Date of source: Saturday, September 6, 2014
Pope Tawadros II arrived in Toronto Airport, Canada.
Date of source: Wednesday, September 3, 2014
Pope Tawadros has filed a lawsuit in the Administrative Court appealing the decision of mayor of East Nasr City.
Date of source: Thursday, July 3, 2014
The Coptic Orthodox Church has stated that the first phase of the renovation of the churches that were destroyed in the aftermath of the dispersal of Rab’ah and Nahdah sit ins on August 14, 2013, was completed in five governorates.
Date of source: Tuesday, September 2, 2014
Pope Tawadros also stated that in August 2013, more than 100 churches were destroyed. However, he added, that “we understand that and also understand that a homeland without churches is better than churches with no homeland”
Date of source: Sunday, February 2, 2014
The three defendants in the attack on the Virgin Mary Church in the 6th of October City have given the investigators information on the seventh colleague who participated in the attack on the church (Muhammad al- Qamāsh, al- Misrī al- Yawm, Feb. 8). Read original text in Arabic.
Date of source: Sunday, June 15, 2014
The three Coptic church families [Orthodox, Catholic and Protestant] have started meetings to make suggestions for a new Church building law in order to submit it to the state in the coming period.
Date of source: Thursday, November 15, 2018
Father Barsoum [Barṣūm] has been the priest of the three year old Saint Karas [Kārās] Church in Beni Suef [Banī Suwayf] since it was established, and currently serves around 900 families. The church has received a license to build, and the priest is extremely positive about the support received...
Date of source: Wednesday, October 17, 2018
The village of Dimshāw has become the scene of tensions between Muslims and Christians because Christians wanted to change a prayer house into a church building. It happens a lot that Christians in villages with no or insufficient church buildings meet for prayer in a house. Generally Muslims in...
Date of source: Sunday, March 11, 2012
Dr. Ihāb Ramzī, a member of the People's Assembly, forwarded to parliament the first draft law on the construction of houses of worship, noting the adoption of this draft should be a key step on the road to stability in the Egyptian street. ['Abd al-Wahāb Sha'bān, al-Wafd, March 11, p. 5] Read...
Date of source: Friday, June 22, 2012
Meanwhile, the committee overseeing the papal elections postponed interviews with candidates pending the end of a deadline to register voters.
Archbishop Abram of al-Fayoum, a member of the nominations committee, said the challenges against candidates will be received by unregistered voters, adding...