In AD 781, the Caliph Al-Mahdi summoned the leading churchman of his empire to recently founded Baghdad to debate with…
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The last decade has been catastrophic for the Middle East’s the 14 million Christians, says William Dalrymple. It won’t be…
Dr. Ashraf Ramelah, an Egyptian Christian activist and founder of Voice of the Copts, said in a recent interview with…
Minya (Agenzia Fides) – On Tuesday evening, December 17, Anba Antonios Aziz Mina, Coptic Catholic Bishop of Giza, will hold…
By DAVID D. KIRKPATRICK, New York Times Published: December 15, 2013 Three Coptic Christians in Egypt were given long prison sentences…
Rome, December 16, 2013 (Zenit.org) Ann Schneible The increase in sectarian violence against Egypt’s Christian communities endangers not only the…
Turmoil in Egypt has led to one of the worst persecutions of the country’s Coptic Christians in their nearly 2,000-year…
Interview on Vatican Insider Ibrahim Isaac Sidrak was elected Patriarch of Alexandria’s Coptic Catholics last January. Since then there have…
With Sharia law de-emphasized, Egyptian Christians call draft constitution a positive step — JNS.org
Egypt’s new draft constitution, to be voted on in a national referendum in January, is being hailed for its improvements…
Vienna (Agenzia Fides) – Austria launches the campaign to candidate Coptic Orthodox Patriarch Tawadros II for the Nobel Prize for…