Date of source: Friday, August 12, 2022
The September 2020 Webinar “Comparing inclusive Citizenship in Egypt with Europe,” led to a discussion about the so-called Covenant of ʿUmar, also known as the Capitulations of ʿUmar, a 9th-century document prohibiting church building, the rebuilding of destroyed churches, and displaying a cross on...
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Date of source: Tuesday, November 19, 2024
According to the Ṭība Archbishopric for Coptic Catholics, a Christian man, along with other individuals, disconnected the power to a church in the village of al-Marīs, destroyed its gate, and stole items within.
Date of source: Monday, November 18, 2024
Pope Tawāḍrūs warned of assaults on the various religious sanctities in Palestine, which are the property of Christian and Muslim owners.
Date of source: Saturday, November 16, 2024
Pope Tawāḍrūs has stated that amidst the wars and suffering of today, humanity is driven to seek peace through Christ’s love.
Date of source: Thursday, October 31, 2024
Following a three-day meeting, a group of bishops and metropolitans who had split from the main Ethiopian Orthodox Church established an ethnic and regional synod known as the “Tigray Orthodox Tewahedo Church Synod” based on a recently published canon law.
Date of source: Monday, October 21, 2024
Anbā Kyrillos was born Sīdārūs Marqus Jirjis in al-Naghāmīsh village of al-Balyanā town in the Sūhāj province of southern Egypt, but his year of birth is not accurately known. He was brought up by his father to be a devout Christian, and memorized the church hymns and psalms from a young age, and...
Date of source: Wednesday, October 30, 2024
The decision to legalize 293 churches and affiliate buildings by an ad hoc committee during its meeting on October 21 should not go unnoticed. Since the first legalization efforts in May 2018, the total number of legalized churches and affiliate buildings has hit 3,453.
Date of source: Wednesday, October 30, 2024
On 30th October 2024, the Cabinet, led by Prime Minister Muṣṭafā Madbūlī, approved recommendations made by an ad-hoc committee on the legal status of 293 churches, and other church-affiliated buildings.
Date of source: Thursday, October 31, 2024
Following a three-day meeting, a group of bishops and archbishops who had split from the Ethiopian Orthodox Church formed the “Tigray Orthodox Tewahedo Church Synod,” an ethnic and regional synod, based on a recently produced “Church canon.”