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Pope not summoned for testimony in alleged convert case, official says
Egypt
April 4, 2011
Pope not summoned for testimony in alleged convert case, official says
An Egyptian court has not yet decided to summon Coptic Pope Shenouda III for testimony in the case of a…
Pope Shenouda welcomes dialogue with Al-Azhar and Salafis
Egypt
March 28, 2011
Pope Shenouda welcomes dialogue with Al-Azhar and Salafis
Pope Shenouda III, the Coptic Pope of Alexandria and Patriarch of the See of St. Mark, met on Monday with…
Copts to form a Muslim-led secular party
Egypt
March 10, 2011
Copts to form a Muslim-led secular party
The founding committee of the first Coptic secular party in Egypt, dubbed The Free National Coalition Party and presided over…
Pope Shenouda goes to US for medical treatment
Egypt
February 27, 2011
Pope Shenouda goes to US for medical treatment
Egypt's Coptic Pope Shenouda III went to New York on Sunday for medical treatment. The trip will last for at…
Coptic Church rejects US congressional hearing on Alex bombing
Egypt
January 22, 2011
Coptic Church rejects US congressional hearing on Alex bombing
A congressional hearing held by the US Commission on International Religious Freedom to discuss the New Year’s Eve Alexandria church bombing was…
Court order halts papal decision to expel priest from Coptic clergy
Egypt
January 11, 2011
Court order halts papal decision to expel priest from Coptic clergy
Egypt's Administrative Court on Tuesday issued a ruling overturning a recent decision by Coptic Pope Shenouda III to expel a…
Analysts fear fresh sectarian violence amid worsening socio-economic circumstances
Egypt
January 3, 2011
Analysts fear fresh sectarian violence amid worsening socio-economic circumstances
In the aftermath of the New Year's Eve church bombing in Alexandria that killed 22 and injured scores of others,…
Protests held throughout Cairo to condemn New Years Eve church bombing
Egypt
January 2, 2011
Protests held throughout Cairo to condemn New Years Eve church bombing
Protests continued throughout Cairo on Sunday to denounce the New Year’s Eve bombing of a church in the coastal city…
Fearing further attacks, authorities beef up security around churches
Egypt
January 2, 2011
Fearing further attacks, authorities beef up security around churches
Authorities in Egypt have beefed up security measures in and around the nation's churches in fear of fresh terrorist attacks…
Coptic Church dismisses alleged al-Qaeda threats
Egypt
December 22, 2010
Coptic Church dismisses alleged al-Qaeda threats
The Coptic Church is paying no attention to recent alleged threats by al-Qaeda to target Christians in Egypt, according to…