Date of source: Monday, April 15, 2019
As of April 21, the Coptic Orthodox Church is commemorating the holiest 7 days in Christianity which are the last days of Christ on Earth, before his second coming..
The Holy week is preceded the celebration by the Orthodox Church of raising Lazarus on Saturday, calling it the Saturday of...
Date of source: Tuesday, April 16, 2019
An official of the Orthodox Church, the largest church in Egypt, called on Egyptians to adopt the constitutional amendments. These amendments provide term extension for the current president ʿAbd al-Fattāḥ al-Sīsī for two additional years after the end of his current term in 2022, while allowing...
Date of source: Sunday, July 7, 2019
The Coptic Orthodox Church, in accordance with the recommendation of the last Holy Synod meeting, completed the preparation of the new bishops who were enthroned by Pope Tawāḍrūs II on 9th of June: Bishop Matāʾūsʾ, Bishop and Head of the Monastery of the Virgin Mary in the Eastern Mountain of...
Date of source: Tuesday, April 9, 2019
The first Coptic Tunes and Hymns Festival will be held on Tuesday, 30 April, under the title “Symphony” at Anbā Ruways Theater in St. Mark Cathedral of ‘Abbāssiyya.
Date of source: Wednesday, April 10, 2019
In late May this year, the Christian Orthodox families will participate in the first joint ecclesiastical conference in Egypt under the slogan “Love” and under the auspices of Pope Tawāḍrūs II.
Date of source: Monday, April 15, 2019
During his word in the meeting of the Parliament’s Religious and Endowments Affairs Committee, the Minister of Awqāf Muḥammad Mukhtār Jumʿah said that both al-Azhar and the Coptic Orthodox Church have received their endowments from the Ministry of Awqāf.
Date of source: Monday, April 15, 2019
The Youth and Sports Minister Ashraf Ṣubḥī met today with a group of German youth who are on a visit to Egypt as part of a tourist programme organized by the Coptic Orthodox Church.
Date of source: Tuesday, April 16, 2019
The churches, both in Egypt and throughout the world, cried over the Notre Dame fire that consumed the roof of the cathedral before toppling one of its massive towers.
Date of source: Tuesday, April 16, 2019
A special meeting is held for the youth at the Coptic Orthodox Cathedral in Alexandria. Many clerics will be present, amongst them Pope Tawāḍrūs II.
Date of source: Wednesday, April 17, 2019
In the aftermath of the 1973 Arab-Israeli war and the peace negotiations which followed from 1977 to 1979, and under measures to bring about peace between Egypt and Israel, the late President Anwar al-Sādāt asked Pope Shinūda III that Christians visit Jerusalem. However, Pope Shinūda refused to do...