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Deir al-Sultan Monastery is Egyptian land inside Jerusalem: Pope Tawadros II
Egypt
June 6, 2021
Deir al-Sultan Monastery is Egyptian land inside Jerusalem: Pope Tawadros II
Pope of Alexandria and Patriarch of the See of St. Mark Pope Tawadros II on Sunday said that the Deir…
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 Coptic Church reiterates ownership of Deir al-Sultan
Society
November 22, 2018
Egypt’s Coptic Church reiterates ownership of Deir al-Sultan
Deir al-Sultan Monastery in Jerusalem is part of the Coptic Orthodox Church’s property in the Holy Land, as it is…
Coptic delegation in Jerusalem to discuss controversial monastery
Egypt
November 9, 2018
Coptic delegation in Jerusalem to discuss controversial monastery
A Coptic Orthodox Church delegation traveled to Jerusalem on Thursday morning, upon the instructions of Pope Twadros II, to meet…
Gunmen kill seven on bus bound for Egyptian monastery: archbishop
Egypt
November 2, 2018
Gunmen kill seven on bus bound for Egyptian monastery: archbishop
CAIRO (Reuters) – Gunmen killed at least seven people and wounded 14 others in an attack on a bus…
South Sinai governor announces Charter of St. Catherine for World Peace
Egypt
October 19, 2018
South Sinai governor announces Charter of St. Catherine for World Peace
South Sinai Governor Khaled Fouda announced the Charter of St. Catherine for World Peace on Friday, under the patronage…
Two monks begin trial over murder of Egyptian Bishop Epiphanius
Egypt
September 3, 2018
Two monks begin trial over murder of Egyptian Bishop Epiphanius
On Monday, the Cairo Court of Appeal set the first trial session on September 23 for two former monks accused…
Egyptian authorities investigate death of Coptic Bishop
Egypt
July 30, 2018
Egyptian authorities investigate death of Coptic Bishop
Egypt’s Coptic Orthodox Church announced that authorities will open an official investigation into the death of Bishop Epiphanius, Head of…
Church delegation to visit Jerusalem over monastery contested with Ethiopia
Egypt
July 31, 2016
Church delegation to visit Jerusalem over monastery contested with Ethiopia
A Coptic Orthodox Church delegation is to visit Jerusalem on Tuesday in response to an invitation from the Ethiopian Orthodox…
Oldest Christian monastery in Iraq razed
Middle East
January 20, 2016
Oldest Christian monastery in Iraq razed
Satellite photos obtained by The Associated Press confirm what church leaders and Middle East preservationists had feared: The oldest Christian…