Tag: Egypt

Muslims Burn Churches in Ethiopia

OCP- March 17, 2011

By James Heiser 14/3/2011 An attack by militant Muslims which has thus far destroyed at least a dozen churches may signal an expansion in anti-Christian ... Read More

Source: Church rejects proposed Constitutional Amendments

OCP- March 16, 2011

15/03/2011 Egypt's Orthodox Church rejects the proposed constitutional amendments which will undergo a referendum on Saturday 19 March, a church source said on Tuesday. The ... Read More

Coptic Christians in Egypt Continue Protests

OCP- March 11, 2011

Jennifer LeClaire 11/3/2011 CNN is reporting that thousands of Christian Copts in Cairo are protesting outside the offices of an Egyptian broadcaster. Indeed, thousands of ... Read More

Coptic Christians Protest in Central Cairo – Snaps

OCP- March 10, 2011

10/3/2011 Egyptian Coptic Christians chant slogans during a demonstration outside the state television building in central Cairo on March 7, 8 and 9, 2011 a ... Read More

Islamic Mob Burns Down Church in Egypt

OCP- March 9, 2011

‘Kill all the Christians,’ local imam tells villagers. CAIRO, March 8 (CDN) — A Muslim mob in a village south of Cairo last weekend attacked ... Read More

Christian-Muslim clashes in Egypt kill 11, over 90 hurt

OCP- March 9, 2011

9/3/2011 Security and hospital officials say Muslim—Christian clashes in the Egyptian capital Cairo killed 11 people and wounded more than 90. The clashes broke out ... Read More

Egypt: Minya: Copts protest after governor decides to tear down Church Building

OCP- March 3, 2011

Some 10,000 Copts march against the decision taken by the governor of Minya, southern Egypt, to demolish a five-storey building used a centre for the ... Read More

Egypt: priest’s murder sparks Christians’ Fears

OCP- February 24, 2011

By Martin Barillas 24/2/2011 “It seems that the issue goes back to two years ago, when a Coptic Orthodox faithful committed an act of sacrilege ... Read More

Anger over court’s decision to acquit suspects in Coptic killing Case

OCP- February 24, 2011

By Brian Hutt 23/2/2011 Six Christians were killed in January 2010 as they left their church in Nag Hammadi after celebrating Christmas Eve mass. The ... Read More

Coptic leaders optimistic about Egypt’s Future

OCP- February 18, 2011

19/2/2011 In a statement this week, Coptic leader Pope Shenouda III praised the youth of Egypt for their efforts to change the political order, acknowledging ... Read More

Orthodox church leader stresses need to attract Youth

OCP- February 18, 2011

17/2/2011 Oralandar Brand-Williams / The Detroit News Troy — Metropolitan Kallistos Ware, auxiliary bishop of the Ecumenical Patriarchate in Great Britain, launched a series of ... Read More

His Holiness Pope Shenouda issues statement on the Egyptian Revolution

OCP- February 16, 2011

15/2/2011 On 15 February 2011 Pope Shenouda met with a small committee of the Holy Synod that released the following statement: The Coptic Church praises ... Read More

Egyptian Christians fear uprising could increase Persecution

OCP- February 8, 2011

2/2/2011 At a Coptic Orthodox church in Miramar, Egyptian Christians fear that the uprising in their homeland may lead to more anti-Christian persecution. BY JAWEED ... Read More

Coptic figures at home and abroad show support for protesters’ demands

OCP- February 7, 2011

05/02/2011 More statements of solidarity with Egypt's popular uprising are being issued by churches and Coptic figures both inside and outside Egypt. Coptic bishops, meanwhile, ... Read More

Egypt’s uprising stirs fears of persecution of minority Coptic Christians

OCP- February 5, 2011

By Michelle Boorstein 4/2/2011 With attacks on Christians already increasing in the Middle East, the populist uprising in Egypt has triggered fears among some that ... Read More

Fate of Copts ignored by the secular West

OCP- February 5, 2011

Angela Shanahan - The Australian 5/2/2011 Egypt's long-suffering Coptic Christians are justified in their fear of an Islamic revolution A DISTURBING feature of the crisis ... Read More

Coptic Christians Worry About Future Without Mubarak

OCP- February 3, 2011

By MARC CHAMPION 1/2/2011 ALEXANDRIA, Egypt—Like the protesters who have flooded the streets of Egypt in the past week, the country's large minority of Coptic ... Read More

Source: Egypt church to dissuade Copts from joining Protests

OCP- January 29, 2011

27/1/2011 An Egyptian Coptic Orthodox church source said the church will advise Copts not to protest, but will not stop “those who insist on taking ... Read More

Egypt interior minister: Alexandria Church bomber is dead

OCP- January 27, 2011

Ahram Online 25/1/2011 Alexandria church bomber 'unidentified' but he is not 'Egyptian at all', the Egyptian interior minister tells Al-Ahram In a rare and lengthy ... Read More

Egypt’s Coptic Pope cancels Liturgy over security Fears

OCP- January 19, 2011

19/1/2011 CAIRO (Reuters) - The head of Egypt's Coptic Orthodox Church cancelled celebrations for the Feast of Epiphany on Tuesday over concerns for the safety ... Read More

Pope Shenouda will not lead Feast of the Epiphany in Alexandria

OCP- January 17, 2011

17/1/2011 Pope Shenouda, who returned to Egypt from a medical trip to the US today, will not lead Divine Liturgy for the Feast of the ... Read More