Coptic Orthodox Church UK Media and Communications Office His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales visited The Coptic Orthodox Church Centre in the United Kingdom on 17 December 2013 after expressing concern…
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(Milan) – In early December the United States and Britain announced that they are suspending all non-lethal aid to opposition forces in northern Syria due to the infiltration of Islamist combat forces…
Minya (Agenzia Fides) – On Tuesday evening, December 17, Anba Antonios Aziz Mina, Coptic Catholic Bishop of Giza, will hold a public meeting in the Coptic Catholic cathedral of Minya to illustrate…
A recent debate at Georgetown University (13 December 2013), featuring the director of the Centre for Eastern Christianity, Heythrop College – Anthony O’Mahony.
The Telegraph reports that Russian President Vladimir Putin “cast Russia as the moral arbiter of the world” last week during his annual state of the nation address. “Mr Putin defended his government’s…
By DAVID D. KIRKPATRICK, New York Times Published: December 15, 2013 Three Coptic Christians in Egypt were given long prison sentences on Sunday over the death of a Muslim in a sectarian clash…
“Centuries of secularism have failed to transform eating into something strictly utilitarian. Food is still treated with reverence…To eat is still something more than to maintain bodily functions. People may not understand…
Rome, December 16, 2013 (Zenit.org) Ann Schneible The increase in sectarian violence against Egypt’s Christian communities endangers not only the country’s ancient Christian heritage, but also the cultural, social and political dimensions…
Damascus, December 16, 2013 (Zenit.org) Patriarch Ignatius Joseph III Younan Earlier this month, British parliamentarians spoke passionately about the lack of concern exhibited by the Foreign Office on behalf of persecuted Christians.…
The Embassy of Turkey to the Holy See releases a statement on the meeting between Pope Francis and the secretary general of the Organisation of the Islamic Conference, focusing on the need…