In AD 781, the Caliph Al-Mahdi summoned the leading churchman of his empire to recently founded Baghdad to debate with him the rival merits of Christianity and Islam. Patriarch Timothy did not…
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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 much of a Christmas for the Christians of the Middle East. Wherever…
Dr. Ashraf Ramelah, an Egyptian Christian activist and founder of Voice of the Copts, said in a recent interview with Arab media that the new constitution being discussed in Egypt is further…
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…
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…
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…
Turmoil in Egypt has led to one of the worst persecutions of the country’s Coptic Christians in their nearly 2,000-year history. The following is a script from “The Copts” which aired on…
Interview on Vatican Insider Ibrahim Isaac Sidrak was elected Patriarch of Alexandria’s Coptic Catholics last January. Since then there have been unexpected surprises of all kinds both in Egypt and throughout the…
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 over the 2012 Islamist-backed constitution. But the new constitution still has a…
Vienna (Agenzia Fides) – Austria launches the campaign to candidate Coptic Orthodox Patriarch Tawadros II for the Nobel Prize for Peace. This was announced by the head of the Egyptian community in…