Tag: Mohammed Morsi

Egypt: Coptic church cancels Sunday Liturgy for 1st time in 1,600 years

OCP- August 20, 2013

 Michal Shmulovich -20/8/13 Amid escalating violence against Egypt’s Copts, churches in Minya, located in upper Egypt, cancelled Sunday Liturgy for the first time in 1,600 years. Other ... Read More

Egypt’s Christians target of Islamist anger in wake of Morsi’s ouster

OCP- July 12, 2013

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

Egypt thwarts bid to attack Coptic church

OCP- January 7, 2013

7/1/13 The Egyptian army foiled a bid to attack a Coptic church in the Rafah border town with Gaza as the minority Christian community began ... Read More

Morsi Meets Coptic Christians in Sinai

OCP- October 6, 2012

Elad Benari, Canada 6/10/2012 Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi meets with Coptic families who fled from the town of Rafiah after receiving death threats. Egyptian President ... Read More

President Morsi of Egypt meets Patriarch Paulos

OCP- July 17, 2012

07/16/2012 The visiting Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi had met and discuss today with His Holiness Abune Paulos, Patriarch of the Ethiopian Orthodox Church, ENA reports. ... Read More

Coptic Christians Praying for Egypt’s Believers

OCP- June 26, 2012

25/6/2012 A Coptic Christian leader in the United States and his flock are praying for fellow believers in Egypt. Bishop David of the Coptic Christian ... Read More