Tag: Egypt

Coptic Christians Flee From Egypt to Georgia

OCP- June 12, 2013

12/6/13 In Egypt, violent clashes between Copts and Muslims have been on the rise since the 2011 ouster of former President Hosni Mubarak, with many ... Read More

Presidency, Church prepare joint Ethiopia trip to discuss controversial dam

OCP- June 7, 2013

Emad Khalil 7/6/13 Egypt's presidency and the Coptic Orthodox Church are coordinating for a joint trip to Ethiopia by President Mohamed Morsy and Pope Tawadros ... Read More

Austrian President Proud of the Coptic Church, Calls for Spreading of Religious Tolerance

OCP- June 1, 2013

1/6/13 Austrian President Hans Fischer stressed that the Coptic Church works to spread peace throughout the world and consolidate love and tolerance between Muslims and ... Read More

Where is President Obama as Egypt’s Coptic Christians Die and Churches Burn?

OCP- May 24, 2013

Michael Terheyden 5/24/2013 Catholic Online (www.catholic.org) Last week, hundreds of Coptic Christians in Egypt stood up to a mob of 20 thousand Muslims. They risked ... Read More

Two Christian Churches in Egypt Attacked By Muslims This Week

OCP- May 21, 2013

21/5/13 The escalation of Muslim attacks on Christian churches in Egypt continues unabated. This week two attacks were carried out, one in Alexandria and one ... Read More

Clashes between Muslims and Christians leave one dead and dozens injured in Egyptian city of Alexandria

OCP- May 18, 2013

18/5/13 One person died and dozens were wounded during clashes between Muslims and  Christians late Friday night outside a Coptic church in Egypt's second city,  ... Read More

Churches denounce Israel violence against Christians

OCP- May 13, 2013

13/5/13 JERUSALEM (Ma’an) -- Patriarchs and heads of Christian churches in Jerusalem on Sunday released a joint statement denouncing attacks by Israeli police officers on ... Read More

Egypt’s Coptic pope visiting Vatican for the 1st time in 40 years

OCP- May 10, 2013

  Associated Press – 10/5/13 CAIRO - Egyptian church officials say Coptic Christian Pope Tawadros II has left for the Vatican, marking the first such ... Read More

Coptic Pope stresses urgency of Christian unity at Vatican

OCP- May 10, 2013

By Estefania Aguirre and David Uebbing 10/5/13 Vatican City, May 10, 2013 / 07:06 am (CNA/EWTN News).- The Pope of the Coptic Orthodox Church of ... Read More

The Copts flee Egypt

OCP- May 3, 2013

3/5/13 Rumours of a Coptic exodus from Egypt have been circulating by word of mouth and on the Internet, but the truth may be less ... Read More

Coptic Orphans Registered in Egypt and Meets with H.H. Pope Tawadros II (Video)

OCP- May 1, 2013

1/5/13 On March 31, 2013, hundreds of Coptic Orphans volunteers, along with key staff, met with His Holiness Pope Tawadros II at St. Mark's Coptic ... Read More

Death to Churches Under Islam: A Study of the Coptic Church

OCP- May 1, 2013

1/5/13 Raymond Ibrahim Christians throughout the Islamic world are under attack. Unlike Muslim attacks on Christians, which are regularly confused with a myriad of social ... Read More

Egyptian police refuse to protect Coptic Christians during gun and machete attack on mourners at cathedral

OCP- April 30, 2013

  LEON WATSON - 30/4/13 Men with guns, wielding machetes and hurling stones laid siege to cathedral Uniformed officers looked on and appeared to help one gunman ... Read More

Egypt’s pope says Copts are sidelined

OCP- April 27, 2013

Pope Tawadros II and Sheikh of the Al-Azhar University, Ahmed el-Tayeb, speak during their meeting in Cairo yesterday. El-Tayeb offered Easter greetings to the pope. ... Read More

Protest over Christian persecution in Egypt outside House of Lords

OCP- April 23, 2013

Alexandra Geels 23/4/13 LONDON, UK April 21: Enraged demonstrators condemned persecution of Coptic Christians outside the House of Lords during a protest demonstration organised by ... Read More

Egypt jihadist leader warns of Coptic ‘triumph’

OCP- April 22, 2013

Salafist lead Mohamed El-Zawahiri presents his views on the compatibility of Islam and Islamic Sharia law (Photo: Al-Ahram) Ahram Online - 22/4/13 Brother of Al-Qaeda ... Read More

Copts’ Uneasy State Relations

OCP- April 22, 2013

Head of the Egyptian Coptic Orthodox Church Pope Tawadros II (L) leads the Coptic Christmas midnight mass at the Al-Abasseya Cathedral in Cairo on January ... Read More

Even In Desert Retreat, Monks Feel Egypt’S Turmoil

OCP- April 20, 2013

HAMZA HENDAWI, Associated Press - 20/4/13 ST. ANTHONY’S MONASTERY, Egypt — In a cave here high in the desert mountains of eastern Egypt, the man ... Read More

Refuge From Egypt Unrest at a Queens Church

OCP- April 20, 2013

MONIQUE EL-FAIZY - 20/4/13 It’s Tuesday afternoon, and a few dozen of the faithful members of St. Mary and St. Antonios Coptic Orthodox Church in ... Read More

His Holiness Patriarch Kirill receives H.E. Mahmoud Gamil Ahmed ElDieb, Ambassador of Arab Republic of Egypt to Russian Federation

OCP- April 16, 2013

On 12 April 2013, His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia met with H.E. Mahmoud Gamil Ahmed ElDieb, newly appointed Ambassador Extraordinary and ... Read More

Out of seclusion, Egypt’s Coptic Pope to meet Khosous victims’ families

OCP- April 15, 2013

Ahram Online - 154/13 After days in meditative seclusion following violent attacks at Egypt's main Coptic cathedral, Pope Tawadros II returns to Cairo and will ... Read More