Bishop Mark said: “On this blessed evening, beloved ones, we pray to God for peace in the Holy Land, in solidarity with the call of His Holiness Pope Francis and our brothers in the Council of ...

Pope Tawadros II of the Coptic Orthodox Church said that all Christian churches around the world want religious unity, not only the Coptic Orthodox Church. He pointed out that unity among churches is ...

Cairo (AsiaNews) – The regularisation of more than a hundred new churches and Christian places of worship "is a positive step" and confirms that the government intends to "put into practice ...

Cairo (AsiaNews) - The Egyptian authorities have approved the legalization of 74 Christian churches and religious buildings. Christian activists have welcomed the green light which leads to a ...

A month ago, the three churches had withdrawn their participation in the Constituent Assembly (see Fides 16/11/2012). The leaders of the Christian Churches in Egypt, however, opposed the boycott of ...

The Islamic State claimed responsibility for explosions at two Coptic Christian churches in Egypt on Palm Sunday that killed at least 40, including worshipers and police officers. “All of a ...

More than 60 churches have been attacked, vandalized or in some cases set ablaze across Egypt in a dramatic surge of violence against the nation’s Christian minority, which began after security ...