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Date of source: Thursday, January 18, 2024
The Coptic Orthodox Church is celebrating Epiphany on January 19 and 20, with Pope Tawāḍrūs leading a mass on Friday (January 19), and Copts celebrating the occasion that is associated with baptism on Saturday (January 20).
Date of source: Tuesday, January 2, 2024
Pope Tawāḍrūs II of the Coptic Orthodox Church received Dr. Andrēa Zakī, President of the Coptic Evangelical Community in Egypt, along with a high-level delegation of the Evangelical denomination, who congratulated the pope over the Eastern Christmas.
Date of source: Wednesday, November 1, 2023
Millions of citizens in Egypt and around the world have been following the events of violence, killing, and destruction that the Palestinian people in the Gaza Strip have been exposed to since the events of October 7th, which could be seen as the Palestinian people attempting to defend their land...
Date of source: Wednesday, December 13, 2023
The Coptic Orthodox Church, through its public and social services archbishopric, continues to prepare aid comprising medicine, medical supplies, food, garments, and blankets to send to the Gaza Strip.
Date of source: Friday, December 15, 2023
The Maronite denomination emerged in Egypt in 1745, when the Aleppo monk, Mūsa Hilāna, consecrated al-Bārija, the first Maronite church in Damietta (Dumyāṭ), as well as in Egypt and Africa.
Date of source: Wednesday, December 6, 2023
Pope Tawāḍrūs said that before Egypt was discovered, it was on the land in which churches were built in the 5th, 6th, 7th, and 8th centuries. He said that Egypt possessed authenticity, civilization, and the great expansion of churches throughout history, praising the Copts for the coming of the...
Date of source: Saturday, November 25, 2023
The Egypt Council of Churches dedicated a day to pray for world peace, as the Archbishop of the Episcopal/Anglican Province of Alexandria, Dr. Sāmī Fawzī, said the word of God fills men’s hearts with peace at all times.
Date of source: Tuesday, November 21, 2023
Today (Tuesday), the Head of the Evangelical community in Egypt, Dr. Andrēa Zakī, participated in the celebration of the 140th anniversary of the founding of Dār al-Kitāb al-Muqadas (The House of the Bible) under the title “The Word of God Rejoices Us.” In his presence were the Coptic Orthodox...
Date of source: Wednesday, November 22, 2023
Pope Tawāḍrūs expressed his pain over what is occurring in the Holy Land, as well as the victims, martyrs, and injured people that have resulted from the bloodshed going on there. He described the Holy Land as being the place that birthed the prophets, disciples, and apostles.
Date of source: Saturday, November 18, 2023
Today (Saturday), Pope Tawāḍrūs inaugurated the Church of John (Yōḥanā) the Baptist in the neighborhood of al-Basātīn in the city of al- Khayālla. This is the 181st Church that has been inaugurated by the Pope since that start of his term.
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