An ancient monastery in northern Egypt is a treasure trove of early Christian manuscripts and artefacts — with a little mystery thrown in too. By Teresa Levonian Cole – Spears – 6…
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Minya (Agenzia Fides) – The head of the Egyptian armed forces Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has publicly confirmed his candidacy for the presidential elections to be held in Egypt next April. ” I…
Assiut (Agenzia Fides) – The Egyptian security forces in the first days of February carried out a huge operation in the city of Assiut to dismantle an organized crime network that for…
Assiut (Agenzia Fides) – The Egyptian security forces in the first days of February carried out a huge operation in the city of Assiut to dismantle an organized crime network that for…
Aid to the Church in Need writes: Our new report ‘Drying their tears’ outlines our work in Syria and Egypt. Now almost three years into the conflict, we have taken the opportunity to…
Cairo (Agenzia Fides) – After messages of support from the Coptic Orthodox Church to General Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, similar gestures of appreciation towards the strong man of the Egyptian army – and…
Cairo ( AsiaNews) – A group of armed men yesterday afternoon attacked the Coptic Orthodox Church of the Virgin Mary in the “October 6” district of the governorate of Giza. Police responded…
Cairo (Agenzia Fides) – On Sunday 26 January, the Patriarch of Alexandria Tawadros II paid visit to General Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, Deputy Prime Minister and Commander-in-Chief of the Egyptian Armed Forces. During…
Sources close to Egypt’s Coptic Orthodox Pope Tawadros II said the pontiff had asked interim president Adly Mansour to specify a 10 percent quota of parliamentary seats for Christians. “The Pope reiterated…
Book: The Silence of Our Friends Like many Coptic Christians in Egypt, Ayman Nabil Labib had a tattoo of the cross on his wrist. And like 17-year-old men everywhere, he could be…