Date of source: الخميس, تموز (يوليو) 18, 2013
For the first time in history, numerous churches have had to resort to broadcasting Holy Masses via the internet so that Copts can attend it in their homes, as praying the Mass in the churches would have put the attendants' lives at risk.
Date of source: الأربعاء, تموز (يوليو) 17, 2013
A young Christian wife was kidnapped by an unknown assailants in the city of al-'Arīsh in Sinai. Her husband went to Saint Mark Cathedral in al-‘Abbāsīyyah district of Cairo to escalate the matter and for security apparatuses to act and return his wife.
One of the neighbors claimed that the family...
Date of source: الثلاثاء, تموز (يوليو) 16, 2013
Coptic Orthodox Bishop Marqus of Shubrā al-Khaymah, head of the media committee at the Coptic Orthodox Church, denied closing the Cathedral and/or holding its activities because of the state of lawlessness after June 30 demonstrations. Instructions were made only to reduce activities, services and...
Date of source: الجمعة, تشرين الثاني (نوفمبر) 1, 2013
Pope of the Coptic Orthodox Church Tawadros II stated that that Jehovah’s witnesses are not Christians as they do not recognize the “Apostles’ Creed” (Editor’s note: The “Apostle’s Creed” is the set of beliefs that Christians should hold that is based largely on the Canonical gospels and the New...
Date of source: الاثنين, تموز (يوليو) 15, 2013
Al-Minya governorate is witnessing a state of lawlessness, kidnappings, and thuggery after the eruption of the June 30th demonstrations. Security patrols have intensified in different places across the governorate, however, kidnappings and killings of Coptic citizens continue to terrorize the...
Date of source: الأحد, تموز (يوليو) 14, 2013
Dr. Olav Tveit, General Secretary of the World Council of Churches (WCC), sent a cable to the leaders of the Egyptian churches stressing the support of the council for the continuous efforts to preserve the unity of the Egyptian people.
Dr. Rev. Andrea Zakī, deputy head of the Coptic Evangelical...
Date of source: السبت, تموز (يوليو) 13, 2013
The Coptic Orthodox Church submitted a memorandum to Presidency, objecting the temporary Constitutional declaration. The temporary declaration included all disputed articles that existed in the suspended constitution. Article I is one of the articles that is objected by the Church because it...
Date of source: الجمعة, تموز (يوليو) 12, 2013
The Orthodox Church officially presented a legal memorandum to Egypt’s interim executive office regarding its objections to the constitutional declaration. The memo states that the Church understands the transitional nature of the declaration and its difference from the suspended constitution in...
Date of source: الأربعاء, تموز (يوليو) 10, 2013
Security forces were spread in the area of Sīdī Bishr of Alexandria. Heavy security build-ups could be seen at entrances and exits of the street where Two Saints Church lies. Two Saints Church was subject to a terrorist attack in 2011. The Church stands opposite to Sharaf al-Madīnah Mosque, where...
Date of source: الثلاثاء, تموز (يوليو) 9, 2013
The funeral prayer for the Coptic Orthodox Father Mīnā ’Abūd Shārūbīm was held in Archangel Michael (Malāk Mikhā’īl) Church in Sheraton area of Cairo in the morning on July 8.