Tag: Egypt
Muslims, Copts working to rid Egypt of tensions
6/12/2012 (MENAFN - Arab News) Despite the state of uncertainty that encircles the future relations between Copts and Muslims, exemplified by the withdrawal of church ... Read More
Egypt’s Coptic Church Pope Tawadros II advocates for civil and political rights
BEATRIZ SCHIAVA - 6/12/2012 The new pope of Egypt’s Coptic Church, Pope Tawadros II, said in an interview with the private TV station ONTV this Monday that “the ... Read More
Six expat Copts receive death penalty sentence for anti-Islam film
Ahram Online -28/11/2012 Court orders death penalty for 6 Coptic Egyptians, who reside abroad, over controversial anti-Islam film. The state security court issued a verdict ... Read More
Coptic Papal Consecration (Snaps& Report)
18/11/2012 - Associated Press The new pope of Egypt's Orthodox Coptic church was enthroned on Sunday in an elaborate ceremony lasting ... Read More
Pope Tawadros II assumes leadership of Egypt’s Coptic Church
Cairo, 18/11/12 Pope Tawadros cried as he assumed the leadership of the Egyptian Coptic Orthodox Church on Sunday morning at the St. Mark Cathedral in ... Read More
In troubled Egypt, Copts turn to beloved saint
By HAMZA HENDAWI Associated Press 16/11/2012 MAR GIRGIS MONASTERY, Egypt -- There was no mention of churches torched or Christians killed, but the prayer neatly written on ... Read More
Egypt’s Mursi to avoid Coptic ceremony, dismays Christians
16/11/2012 (Reuters) - President Mohamed Mursi will not attend the installation ceremony of the new Coptic pope, the church said on Friday, to the ... Read More
SAT-7 to live broadcast Coptic Pope’s enthronement
15/11/2012 Christian satellite channel SAT-7 will be broadcasting the enthronement of the next Coptic Pope live across the Middle East. Bishop Tawadros was elected as ... Read More
COPTIC POPE WARNS OF CHRISTIAN PULLOUT FROM GOVERNMENT
MICHAEL CARL 15/11/2012 Newly selected Egyptian Coptic Pope Tawadros II is warning that he will pull the Christian delegates from the Egyptian Constituent Assembly if a religious ... Read More
Egypt’s MB to field more Christian candidates in next polls
Press Trust of India-Cairo 15/11/2012 The Muslim Brotherhood's Freedom and Justice Party has said it will have more Copts running as candidates in the forthcoming ... Read More
Egypt’s Christians fear ‘a season of blood’
Sherif Rushdy, chief judge of a Cairo appeals court, describes Copts as “a ship in the middle of a sandy hurricane.” Many are trying to ... Read More
Skull of apostle Matthew revealed during church celebration
By Reuters Cairo - 10/11/2012 A fragment of the skull of Apostle Matthew is placed on display in a Greek-Orthodox church in Cairo, on Thursday, ... Read More
A post-election lesson for Americans from Egypt’s Coptic Orthodox Church
Brad Hirschfield 8/11/2012 The election is over and now the real work begins. Today is not fundamentally about Republicans and Democrats. It is not about winners ... Read More
Egypt: Politicians, Public Figures Welcome New Pope
4/11/2012 Several Egyptian politicians, officials and public figures welcomed on Sunday the appointment of Bishop Tawadros as the new Pope of the Coptic Orthodox Church. ... Read More
Bishop Tawadros new pope of Egypt’s Coptic Christians
4/11/2012 Bishop Tawadros has been chosen as the new pope of Egypt’s Coptic Christians, becoming leader of the largest Christian minority in the Middle East. ... Read More
Egypt’s Coptic church chooses new pope
4/11/2012 CAIRO—Egypt's ancient Coptic Christian church chose a new pope in an elaborate Sunday ceremony meant to invoke the will of God, in which ... Read More
A new future for Egypt’s Copts
By Idris Tawfiq 3/11/2012 Tomorrow a box will be placed on the altar of Saint Mark’s cathedral in Abbasiya containing three pieces of paper. On ... Read More
Egypt’s Coptic Orthodox papal election enters penultimate phase
The five candidates of Papal elections, from Left, Father Pachomios El-Syrian,Father Raphael Ava Mina,Father Seraphim El-Syrian, Bishop Raphael and Bishop Tawadros in Saint Mark's Coptic ... Read More
Humming the oldest tune in history
Ahmed Abdel Hafez 23/10/2012 Listening to Quranic verses and prayers playing on the radio while riding a cab is common in Cairo. But recently, Coptic ... Read More
Living in fear: Coptic Christians in Egypt
Dr. Ashraf Ramelah 16/10/2012 As al-Qaida leader Ayman al-Zawahiri calls for renewed protests against the U.S. and Israel in the wake of reaction to the ... Read More
Christians in Egypt Remember the Massacre One Year Ago
Matthew Clark 12/10/2012 One year ago, dozens of Christians were murdered in Egypt as the nation’s military carried out a brutal massacre. Coptic Christians were ... Read More