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Egypt
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Society
4/29/2023 11:46:49 AM
The Church of the Virgin Mary, the Archangel Michael, Martyr Abu Sefein and St. Karas in Assiut’s Dairut city in Upper Egypt burned down early on Saturday in a massive fire caused by a gas leak.
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World
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Africa
4/25/2023 10:03:23 AM
Kenyan investigators on Tuesday exhumed 10 more bodies from mass graves linked to a starvation cult, bringing the total number of victims to 83, an AFP journalist at the scene said, as fears grow of the toll spiking even further.
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Egypt
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Society
4/16/2023 12:13:00 AM
Pope Tawadros II, the Pope of Alexandria and head of the Coptic Orthodox Church, led the Easter Mass on Holy Saturday at the Great Hall of the St. Mark's Coptic Orthodox Cathedral in the Abbasiya district of Cairo.
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World
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Region
4/15/2023 7:19:38 PM
Israeli forces on Saturday beat Christian worshippers heading toward the Church of the Holy Sepulchre amid growing restrictions on the freedom of religion in Jerusalem, a video circulated by Sky News Arabia showed.
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World
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Region
4/14/2023 3:08:49 PM
Jordan rejected and condemned Israeli "oppressive" restrictions imposed against Christians to access the Church of the Holy Sepulcher in occupied East Jerusalem for the celebration of the Holy Light ceremony on Saturday.
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World
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Region
4/12/2023 2:35:59 PM
The Greek Orthodox Church on Wednesday slammed Israel's "heavy-handed restrictions" on its upcoming Easter celebrations in Jerusalem, urging Christians to attend in spite of police curbs.
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Egypt
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Society
4/9/2023 12:40:38 PM
Egypt's Pope Tawadros II, head of the Coptic Orthodox Church, led the Palm Sunday mass at the Saint Pishoy Monastery in Wadi El-Natroun, Behaira.
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Egypt
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Courts & Law
4/9/2023 12:34:04 AM
The Coptic Orthodox Church announced on Saturday evening that no fatalities or injuries resulted from a limited fire that broke out at a church in north Cairo but was quickly controlled.
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World
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International
4/1/2023 8:18:21 PM
Pope Francis's unexpected hospitalisation this week raised fresh questions over his future, providing fuel for critics hungry for a new head of the Catholic Church, experts say.
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Egypt
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Society
3/30/2023 12:20:33 AM
Pope Tawadros II expressed his gratitude on Wednesday to all those who worked towards resolving the custody issue of five-year-old Shenouda.
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Egypt
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Foreign Affairs
3/26/2023 11:08:36 PM
Head of the Coptic Orthodox Church Pope Tawadros II discussed in Cairo Sunday with Margaritis Schinas, Vice-President of the European Commission and European Commissioner for Promoting the European way of Life, religious freedoms and the status of Christians in Egypt.
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World
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War in Ukraine
3/26/2023 11:38:35 AM
The courtyards of the Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra have been busy with more than just the usual worshippers, going to and from its churches in the sprawling monastic complex that is Ukraine’s most revered Orthodox site.
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Egypt
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Society
3/19/2023 3:19:57 PM
Pope Tawadros II, the head of Egypt’s Coptic Orthodox Church, extended on Sunday his blessings to the country's Muslim community ahead of the holy month of Ramadan.
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World
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Region
3/19/2023 2:46:39 PM
Israeli settlers tried this morning to attack the Church of Gethsemane in occupied Jerusalem, according to the Palestinian Authority’s Governorate of Jerusalem.
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Egypt
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Society
3/11/2023 11:19:09 PM
Pope Tawadros II of Alexandria and Patriarch of St. Mark Diocese inaugurated on Saturday Mar Girgis church in Ain Shams district in Cairo after its restoration.
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Egypt
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Society
3/5/2023 11:22:34 AM
Head of Egypt’s Coptic Orthodox Church Pope Tawadros II of Alexandria inaugurated the Virgin Mary and Anba Bishoy Church in New Cairo’s Fifth Settlement on Saturday.
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Egypt
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Society
2/27/2023 6:30:55 PM
Egypt's Coptic Orthodox Church Pope Tawadros II, pope of Alexandria and patriarch of the Sea of Saint Mark, met on Monday Ilkka Salmi, the European Union (EU) counter-terrorism coordinator. The talks focused on the church's spiritual and social role to support Egyptian society, read a statement by the church.
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Al-Ahram Weekly
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Heritage
2/21/2023 10:04:41 PM
Zahi Hawass describes a recent visit to Salt Lake City in the US, home of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints and a major tourist and cultural destination
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World
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Africa
2/11/2023 9:56:59 PM
Widespread tensions caused by a rift within Ethiopia's Orthodox Christian church have resulted in the suspension of access to social media platforms including TikTok, Facebook and Telegram.
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World
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International
2/8/2023 6:56:49 PM
European bishops on Wednesday demanded the immediate release of Nicaraguan clergy detained in the government's crackdown on the Catholic Church, saying they have been falsely accused and are being subjected to unjust persecution.
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