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Egypt
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Politics
3/14/2021 9:58:00 PM
This is the first major closure of houses of Christian worship in a governorate since the one-month suspension of masses and other services in Cairo and Alexandria that had been ordered by the Coptic Orthodox Church in December
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World
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Region
2/28/2021 2:36:43 PM
Pope Francis is due to hold prayers for the victims of war at Hosh al-Bieaa as part of a four-day trip starting on March 5, a visit described as highly symbolic and a message of hope
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World
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Africa
2/20/2021 11:39:26 AM
Thursday's story cited witnesses as saying Eritrean soldiers attacked and killed civilians in the streets and churches of Axum, then blocked some people from burying the bodies
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Egypt
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Politics
2/19/2021 7:40:34 PM
All services were suspended in Evangelical and all other churches since December due to the second wave of the coronavirus
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Egypt
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Politics
1/26/2021 4:32:03 PM
The decisions, which only apply to churches in Cairo and Alexandria, will go into effect starting 31 January, 2021 and will remain valid until further notice
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Egypt
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Politics
1/25/2021 7:23:10 PM
Egypt's Coptic Orthodox Church will set a cap on attendance of no more than 25% capacity
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Egypt
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Politics
12/29/2020 6:36:18 PM
In 2017, Egypt formed a committee to legalise the status of unlicensed churches after the long-awaited law regulating the building and renovation of churches was enacted a year earlier
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World
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International
12/25/2020 5:52:50 PM
Pope Francis, spiritual leader of the world's 1.3 billion Catholics, celebrated Christmas Eve mass in St Peter's Basilica before fewer than 200 masked faithful, mostly employees of the tiny Vatican state
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Egypt
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Politics
12/6/2020 11:31:22 AM
According to an official statement released by the Coptic Orthodox Church on Saturday, Sunday's schools, meetings, and other services in Cairo and Alexandria will also be suspended
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World
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International
11/15/2020 4:58:07 PM
Catholics held an open air mass in the western French city of Nantes on Sunday to protest against COVID-19 restrictions, under which masses are banned in churches
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World
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International
11/15/2020 3:35:33 PM
Christian churches in Azerbaijani territories, which are returned to Azerbaijan in accordance with the trilateral statement, will be properly protected by the state, president Aliyev said
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Egypt
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Politics
11/1/2020 12:25:55 PM
The decision will be applied on funerals and wedding ceremonies as well as all educational centres and institutions related to churches
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Egypt
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Politics
10/19/2020 5:16:00 PM
This brings the total number of churches and service buildings legalised by the committee to 1,738 since 2017
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World
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International
10/19/2020 10:21:04 AM
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Egypt
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Politics
8/23/2020 9:33:01 PM
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Egypt
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Politics
8/3/2020 1:28:55 PM
The Church said the decision to gradually reopen churches is the result of the reduced infection and death rates from the Coronavirus that the country has been witnessing in the past few weeks
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Egypt
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Politics
8/1/2020 5:52:47 PM
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Egypt
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Politics
7/13/2020 10:46:12 PM
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World
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Region
7/12/2020 2:07:36 PM
The pope, who heads the Roman Catholic church, is adding his voice to strong objections a day earlier by the head of the Geneva-based World Council of Churches
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World
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International
7/11/2020 7:37:33 PM
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