Palm Sunday

Suspect accused of involvement in church bombings released
Egypt

Suspect accused of involvement in church bombings released

Red Sea security services released Ali Mahmoud Mohamed Hassan on Saturday. His name was included in Interior Ministry’s list of…
Churches cancel Easter Sunday celebrations to mourn Passover victims
Egypt

Churches cancel Easter Sunday celebrations to mourn Passover victims

Egyptian Coptic Orthodox churches decided on Wednesday to cancel Easter Sunday celebrations, which mark the resurrection of Jesus Christ, as…
Egypt bolsters security outside churches ahead of Easter
Egypt

Egypt bolsters security outside churches ahead of Easter

Outside of Cairo's St. Mark's Cathedral, the seat of the Coptic Orthodox Pope, a dozen high-ranking police officers are stationed…
Churches in Minya will not celebrate Easter
Egypt

Churches in Minya will not celebrate Easter

Egyptian churches, in the southern city of Minya, say they will not hold Easter celebrations next Saturday in mourning for…
Rage at abandonment by the state as Egypt’s Christians dig graves after bombing
Egypt

Rage at abandonment by the state as Egypt’s Christians dig graves after bombing

Egypt's Christians wept with rage on Monday as they recovered the bodies of loved ones killed in twin church bombings,…
Egypt’s Foreign Affairs Ministry launches hashtag ‘united_on_PalmSunday’
Egypt

Egypt’s Foreign Affairs Ministry launches hashtag ‘united_on_PalmSunday’

In an official tweet, the spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ahmed Abu Zeid, said: "Terrorism hits Egypt again, this…
UPDATE: Death toll in Tanta church bombing reaches 29, 78 injured: Health Ministry
Egypt

UPDATE: Death toll in Tanta church bombing reaches 29, 78 injured: Health Ministry

A massive explosion on Sunday morning killed 29 Coptic Christians in Mar Gerges church located in Egypt's Delta city of Tanta;…
Tawadros II to lead Palm Sunday Mass from Alexandria for the first time
Egypt

Tawadros II to lead Palm Sunday Mass from Alexandria for the first time

Pope Tawadros II, Pope of Alexandria, on Saturday, arrived at King Mariot area west of the city, in preparation to…
Copts of New Valley celebrate Palm Sunday in the oases
Egypt

Copts of New Valley celebrate Palm Sunday in the oases

Hundreds of Coptic Christians flocked to the churches of New Valley governorate on Sunday to celebrate Palm Sunday and the…
Pope Tawadros II holds Palm Sunday Mass
Egypt

Pope Tawadros II holds Palm Sunday Mass

Pope Tawadros II held the Palm Sunday Mass at the Bishop Bishoy Monastery in Wadi Natrun in the presence of…
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