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Egypt
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Society
11/29/2024 2:40:21 PM
Pope Tawadros II, the head of the Coptic Orthodox Church, chaired a celebration of the 70th anniversary of the Institute of Coptic Studies' founding in Cairo.
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World
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Region
11/17/2024 12:31:00 AM
On the night of 28 July, under the obscured light of the moon and a rare lull in the relentless exchange of fire between the Sudanese Army and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) militias in the war-torn city of Khartoum, a fragile calm enveloped the Church of Our Lady of Mary in the Al-Shajara district.
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Egypt
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Foreign Affairs
11/6/2024 10:54:00 PM
Pope Tawadros II received the President of Estonia, Alar Karis, and his accompanying delegation on Wednesday at the papal headquarters in Cairo.
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World
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Region
11/2/2024 3:26:10 PM
In the Christian town of Deir al-Ahmar, Hassan Noun has pitched his tent in a church courtyard after fleeing Israeli deadly air strikes in the eastern Lebanese region of Baalbek.
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Egypt
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Urban & Transport
10/30/2024 8:35:23 PM
Egypt legalized another 293 Christian churches and service buildings operating without a permit.
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World
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International
10/21/2024 10:57:43 AM
Kamala Harris turned 60 on Sunday in the final stretch of a knife-edge US election, making campaign stops at Black churches in Georgia as her 78-year-old opponent Donald Trump served fries at a Pennsylvania McDonald's in a bid to earn working-class credibility.
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Egypt
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Foreign Affairs
10/1/2024 7:58:08 PM
Grand Imam of Al-Azhar Sheikh Ahmed El-Tayyeb expressed Tuesday a strong condemnation of the international reactions to the ongoing Israeli aggression on Gaza and Lebanon, noting that it exposed a new phenomenon of "political schizophrenia" to the world.
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World
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International
9/26/2024 9:28:15 PM
Little brings more heavenly bliss to the faithful or otherworldly wonder to casual visitors than ethereal hymns cascading amid the columns of Catholic cathedrals. That is unless the composer is a known molester or someone accused of sexual abuse.
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Al-Ahram Weekly
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Features
9/14/2024 8:40:00 PM
Egypt’s monks and monasteries have been making products and providing services for centuries as a way of embodying their faith and talents.
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Egypt
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Society
9/12/2024 10:48:04 PM
Pope Tawadros II, the head of the Coptic Orthodox Church, received Thursday German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier and his accompanying delegation at the Papal Headquarters in Cairo on Thursday.
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Egypt
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Foreign Affairs
7/28/2024 11:08:01 PM
The Coptic Orthodox Church expressed on Sunday strong disapproval and condemnation of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games opening ceremony's depiction of Jesus Christ, viewing it as a profound disrespect to one of Christianity's foundational narratives.
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World
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International
7/28/2024 6:57:04 PM
The Middle East Council of Churches and the Evangelical Community in Egypt condemned the inclusion of a scene representing the symbolic image of the "Last Supper" in an inappropriate manner during the opening ceremony of the "Paris 2024" Olympic Games, which they viewed as mocking Christian sanctities.
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World
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International
7/7/2024 10:55:32 PM
President Joe Biden urged supporters to stay unified behind him at Sunday's rousing Black church service. The pastor referenced biblical teachings in declaring “never count Joseph out,” and blamed jealousy for intensifying pressure from some Democrats to abandon his reelection bid.
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World
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International
6/24/2024 10:34:14 AM
An operation against gunmen who attacked churches and a synagogue in Russia's Muslim-dominated Dagestan region and killed at least 16 people is over, the national anti-terrorism agency said Monday.
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World
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International
6/23/2024 10:49:26 PM
Gunmen on Sunday attacked a synagogue and churches, killing a priest and six police officers in Russia's Caucasus region of Dagestan, the national counter-terrorism agency and police said.
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World
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International
6/14/2024 3:10:47 PM
Pope Francis arrived at a G7 summit Friday in Italy, the first head of the Catholic Church to take part in the meeting of rich democracies, after a morning clowning with comedians at the Vatican.
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Egypt
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Foreign Affairs
6/5/2024 7:01:18 PM
The Head of Egypt’s Coptic Orthodox Church Pope Tawadros II received the Head of the National Religious Affairs in China Chen Ruifeng, where they discussed ways to boost ties between the Coptic Orthodox Church and China.
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Egypt
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Society
5/29/2024 10:42:12 PM
The Head of the Coptic Orthodox Church, Pope Tawadros II, received on Wednesday a Palestinian delegation including senior officials, where he expressed his deep sorrow about the situation in Gaza and the West Bank, affirming that the current war on Gaza "clearly reveals the darkness in some people's hearts."
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Multimedia
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In Pictures
5/5/2024 5:37:00 PM
Egyptian Coptic Orthodox Christians attend Resurrection Mass at St. Mark Maadi Church in Cairo
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Egypt
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Society
5/3/2024 3:43:00 PM
Around the world, Orthodox Christian communities today mark the crucifixion of Jesus Christ, ahead of the resurection on Easter Sunday
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