Tag: Coptic Christians

Coptic Christians celebrate Easter without Pope Shenouda

OCP- April 17, 2012

By CLAIRE READ AL ARABIYA CAIRO 17/4/2012 Coptic Christians celebrate gathered to celebrate Easter but this year’s celebrations have been more subdued out of respect ... Read More

The late Pope Shenouda still inspires Coptic Christians

OCP- April 14, 2012

By Rev. Alexander Santora/For the Jersey Journal 12/4/2012 Orthodox Christians follow a different liturgical calendar than the rest of Christianity so today begins their Triduum ... Read More

The Plight Of Egypt’s Coptic Christians

OCP- March 30, 2012

29/3/2012 A Question Of Faith – Religion In The Modern World is a weekly column by Wolff Bachner about the quest for religious identity and ... Read More

Copts mourn Pope Shenouda with eyes set on unclear future

OCP- March 19, 2012

19/3/2012 CAIRO: Just hours after his announced death on Saturday, thousands of inconsolable Coptic Christians flocked to the Cairo and Alexandria Cathedrals, uniting to mourn ... Read More

Ancient traditions to guide selection of new Coptic pope

OCP- March 18, 2012

18/3/2012 As all of Egypt mourns the passing of the Coptic patriarch, the wheels of tradition will soon start moving to elected a new pope ... Read More

Obama grieves the death of Egypt’s Coptic Pope

OCP- March 18, 2012

18/3/2012 Xinhua U.S. President Barack Obama said on Saturday that he was saddened by the death of Egypt's Coptic Pope Shenuda III who died earlier ... Read More

Egypt’s Copts to pray for Pope Shenouda III

OCP- March 14, 2012

14/3/2012 Ahram Online Coptic Christians to pray for Pope who has been suffering ill health Wednesday 5-8pm. The Maspero Youth Coalition has called for Copts ... Read More

Egyptian Female Presidential Candidate Aims to Give Voice to Minorities

OCP- March 10, 2012

9/3/2012 Potential presidential candidate, Bothaina Kamel, considers her participation in the presidential race “a victory for all marginalized minorities” in Egypt. “Women are considered second ... Read More

Egypt’s Coptic Christians’ uphill battle

OCP- March 3, 2012

Joseph Mayton 2/3/2012 CAIRO: Christians in Egypt are no strangers to sectarian violence, and even after the hopeful solidarity shown in the first waves of ... Read More

Local Coptic Christians fear for persecuted Egyptians

OCP- January 21, 2012

By MICHELLE BEARDEN | The Tampa Tribune 21/1/2012 As soon as news broke in January 2011 of the uprising that eventually would topple Egyptian dictator ... Read More

Security tight as Egypt Copts celebrate Christmas

OCP- January 6, 2012

6/1/2012 AFP A massive plan to protect Egyptian churches swung into action on Friday as Coptic Christians prepared to celebrate their first post-revolution Christmas, with ... Read More

Coptic Christian trash collectors in Egypt push to secure their role as recyclers of Cairo’s garbage

OCP- December 28, 2011

12/26/2011 In Egypt, where protestors are still demanding a transition from military to civilian rule, one minority group that’s particularly concerned about their fate in ... Read More

Christians Face Murky Future After Egypt Polls

OCP- December 13, 2011

By MATT BRADLEY 13/12/2011 SOHAG, Egypt—When Victor Anis goes to the polls Wednesday to vote in the second round of Egypt's parliamentary elections, he plans ... Read More

Egypt’s Coptic Christians Brace for Life Under the Muslim Brotherhood

OCP- December 9, 2011

BY JAMES HEISER 8/12/2011 As militant Islamists celebrate their decisive victory in the recent Egyptian election, Coptic Christians are bracing themselves for the next round ... Read More

Egypt copts react to Islamist Electoral Win

OCP- December 5, 2011

4/12/2011 For Egypt's Coptic Christians, the win of the Islamists at the ballot box was no surprise. Opinion is divided, however, on how to react: ... Read More

Egypt’s Copts view election with concern

OCP- November 28, 2011

<caption id="" align="alignnone" width="680" caption="Clashes between Egypt's Coptic Christians and government troops in October left at least 26 dead and 300 hurt "><img alt="Clashes between ... Read More

“They dragged him down from his neck and beat him until he died.”

OCP- November 14, 2011

Omnia Al Desoukie 14/11/2011 “They dragged him down from his neck and beat him until he died.” -Evon Loga Gabrieul Coptic Christians endure a painful ... Read More

Alexandria churches to promote Coptic participation in Elections

OCP- November 7, 2011

07/11/2011 Orthodox churches in the coastal city of Alexandria have launched an awareness campaign aiming to encourage Coptic Christians to take part in the parliamentary ... Read More

Coptic Christians Protect Monastery From Egyptian Army Assault

OCP- October 29, 2011

By Mary Abdelmassih 29/10/2011 AINA (AINA) -- Hundreds of Coptic Christians mobilized on Tuesday in front of the Monastery of the Virgin and St. John ... Read More

In Egypt, Rockville man witnesses attack on Coptic Christians

OCP- October 27, 2011

Susan Singer-Bart, Staff Writer 26/10/2011 Post-revolution events worry county’s Middle Eastern activists. Harry Malek attended a church service in Cairo, Egypt, the morning of Oct. ... Read More

Local Coptic Christians Pray for Peace in Egypt

OCP- October 24, 2011

By Aby Thomas 23/10/2011 Coptic Christians in Brooklyn have come together at the Coptic Orthodox Church of St. George, nicknamed “the Ellis Island of the ... Read More