Tag: Egypt
Coptic Christian church destroyed by Egypt looters
18/7/13 There has been a string of attacks on Christians in different provinces in Egypt since Mohammed Morsi was forced from office, with Coptic Christians ... Read More
Muslim extremists kill our priests, burn our churches and kidnap our women: How Egypt’s Arab Spring dream descended into a nightmare of religious hatred
Supporters of deposed President Mohammed Morsi demonstrate in Cairo on Friday Father Youssef Souby Zaky left his church in northern Sinai after it ... Read More
Orthodox Church signals objection to constitutional declaration
13/7/13 The Orthodox Church submitted to the presidency on Friday a memorandum of legal objections to the recent constitutional declaration, a state-run news website quoted ... Read More
Egypt’s Christians target of Islamist anger in wake of Morsi’s ouster
Earlier this month, four Copts were murdered and 23 houses of Christian families looted and burned in the southern Egyptian village of Dabaaya. Copts say ... Read More
Why Christianity is Vital to Egypt and the Middle East
By Andrew Doran National Review Online - 11/7/13 The characteristic of Cairo that most alarms visiting Westerners is the constant river of pedestrians amid swiftly moving ... Read More
Venizelos Met With Greek Patriarch of Alexandria
Margarita Papantoniou - 7/10/13 The Vice President of the Greek government and Foreign Minister, Evangelos Venizelos, sent a message of concern, friendship and sympathy to the ... Read More
Patriarch of Alexandria: Pray For All
Maria Arkouli-7/7/13 In an exclusive statement to Real.gr, the Patriarch of Alexandria, Theodore, expressed his anxiety about the difficult times Egypt is experiencing, while at ... Read More
Egypt: Coptic Christian Priest shot dead
Martyred Coptic Priest - Fr. Mina Aboud Sharween By Chris Irvine - 6/7/13 A Coptic Christian priest in Egypt's Northern Sinai has been shot dead, in what ... Read More
Churches welcome Morsi’s ousting
5/7/13 The head of the Coptic Church of Egypt, Pope Tawadros II, has praised the campaign that ousted the country's elected president and leader of ... Read More
Coptic Church intervenes in political debate in Egypt
4/7/13 Pope Tawadros blessed on Tuesday a youth-led revolt against Mohamed Mursi and the army's moves to end the political crisis by pressuring Mursi to ... Read More
Sectarianism and the Copts in revolutionary Egypt
Ali Gokpinar 1/7/13 The new pope, Pope Tawadros, realizes that his base has awakened and that he needs to establish his rule. Both the church ... Read More
Orthodox Church voices support for Armed Forces
26/6/13 The Orthodox Church has voiced support for the role played by the Armed Forces on the current developments in Egypt. The Church hailed remarks ... Read More
Egypt deserves better: Pope Tawadros
June 2013 Members of Egypt’s Christian minority are free to express their opinions on the streets, just as they were to vote for whomever candidate ... Read More
Copts free to join 30 June anti-govt protests: Egypt’s Coptic Church
Ahram Online - 21/6/13 Coptic Church's Holy Synod says Coptic Christians are free to join planned 30 June protests against President Morsi and Egypt's Muslim ... Read More
Egypt’s Brotherhood ‘exclusionary political sect’: Bishop
Ahram Online – 15/6/13 Bishop Moussa says Muslim Brotherhood, President Morsi need to interact with all Egyptian citizens, Islamist forces, civic groups and Coptic Christians. ... Read More
Visit by Ethiopia’s Orthodox Church head to Cairo postponed
13/6/13 A planned visit by the head of Ethiopia's Orthodox Tewahedo Church to Cairo is postponed while officials scrabble for a diplomatic compromise on Ethiopia's ... Read More
Abbey Church of the Apostles is back on Egypt’s tourist map
13/6/13 After years of neglect, the Abbey Church of the Apostles in Atfih town in Giza regains its original splendour. On Wednesday, Mostafa Amin secretary ... Read More
The role of the church is spiritual, pope says
Al-Masry Al-Youm - 13/6/13 Coptic Pope Tawadros II has stressed the spiritual role of Egypt’s Christian church, as the debate surrounding Copts joining 30 June protests ... Read More
Copts will attend 30 June protests
Al-Masry Al-Youm - 13/6/13 Senior leaders in Egypt’s Orthodox Church denominational council have announced they will join opposition groups’ 30 June protests to demand early presidential ... Read More
Egypt Finally Permits Another Church Building (But 149 More Still Pending)
World Watch Monitor - 13/6/13 Why did President Mohamed Morsi choose to approve his first church permit now? (WWM) Seventeen years have elapsed since the ... Read More
Egypt’s Coptic pope holds meeting on Nile row before meeting Ethiopian counterpart
Ahram Online - 12/6/13 Coptic Pope Tawadros II meets with Egyptian church representatives to discuss Nile file in advance of scheduled trip to Cairo by ... Read More