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Unidentified assailants burn church bus
Egypt

Unidentified assailants burn church bus

Unidentified assailants set fire to a bus belonging to the Church of the Virgin Mary, in the village of Mit…
Christmas bomb attacks kill 20 in Baghdad’s Christian areas
World

Christmas bomb attacks kill 20 in Baghdad’s Christian areas

 At least 20 people were killed in bomb attacks in Christian areas of Baghdad on Wednesday, including a car bomb…
Tawadros II prays for Egypt, Morsy on Christmas
Egypt

Tawadros II prays for Egypt, Morsy on Christmas

Coptic Pope Tawadros II expressed hope Sunday that God would protect Egypt and President Mohamed Morsy and prayed that the country’s…
A reluctant holiday: Many Copts won’t fully celebrate Christmas
Life & Style

A reluctant holiday: Many Copts won’t fully celebrate Christmas

Coptic Christians are preparing to celebrate their second post-revolution Christmas on Monday 7 January, but many say holiday cheer is…
Morsy wishes Pope Tawadros II a merry Christmas
Egypt

Morsy wishes Pope Tawadros II a merry Christmas

President Mohamed Morsy called Pope Tawadros II Sunday evening to offer him wishes for a merry Christmas and a year…
First Christmas for Egypt Copts under Islamist rule
Egypt

First Christmas for Egypt Copts under Islamist rule

Coptic Christians in Egypt celebrate on Monday their first Christmas under Islamist rule and amid a climate of fear and…
Despite edict, Brotherhood leader offers holiday greetings to Copts
Egypt

Despite edict, Brotherhood leader offers holiday greetings to Copts

Muslim Brotherhood Supreme Guide Mohamed Badie offered holiday greetings to Egyptian church leaders and Copts for Christmas, Badie’s media adviser,…
Grand mufti encourages ‘brotherly warmth’ on Christmas
Egypt

Grand mufti encourages ‘brotherly warmth’ on Christmas

Grand Mufti Ali Gomaa issued a fatwa Wednesday encouraging Muslims to spread brotherly warmth by offering greetings to Christians on…
Syria’s Christians face a black Christmas
World

Syria’s Christians face a black Christmas

Festive spirit is a distant memory for Syria's Christian minority as it faces a second Christmas in the grip of…
Weekend Christmas events: Get in the holiday spirit
Life & Style

Weekend Christmas events: Get in the holiday spirit

One way to fight the cold and work through the city’s current tensions is to take time to celebrate the…
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