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Long-awaited laws for church construction close: minister
Egypt

Long-awaited laws for church construction close: minister

Egypt could soon have a law that regulates church constructions, a minister has revealed. Legal Affairs Minister Magdy El-Agati said, while…
Muslims, Christians are ‘brothers’, pope says at Bangui mosque
World

Muslims, Christians are ‘brothers’, pope says at Bangui mosque

Pope Francis ventured into one of the world’s most dangerous neighborhoods on Monday to beg Christians and Muslims to end…
Mother killed for conversion, running away with Christian lover: newspaper
Egypt

Mother killed for conversion, running away with Christian lover: newspaper

A 26-year-old Muslim mother of two was killed by her family last week after having run away with a Christian…
Policeman wounded in armed attack on Giza church
Egypt

Policeman wounded in armed attack on Giza church

Unknown assailants shot at and wounded a police agent Thursday outside an Evangelical church on al-Haram street in Giza. A security…
Coptic activist proposes dialogue ahead of divorce rights protests
Egypt

Coptic activist proposes dialogue ahead of divorce rights protests

A Coptic activist has urged Egypt’s Coptic Orthodox Church to start a dialogue with disgruntled followers who plan to demonstrate…
Evangelicals officially back draft unified law on personal status
Egypt

Evangelicals officially back draft unified law on personal status

Egypt’s Evangelical Christians have declared support for a long-debated government draft law that regulates divorces and second marriages. Andrea Zaki, the…
Monitor: Islamic State abducts dozens of Christians from Syrian town
Middle East

Monitor: Islamic State abducts dozens of Christians from Syrian town

Islamic State militants have abducted dozens of Christian families after seizing a strategically located town in the central Syrian province…
Coptic activist calls for law to prohibit Christian female minors from converting
Egypt

Coptic activist calls for law to prohibit Christian female minors from converting

Coptic activist Michael Mounir, chairman of al-Hayat Party, called for adding an article to the new personal status law, in…
3 Christians arrested for distributing dates to Muslims for Iftar
Egypt

3 Christians arrested for distributing dates to Muslims for Iftar

Three Christians were arrested in Alexandria on Monday under charged of “contempt of religion” and “proselytism” while one of them was…
Pope Francis calls for end to ‘genocide’ of Christians in Middle East
Middle East

Pope Francis calls for end to ‘genocide’ of Christians in Middle East

Pope Francis demanded an immediate end Thursday to what he called "a genocide" of Christians taking place in the Middle…
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