Date of source: Wednesday, February 26, 2014
Father Morcos Zaghlūl Bolus, priest of the Virgin Mary and Martyr St. Girgis Church in Misrata (Musrātah), Libya, said that after great efforts of the church, together with the pastor of the St. Mina Church in al-Baydā – 200 km from Benghazi (Banīghāzī) – it remains unclear whether the seven...
Date of source: Tuesday, February 25, 2014
Libyan police has found the bodies of seven Coptic Egyptians killed in Eastern Libya. A security source stated that the bodies were found shot in the head (Mahmūd Husām, al- Tahrīr, Feb. 25, p. 20). Read original text in Arabic.
Date of source: Tuesday, February 25, 2014
The three Coptic Churches have welcomed the resignation of the government of Dr. Hāzim al- Biblāwī and stated that the timing was right. They requested the formation of a technocratic government in order to fulfill the demands of the revolution. They requested that the new government strengthens...
Date of source: Monday, February 24, 2014
Today the Copts start the “big fast” that lasts for 55 days and will end on Easter on the 20th of April (Girgis Fikrī, al- Shurūq, Feb. 24, p. 1). Read original text in Arabic.
Date of source: Monday, February 24, 2014
Some Coptic movements have given their support to Field Marshal Abd al- Fattāh al- Sīsī’s bid for presidency. Bahā’ Ramzī, head of the Dutch Coptic Association, stated that there are more than five million Copts abroad that support al-Sīsī. On the other hand, Mina Majdī, spokesman of the Maspero...
Date of source: Monday, February 24, 2014
The spokesman of the General Council of the Apostolic Churches in Egypt, Rev. Jamīl Boutros, stated that under the auspices of the Dr. Safwat al- Bayādī, head of the Evangelical Community Council, the General Council of the Apostolic Churches in Egypt was held. The elections of the executive board...
Date of source: Wednesday, July 16, 2014
Pope Tawdaros has left to Vienna, Austria, last night for treatment for his back pain. He will receive medical treatment and physiotherapy there for two weeks.
Date of source: Friday, February 21, 2014
Churches and security sources stated that more than 10,000 human remains have been burnt due to the start of a fire in the main cemetery in Kūm Umbū in the North of Aswan. The preliminary investigations showed that the fire started due to excessive heat. This is due to the piles of bodies that...
Date of source: Thursday, February 20, 2014
Egyptian Churches celebrated the first anniversary of establishing the Coptic Church Council that includes the Orthodox, Catholic, Greek Orthodox, Evangelical and Episcopal Churches. The heads of the five churches held a closed meeting in which they approved the regulations list for the council....
Date of source: Tuesday, September 9, 2014
Pope Tawadros has put the corner stone of the fist Papal See abroad.