Hayah Karima” to facilitate donations…
Churches in Egypt announce return of mass and other activities
Egypt
June 13, 2021
Churches in Egypt announce return of mass and other activities
Churches across Egypt announced Saturday that mass and other activities will return following a noticeable decline in coronavirus infections. Church…
Pope Tawadros II denies he is ill with coronavirus
Egypt
July 21, 2020
Pope Tawadros II denies he is ill with coronavirus
Pope Tawadros II of the Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria on Monday denied reports that he had contracted the coronavirus.…
Jerusalem patriarch bans flights to the city over coronavirus
Middle East
March 14, 2020
Jerusalem patriarch bans flights to the city over coronavirus
Bishop Antonious, the Metropolitan of Jerusalem and Gulf Countries issued an order on Friday that all flights to Jerusalem will…
Partial collapse of Saint Fana Monastery’s wall kills 3, injures 4
Egypt
December 1, 2019
Partial collapse of Saint Fana Monastery’s wall kills 3, injures 4
Three people were killed and four others injured after a wall collapsed in the Monastery of Saint Fana, southwest of…
Egypt’s Sisi allocates 109.96 acres in Assiut for Coptic cemeteries
Egypt
June 20, 2019
Egypt’s Sisi allocates 109.96 acres in Assiut for Coptic cemeteries
Egypt’s president Abdel Fattah El Sisi allocated 109.96 acres of state lands near Bani Ghaleb in Assiut governorate to be…