The three Christian denominations of Egypt have welcomed recent statements of Muslim Brotherhood General Guide Mohamed Badie, in which he reassured Christians that their interests will be safeguarded.
“It is a good step towards positive integration (...)
The Coptic Orthodox Church's Clerical Council for Personal Affairs resumed on Tuesday examining requests for divorce submitted by Copts, after a hiatus of two months while Copts held demonstrations demanding the right to divorce and remarry.
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The Coptic Church has confirmed that Pope Shenouda III is in good health, denouncing the rumor about his death as an attempt to undermine national stability.
Internet bloggers had quoted political activist Georgette Quilliny as saying the pope had (...)
Church leaders have objected to provisions in the new law on places of worship that give the government the authority to supervise the financial resources of churches.
“Churches are not government institutions,” said Abdel Messieh Bassit, pastor of (...)
Coptic leaders feel deceived by the presidential resolution to place seven Copts in parliament by appointment, according to a Coptic Church source. The leaders claimed that the appointed MPs are too old, and that some of them are against the Coptic (...)
