Date of source: Wednesday, January 20, 2021
Aḥmad Salīm ʿAwaḍ, a researcher of ancient history, says that the emergence of Egyptian Coptic art, which expresses Egypt’s unique character and is a witness to Christianity’s presence in Egypt for more than 2,000 years, is still alive today. This is seen in the churches, monasteries, icons, and...
Date of source: Thursday, January 14, 2021
In Egypt, there is a new experiment going on to cultivate the principles of mutual understanding, tolerance, and acceptance of others; a Muslim is teaching at an Evangelical seminary, and a Christian is teaching at al-Azhar.
Date of source: Thursday, October 22, 2020
The Coptic Orthodox Church announced the dates for this year’s Coptic Book Fair. The fair will be from November 3 to November 18 at St. Mark’s Cathedral in al-ʿAbāssiyya.
Date of source: Wednesday, September 9, 2020
Yesterday evening, Pope Tawāḍrūs II of Alexandria and the See of St Mark concluded the second day of the “Second Media Meeting” along with representatives of the Coptic Orthodox Church’s magazine al-Karāza and four Coptic TV channels, Aghapy TV [Aghābī], ME sat, CTV and Koogi [Kūjī], alongside the...
Date of source: Sunday, September 6, 2020
According to a statement from the Coptic Church, Pope Tawāḍrūs II met with businessman Naguib Sawiris [Najīb Sāwīris] on Sunday, as well as engineer ʿAdlī Tūmā.
Date of source: Wednesday, October 21, 2020
Several Coptic Orthodox Church dioceses across North America held meetings and conferences recently to discuss sexual abuse within the church.
Father Būlus Ḥalīm, the official spokesman for the Coptic Orthodox Church, said that the Diocese of Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland and West Virginia in...
Date of source: Wednesday, October 21, 2020
Al-Rīmās Film Production Company has completed all its preparations for the film "The Pope" including preparing costumes for characters, building appropriate sets, and obtaining all the approvals and permits for filming from the necessary authorities. The film is based on the life of Pope Shinūda...
Date of source: Wednesday, August 5, 2020
Work has finished on all the final features of the Central Papal Library at the St. Pishoy [Bīshūy] Monastery in Wādī al-Naṭrūn, the location of the papal seat.
Last year when the library officially opened for the first time, Pope Tawāḍrūs II wrote an article on the library’s goals and how it will...
Date of source: Monday, September 7, 2020
Diakonia Development Office, affiliated to the Catholic Church in Egypt, has launched a ‘Sudanese Services’ initiative. This initiative will come under the patronage of Father Ibrāhīm Isḥaq, Patriarch of the Coptic Catholic Church in Egypt, and the supervision of Father Kīrilus Naẓīm, officer for...
Date of source: Sunday, March 29, 2020
The World Council of Churches is stressing the dire need to stand together to protect life in the face of the novel Coronavirus epidemic.