Palm Sunday
Suspect accused of involvement in church bombings released
Egypt
April 16, 2017
Suspect accused of involvement in church bombings released
Red Sea security services released Ali Mahmoud Mohamed Hassan on Saturday. His name was included in Interior Ministry’s list of…
Churches cancel Easter Sunday celebrations to mourn Passover victims
Egypt
April 13, 2017
Churches cancel Easter Sunday celebrations to mourn Passover victims
Egyptian Coptic Orthodox churches decided on Wednesday to cancel Easter Sunday celebrations, which mark the resurrection of Jesus Christ, as…
Egypt bolsters security outside churches ahead of Easter
Egypt
April 13, 2017
Egypt bolsters security outside churches ahead of Easter
Outside of Cairo's St. Mark's Cathedral, the seat of the Coptic Orthodox Pope, a dozen high-ranking police officers are stationed…
Churches in Minya will not celebrate Easter
Egypt
April 11, 2017
Churches in Minya will not celebrate Easter
Egyptian churches, in the southern city of Minya, say they will not hold Easter celebrations next Saturday in mourning for…
Rage at abandonment by the state as Egypt’s Christians dig graves after bombing
Egypt
April 10, 2017
Rage at abandonment by the state as Egypt’s Christians dig graves after bombing
Egypt's Christians wept with rage on Monday as they recovered the bodies of loved ones killed in twin church bombings,…
Egypt’s Foreign Affairs Ministry launches hashtag ‘united_on_PalmSunday’
Egypt
April 9, 2017
Egypt’s Foreign Affairs Ministry launches hashtag ‘united_on_PalmSunday’
In an official tweet, the spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ahmed Abu Zeid, said: "Terrorism hits Egypt again, this…
UPDATE: Death toll in Tanta church bombing reaches 29, 78 injured: Health Ministry
Egypt
April 9, 2017
UPDATE: Death toll in Tanta church bombing reaches 29, 78 injured: Health Ministry
A massive explosion on Sunday morning killed 29 Coptic Christians in Mar Gerges church located in Egypt's Delta city of Tanta;…
Tawadros II to lead Palm Sunday Mass from Alexandria for the first time
Egypt
April 8, 2017
Tawadros II to lead Palm Sunday Mass from Alexandria for the first time
Pope Tawadros II, Pope of Alexandria, on Saturday, arrived at King Mariot area west of the city, in preparation to…
Copts of New Valley celebrate Palm Sunday in the oases
Egypt
April 24, 2016
Copts of New Valley celebrate Palm Sunday in the oases
Hundreds of Coptic Christians flocked to the churches of New Valley governorate on Sunday to celebrate Palm Sunday and the…
Pope Tawadros II holds Palm Sunday Mass
Egypt
April 5, 2015
Pope Tawadros II holds Palm Sunday Mass
Pope Tawadros II held the Palm Sunday Mass at the Bishop Bishoy Monastery in Wadi Natrun in the presence of…