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Egypt
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Politics
1/1/2012 2:03:47 PM
Tens of thousands of Egyptians flocked to Tahrir Square on Saturday to see in the New Year in the symbolic home of the revolution
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Egypt
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Attack on Egypt Copts
1/1/2012 12:35:48 PM
One year on from the bombing of the Two Saints Church in Alexandria, Coptic Christians remain concerned about discrimination and religious extremism, but say they will remain engaged on the political scene, no matter what
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Egypt
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Politics
12/31/2011 4:45:18 PM
Church authorities in Assiut, in Upper Egypt, deplore what they have described as an “irresponsible act” of a Coptic student accused of insulting Islam
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Egypt
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Politics
12/31/2011 4:42:07 PM
Activists arrange a New Year’s Eve rally in Tahrir Square, with a celebratory agenda
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Egypt
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Politics
12/30/2011 2:30:02 PM
Dissent erupts among Coptic activists enraged over the Church inviting the military council and Salafist leaders to Christmas celebrations
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Egypt
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Politics
12/28/2011 4:25:29 PM
Brotherhood vows to form 'popular committees' to guard churches on Coptic Christmas in expression of national unity
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World
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International
12/26/2011 10:31:13 AM
Church attacks in Nigeria during Christmas Mass claimed by Islamist Boko Haram group
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World
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International
12/25/2011 3:37:13 PM
Five blasts targeting churches, public spaces and offices blast in Nigeria on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day, leaving at least 28 dead
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World
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International
12/25/2011 2:19:02 PM
At least 19 bodies reported in the aftermath of Nigerian church bombing, Vatican condemns blast
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World
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International
12/25/2011 12:12:14 PM
Emergency authorities in Nigeria say explosion struck near a Catholic church close to Nigeria's capital, Abuja, during Christmas Mass
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World
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Region
12/22/2011 3:28:46 PM
Churches in the Christian South Sudan witnesses the first Christmas since the country gained independence from the Muslim-majority Sudan in July after a two-decade civil war
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World
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Region
12/8/2011 10:14:44 AM
Palestinians plan on incorporating their statehood woes with Christmas as tens of thousands of pilgrims travel to Bethlehem, which has been affected by settlement construction, to visit the sacred Nativity church
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World
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International
12/3/2011 11:48:08 AM
The Russian Orthodox Church calls for an international help to stop the mass exodus of Christians from the Middle East and North Africa
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Egypt
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Politics
11/24/2011 8:26:14 PM
Amid the barrage of tear gas, bullets and buckshot targeting Tahrir's revolutionaries, a story of tolerance and unity unfolds in a mosque and church now turned field hospitals
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Egypt
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Politics
11/13/2011 7:36:56 PM
Pope Shenouda III has been the head of the Coptic Church in Egypt for 40 years, an achievement to be celebrated by churchgoers
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Arts & Culture
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Music
11/13/2011 6:32:00 PM
Following “Pipes for Peace”, Petite Messe Solennelle will be performed by the Cairo Celebration Choir in the Basilique Church and the Cairo Opera House Lobby, dedicated to Ramy Fakhry, shot by the Egyptian army in May
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Egypt
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Politics
11/10/2011 6:13:38 PM
In conjunction with the 40th Anniversary of of Coptic Pope Shenouda's tenure as head of the Coptic Church, the Maspero Youth Coalition call for a march from the Abbasiya Cathedral towards Tahrir Square on Friday
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World
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International
11/5/2011 1:21:14 PM
Bomb and gun attacks targeting police stations and churches in the northeastern Nigerian city of Damaturu left dozens of people dead and at least 100 injured
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Egypt
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Elections 2011
11/1/2011 3:50:00 PM
The head of the Coptic church in Egypt said his congregation should not use houses of God in electioneering
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Egypt
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Politics
10/31/2011 7:51:00 PM
A census to be conducted by the Coptic church will be its first to tally Christians from all denominations in Egypt to counter official attempts at under-counting Egypt's largest religious minority
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