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Church officials push for new law on renovation and construction
Egypt

Church officials push for new law on renovation and construction

The three main church denominations in Egypt sent a drafted law on the renovation and construction of churches to Chancellor…
Pope Tawadros II receives personal status law recommendations
Egypt

Pope Tawadros II receives personal status law recommendations

A church source said that Pope Tawadros II received personal status law recommendations from the legislative committee on Friday, which…
Church legal adviser: Adultery expanded to include SMSs, movie-going
Egypt

Church legal adviser: Adultery expanded to include SMSs, movie-going

The new Personal Status Regulation prepared by the Coptic Church which will go into effect in July has stirred controversy. Church…
Church spokesperson: Systematic campaign to show pope isolated from people
Egypt

Church spokesperson: Systematic campaign to show pope isolated from people

Father Royce Morkos, spokesperson for the Coptic Orthodox Church, said on Friday there is a campaign trying to show that…
Coptic Church challenges verdict obliging it to allow remarriage of Coptic citizen
Egypt

Coptic Church challenges verdict obliging it to allow remarriage of Coptic citizen

Leila Attia Isaac, a Coptic Church lawyer, filed an appeal on Tuesday to the Supreme Administrative Court to challenge the…
Pope calls for Catholic-Orthodox unity
Egypt

Pope calls for Catholic-Orthodox unity

The head of the Coptic Orthodox Church, Pope Tawadros II, called on Sunday for unity and dialogue between eastern Orthodox…
Egypt religious leaders condemn Israel’s Al-Aqsa closure
Egypt

Egypt religious leaders condemn Israel’s Al-Aqsa closure

Egypt’s Minister of Islamic Endowments Mohamed Mokhtar Gomaa and the head of the Egyptian church Pope Tawadros II condemned Israel’s…
Coptic Church: 30 June was popular revolution
Egypt

Coptic Church: 30 June was popular revolution

Royce Morcos, representative of the Coptic Orthodox Cathedral in Alexandria, stressed that the events that occurred on 30 June were…
Interim constitution rejected by Church, NSF and Salafis
Egypt

Interim constitution rejected by Church, NSF and Salafis

A transitional Constitutional Declaration issued early Tuesday by Egypt’s interim president, Adly Mansour, has drawn criticism by politicians and religious…
Syndicate demands church apology over assault on journalists
Egypt

Syndicate demands church apology over assault on journalists

The Journalists Syndicate on Wednesday condemned the staff of the Virgin Mary Church in Zeitoun for assaulting journalists responsible for…
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