The Orthodox Coptic Church Center in the United Kingdom yesterday issued a statement denying that former Egyptian Minister of Finance Boutros Ghali is in their Center.
“Ghali has not been to the center before,” the statement read.
“This is an (...)
Head of the Coptic Christian Church, Pope Shenouda III, decided to cancel the first part of celebration of his 40th year as Pope to stand in solidarity with the martyrs' families.
The second part of celebration will be applied with a march (...)
A religious source informed Youm7 the Coptic Church and Al-Azhar institute agreed on the Worship Law. The church sent an official response Egyptian Prime Minister Essam Sharaf about the Law.
The church also said the Law will not be unified for (...)
CAIRO: Hundreds of Copts today called for a Coptic march today, Sunday, October 30, at 5 p.m. The march organizers are demanding a fair investigation into the Maspiro clashes and the release of the detained Copts who were arrested during the clashes (...)
CAIRO: A small protest of Coptic Christians began today in Cairo's Shubra neighborhood. Around 150 protesters took part in the demonstration.
Protestors held banners against military rule. They also charged Egypt's ruling military council with (...)
Head of Egypt's Coptic Christian Church Pope Shenouda III delegated St. Damian, bishop of Germany, to receive the German Augsburg award for peace.
Pope Shenouda III was presented with the award last month. St. Damian received the award for, with (...)
The European Parliament today unanimously condemned the Maspiro clashes in Egypt that left 27 dead and scores injured. The EU body urged the Egyptian government to set assurances for the protection of religious minorities and religious (...)
Holy Synod of the Greek Orthodox Church in New York issued a statement on Wednesday October 26 demanding support for Egypt's Coptic Christian Orthodox Church after the Maspiro clashes.
The church made a statement; “By the name of the clergy of (...)
CAIRO: Hundreds of Egyptian Copts will gather tonight at St. Mark's Cathedral in Abassiya to mourn during a memorial for victims of the Maspiro clashes last Sunday.
Tonight marks the seventh day since the clashes.
“The Copts will gather to (...)
CAIRO: Leader of the Egyptian Coptic Christian Church Pope Shenouda III today met with two members of the ruling military council to discuss both the Law of Unifying the Houses of Worship and the recent Maspiro clashes.
Pope Shenouda also (...)
CAIRO: The Egyptian Coptic Orthodox Church headed by Pope Shenouda III today sent Bishop Yu'anis, the Pope's Secretary, to the Coptic Hospital to visit with those injured during the clashes at Maspiro.
Bishop Yu'anis visited with the injured, (...)
CAIRO: The top council of Egypt's Coptic Christian Church, headed by Pope Shenouda III, condemned the assault on Coptic Christians during last night's deadly Maspiro clashes.
The Holy Synod issued a statement condemning the violence that killed (...)
The Coptic Church bid farewell on Monday to another four victims of Maspiro's victims.
Sadness and Coptic anger was clear during the funeral. Pope Shenouda III led the Prayer of the Divine Liturgy.
Many Muslims, including girls with (...)
CAIRO: Members of Egyptian's Coptic Christian community marched from Cairo's Shubra Square to Maspiro, the building that hosts several Egyptian television stations, Sunday, with dozens holding burial shrouds.
Protestors asked the government to (...)
Members of Egypt's Coptic Christian Church presented two documents related to the destruction of al-Marenab Church in the Upper Egyptian governorate of Aswan to Egypt's ruling military council and to the Egyptian Cabinet.
The three-member (...)
CAIRO: Maspiro Youth Union issued a statement today condemning Israeli attacks on Egyptian soldiers. They demand revenge for the martyrs.
The statement also calls upon Egypt's ruling military council to be wise in these hard times. All Egyptians (...)
If the State uses religion to achieve its political goals it will collide with religious parties, particularly since religion carries significant weight in society, according to a recent study prepared by the Arabian Center for Research and (...)
CAIRO: Pope Shenouda III, head of Egypt's Coptic Christian Church, met with Coptic Christian telecom tycoon Naguib Sawiris and discussed the latest conditions in Egypt and the boycott campaign against Sawiris.
The campaign was held because (...)
CAIRO: Head of Egypt's Coptic Christian Church, Pope Shenouda III, received congratulations from bishops, priests, deacons and Coptics Christiants for his 57 anniversary of monastic.
Pope Shenouda decided not to hold any celebrations this year (...)
CAIRO: Political activist and general coordinator of the Kefaya Movement, George Ishak, said he has not been nominated as part of Egypt's new government. Ishak met with Prime Minister Essam Sharaf and Dr. Amr Hamzawy.
They discussed the Tahrir (...)
The head of Egypt's Coptic Christian Church Pope, Pope Shenouda III, met the Danish ambassador, Christian Hope, at the papal residence for 15 minutes.
They discussed current Egyptian events, Coptic affairs and consequences of the revolution. Hope (...)
CAIRO: “The General Attorney assigned the Ministry of Solidarity to hold campaigns in order to look for Camillia Shehata and visit Coptic associations and Christian expatriation houses," said the priest of the St. George Church in Shubra, Salib (...)
THE HAGUE, The Netherlands: The assets of 19 Egyptians politicians have been frozen in the Netherlands, said the general secretary of the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ed Kronenburg, during a visit by a delegation of Egyptian revolution (...)
The Ministry of Social Solidarity accepted the registration of The General Coptic Organization in Egypt, coordinated by Dr. Sherif Dos El-Quyadi.
The General Coptic organization includes all Coptic organizations that work for human rights and (...)
CAIRO: The General Guide of Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood, Dr. Mohamed Badie, asked to visit the head of Egypt's Coptic Christian Church, Pope Shenouda III. This will be the first visit in 30 years.
Badie intends to congratulate the Pope on his (...)