Tag: coptic

Daily Hardship for Christians in Egypt – Aleteia

“Every day we leave our house, not knowing what will happen,” says Girgis, an Egyptian Catholic from Helwan, a city south of the Egyptian capital of Cairo, who preferred not to use…

BBC News – Lives of fear for Egypt’s Christians

23 December 2013, by Orla Guerin   As Coptic Christians in Egypt prepare to celebrate their Christmas on 7 January, they are still waiting for scores of churches destroyed in August to…

Christian Churches to Be Protected for Christmas in Egypt

Egypt’s Interim President Adli Mansour has promised he would secure churches during the upcoming holidays and during the time of the referendum and elections. Mina Magdi, coordinator of the Maspero Youth Union…