Articles on this issue "Coptic Church"
The head of the Coptic Orthodox Church, His Holiness Pope Tawadros II, Pope of Alexandria and Patriarch of the See of St. Mark met with Pope Francis today in a historical meeting held in the …
read moreHere is the text of the Holy Father's address to Coptic Pope Tawadros II, Pope of Alexandria and Patriarch of the See of Saint Mark today during his visit. * * * Your Holiness, Dear Brothers …
read moreThe head of the Coptic Orthodox Church of Egypt, His Holiness Pope Tawadros II will be in Rome to meet with Pope Francis. The Pope of Alexandria and Patriarch of the See of St. Mark arrives …
read moreThe newly appointed head of the Coptic Catholic Eparchy in Minya in Egypt stated that the upcoming meeting between Pope Francis and Coptic Orthodox Patriarch Tawadros II in May “could have …
read moreThe patriarch of the Orthodox Coptic Church is calling for calm after violence broke out following a funeral for four Coptic Christians who were killed the day before in more religious …
read moreOn Sunday, Bishop Anba Tawadros of Beheria was elected as the new Pope of the Coptic Orthodox Church. His Holiness Tawadros succeeds Shenouda III who passed away in March. In a telegram sent …
read moreHere is the text of the telegram sent by Pope Benedict XVI to the newly elected Patriarch of the Coptic Orthodox Church of Egypt, His Holiness Anba Tawadros, who was chosen yesterday as Pope …
read moreBenedict XVI extolled the zeal and simplicity of the former patriarch of Alexandria of the Copts, Cardinal Stephanos II Ghattas, who died Tuesday. He was 89. In a telegram sent today to …
read moreRetired Bishop Antonios Naguib of Minya of the Copts was elected new patriarch of Alexandria of the Catholic Copts. The new patriarch is replacing Cardinal Stephanos II Ghattas, 86, who had …
read moreEgypt's 250,000 Coptic-Catholics are enjoying a flowering of vocations, despite divisions among Christians and pressure from Muslim fundamentalists. Cardinal Stephanos II Ghattas, patriarch of …
read moreA recent meeting in Egypt aimed to help overcome divisions between the ancient Churches of the East and Rome, separated since the first millennium. The first meeting of the International Joint …
read moreChristmas may be anything but merry for Egypt's Christians. They are increasingly facing a harder time living under anti-conversion laws and legal discrimination. Not until Dec. 3, for …
read moreA new trial has opened for 96 Egyptians accused in the January 2000 massacre of 20 Christians in the village of el-Kosheh. Lofti Salmane, president of the criminal court in Sohag, decided …
read moreA court has ordered the retrial of 96 Muslims accused of the massacre in el-Kosheh of 20 Coptic Christians and a Muslim in January 2000. The court considers the verdict given last February as …
read moreProsecutors planned to appeal a courts decision to convict only four of 96 defendants for some of Egypts worst sectarian clashes in decades, the Associated Press reported. An appeal could be …
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