Palm Sunday
In a show of love and peace, Copts celebrate Palm Sunday
Egypt
April 10, 2023
In a show of love and peace, Copts celebrate Palm Sunday
Marked with candles, crosses, palm fronds, olive branches and roses, Coptic Christians celebrated Palm Sunday as they chanted religious hymns.…
Egyptians look forward to a season full of Holidays
Egypt
April 8, 2023
Egyptians look forward to a season full of Holidays
Egyptians have a buzz of local holidays to look forward to in the coming days – a mixture of Christian…
Coptic Christians in Egypt celebrate Palm Sunday
Egypt
April 17, 2022
Coptic Christians in Egypt celebrate Palm Sunday
Millions of Coptic Christians in Egypt and abroad are celebrating Palm Sunday, the seventh Sunday of Great Lent, and known…
Black curtains across Egypt’s churches show sorrow over Christ’s crucifixiction
Egypt
April 13, 2020
Black curtains across Egypt’s churches show sorrow over Christ’s crucifixiction
Coptic Orthodox buildings across Egypt abroad have decorated black flags and curtains on their walls and entrances, showing sorrow over…
Jerusalem’s Palm Sunday march scaled back due to coronavirus
Middle East
April 5, 2020
Jerusalem’s Palm Sunday march scaled back due to coronavirus
JERUSALEM (AP) — A small group of Franciscan monks and Roman Catholic faithful took to the streets of Jerusalem’s Christian…
Copts celebrate Palm Sunday commemorating entry of Christ into Jerusalem
Egypt
April 21, 2019
Copts celebrate Palm Sunday commemorating entry of Christ into Jerusalem
Egypt’s Copts have celebrated the “Shaanin” or Palm Sunday commemorating Christ’s triumphal entry into the city of Jerusalem surrounded by worshippers…
Mozambique town marks Palm Sunday amid cyclone ruins
World
April 15, 2019
Mozambique town marks Palm Sunday amid cyclone ruins
Christians in the cyclone-devastated Mozambican town of Buzi on Sunday celebrated Palm Sunday among ruins — a month after Cyclone…
Tanta Bishop opens museum commemorating martyrs of St George’s Church
Egypt
January 10, 2018
Tanta Bishop opens museum commemorating martyrs of St George’s Church
The Bishop of Tanta City, Anba Paula, opened on Tuesday the shrine for the martyrs of St. George’s Church, commemorating the…
Photos: joy among Copts during mass in churches across Egypt
Egypt
January 8, 2018
Photos: joy among Copts during mass in churches across Egypt
Thousands of Coptic Christians attended mass in several churches across different governorates including Alexandria, Gharbia and Minya, amid an atmosphere of…
Mass held to mark 40 days since Palm Sunday church bombings in Alexandria, Tanta
Egypt
May 21, 2017
Mass held to mark 40 days since Palm Sunday church bombings in Alexandria, Tanta
St Mark’s Orthodox Church held mass on Saturday to mark 40 days since the Palm Sunday bombings which claimed the lives of 18…